Functional Safety Leader

Functional Safety Leader


When you hear the words “Make A Difference” - what do they mean to you? We think that you truly dare to make a Difference and that you are Passionate about inspiring and developing People. At Volvo Penta we are always looking for fresh ideas to be applied to the products and services we have on the market today and to the next generation products and solutions - both on land and at sea. Your Drive, Attitude and Creative mindset will be key for success.


Volvo Penta is a world-leading supplier of engines and complete drive systems for marine and industrial applications. Volvo Penta is an exciting and highly innovative company facing many positive challenges and opportunities. We embrace the change to stay ahead and now it is time for us to prepare the next generation products and solutions.


You will develop us


When targeting the next generation products and solutions demands increase on the control systems, functionality and software development. We are now enforcing our team working within Functional Safety.


In the role you will be responsible for developing and maintaining Volvo Penta processes for working according to the applicable functional safety standards. You will support technology and project development with expertise. Important parts of your role is to assess risk, facilitate our Functional Safety Engineers community and arrange trainings to educate the organization within all aspects of functional safety.


As the Functional Safety Leader at Volvo Penta you also participate in the Volvo Group Functional safety community. You drive Volvo Penta interests within standards and process development.


It is our people that make the difference


The Functional Safety leader will report to the director of Electronics & Software Engineering. With your mindset and networking skills you will find the way forward together with your team and your stakeholders.


In our team you will find an Open mind-set and Value creation Focus and we strongly believe that having Fun at work is one important enabler for High Performance. We encourage people to take responsibility and to see the whole picture with both the business and customer in focus. We are strong believers in the importance of teamwork, communication and keeping an open, curious and honest dialogue.


Are we the perfect match?


We believe that You have leadership experience and a good understanding of both the technical and business side of product development. You collaborate and have good communication skills, verbal as well as written.


We believe that you have practical experience in working with ISO 26262 or other functional safety standards. Knowledge within off-road and/or marine related standards is a merit.


Probably you have experience from facilitating safety or quality development such as Hazard Analysis or FMEA.


You likely have a technical degree within electronics or software development, otherwise equivalent through experience.


Want to learn more about the position?


Feel free to contact:
johan.ivarsson@volvo.com, +46 (0)739 028864, Director Mechanical Engineering / Acting Director Electronics & Software Engineering.


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