Experienced Task Leader

Experienced Task Leader - Fuel Economy

At Research & Development you will be a key contributor to the next generation outstanding luxury cars from Volvo. Together with other engineers around the world, you and your team will create innovative human-centric car technology that makes life less complicated and more enjoyable for people. Are you interested in design and connected car technology? Do you share our passion for people, the environment and our urge to create a superior driving experience? Research and Development is the place for you to prosper.

The group Fuel Economy are responsible for strategies, requirements, competence- and process development to meet future CO2 challenges. The work stretches across R&D - from energy efficiency, energy need to energy sources. This role is within the team "Attribute fuel economy" and we are a section of 18 persons working to get right fuel economy for all Volvo vehicles for the right cost and time. We are working with target setting for future vehicle programs to fulfill all legal requirements and market needs for future vehicles but also quality of current production.

As Experience Task Leader you will be responsible for leading projects, cross functional and make sure that the projects reaches its expectations and goals. It also involves coordinate different department and give them right requirements. The main purpose is to move Volvo Cars environmental strategy forward, making Volvo Cars one of the leading car manufacturers in the world regarding fuel economy with electrified vehicles.

Main responsibilities

* Manage and develop the CO2 assignment with a cross-functional team to secure deliveries and results
* Responsible to create assignment time plans which meet the overall project plan
* Report the assignment status and decisions to Environment attribute leaders and Line management
* Anchor decisions, development, status and prognosis for the assignment with the project and line management
* Communicate Co2-targets, road-maps, status and prognosis for the assignment
* Report deviations and propose road-maps
* Coordinate input to program CO2 simulations cross R&D

Required qualifications

* Bachelor or Master of Science in Engineer or similar
* Skilled PC user and experience of MS Office, Lotus Notes and KDP
* Experience of working with development
* Experience of working as task leader
* Fluent in English, written and spoken
* Driver's license ( B )
* Experience of working with CFD/CAE is an advantage

Personal qualities

* Open minded with a positive attitude
* Creative and like solving problems
* Structured with ability to work independently
* Communicative with good networking skills
* Responsible and dependable
* Trusting and prestige less
* Customer focused
* Positive and solutions oriented

About Volvo Car Group
The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. At Volvo Car Group, our vision is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired luxury car brand" by simplifying people's lives. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate. People that want to create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.

Contact
In this recruitment process we are collaborating with Randstad Sourceright. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Stina Sörensen by e-mail therese.selander@randstadsourceright.se. Note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held continuously. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later than February 20th, 2017.