Equipment Engineer

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

Manufacturing Engineering – let’s introduce ourselves

At Manufacturing Engineering, you are part of a global production team that makes sure that the cars we build meet the highest expectations from our customers. In close collaboration with colleagues in other business units, we develop and implement flexible and efficient production systems with people in focus. If you want to reach your personal goals together with other people, Manufacturing Engineering is the place to be.

We offer you an exciting opportunity in an international and growing company with a great culture and plenty of development opportunities. You will have the opportunity and responsibility to actively contribute to the growth of our business through people. Come join us!

Central Manufacturing Engineering at Volvo Car Group prepares and implements quality assured flexible and effective production systems in the plants globally. At Manufacturing Engineering, you are part of a group working close to all our elements within the chain of developing- construction- manufacturing and containing process.

What you’ll do 

As an Equipment Engineer and team member your task will be to develop robust and efficient  manufacturing processes for Propulsion Components with an focus on the equipment used. In this role you lead and develop the equipment used for quality testing our high voltage batteries, e-machines and inverters. This includes electrical tests, leak test, high voltage isolation tests, CoP-tests etc, You will be part of a team setting the scene for our future products and process. The team follows the projects through product and process development, cooperation with R&D, and close collaboration with different equipment suppliers. You are responsible to specify the requirements of the equipment to meet our Process development KPIs. You are also responsible to cooperate with suppliers to develop the equipment meeting our future needs.This means that you will take part in cost estimations, development of process concepts, supplier relations, continuous alignment with customer, etc. You dig in where it is needed and are flexible towards late changes and unforeseen situations, using your innovation and determination to succeed.

What you’ll bring 

This position is for you with previous experience in manufacturing engineering working on equipment projects (project lead/installation/commissioning). You also have experience with sourcing process (internal & external relations in sourcing). We see that you are detail oriented, have quality focus and a good communicator. We believe you have high aspirations, self-motivation and you are curious to learn new technologies. You are a cooperative person and have great collaboration and communication skills.

You also have

•    Bachelor’s degree in Electrical- or Mechatronics engineering or similar
•    Project management experience
•    Problem solving DMAIC knowledge
•    FMEA experience
•    Good understanding of Teamcenter, CATIA V5, Auto CAD
•    Testing testing experience 
•    Advanced English communication skills 

Position is based in Gothenburg.

Want to know more?

We invite you to apply in English at your earliest convenience. Please apply through the provided link. Applications submitted via email will not be retained or taken into consideration. Once you receive a confirmation email from the system, your application will be acknowledged.

If you have any inquiries, please reach out to the Hiring Manager, David Danielsson at david.danielsson@volvocars.com or Recruiter, Ayla Kutlay at ayla.kutlay@volvocars.com.