First Lead 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.
Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.

Safe Vehicle Automation - Together we make a difference.
Our unit Safe Vehicle Automation develops and delivers leading Safety and Autonomous Driving. We even control the vehicle’s 6 degrees of freedom of movement in the most energy efficient way, creating a rewarding and confident drive and ride experience. Our purpose is to develop and deliver Vehicle Motion and Control, ADAS, Highway Pilot and Protective Safety.
What’s in it for you? 
Would you like to become part of a team working within the future of our unit Safe Vehicle Automation (SVA), meaning Active & Protective Safety, Autonomous Drive and Vehicle Dynamics? Would you like to enable the Volvo Vision Freedom to move in Personal, Sustainable and Safe way? If so, we have the opportunity for you! 
What you will do
In our ART Protective Safety, we are now looking for an ambitious First Lead Engineer with 5+ years of relevant experience. You will be a member in one of our Agile Scrum teams which consist of both developers and analyze/Test engineers, and dependent on your previous skills and experience, you will have the possibility to work with various Design Engineering features such as System/HW/SW development and SW coding. As a First Lead Engineer your main responsibilities will be development of ECU SW and to lead and plan the work needed, as well as to report to management. Cooperation with other Engineering Departments/ARTs, Procurement, Production, testing facilities etc. is a part of your daily work. Different technical solutions are to be evaluated to secure that the vehicles meet our high safety standards. SW development and coding skills are fundamental knowledge, and you are also expected to contribute to our new architectural SW development for our ART Protective Safety in general.
Main responsibilities
•    To be an active team member of the scrum team.
•    To plan, lead, and perform the needed system design
•    Be responsible for developing, aligning and implementing relevant requirements, including System/Functional Safety (ISO26262) and especially legal parts. 
•    SW coding – VCC specific development of code.
•    Leading technical reviews for the product, when needed.
•    Alignment and reviews of product interfaces.
•    Actively participate in reviews of DVMs (Design Validation Methods).
Required qualifications
•    M.Sc or B.Sc in mathematics, mechatronics, electronics or physics.
•    >5 years of work experience within System/HW/SW development.
•    Experience in Matlab, Python and Simulink and C++.
•    Fluent in English (written and spoken).
•    Driver license B.
•    Experience within automotive development is beneficial.
•    Experience in using Vector products such as CANoe, CANalyzer is meritorious.
•    Scrum/Agile knowledge.

Do you fit the profile?
We are looking for someone who are driven with a positive mind-set. Personally, you are a good team player and interested to work in an agile context. You have passion for technique, analysis, our products and customers. You have the ability to independently develop, plan, conduct and follow up work towards objectives. Good communication and cooperation skills are crucial to succeed. We also see that you are curious and continuously searching for new knowledge. We want your application December 19th 2021 at the latest.
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