HW Design 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.

What we offer
You will be part of a passionate team at Propulsion Energy Systems! The company target is to electrify 10% of the cars in 2020 and to have 1 million electrified cars on the road in 2025. 

Join us as HW Design Engineer within the Charging team. We are responsible for the development of competitive charging solutions for on-board charger, DC/DCs, Wallboxes and EVIs. The team is the core competence centre in Northern Europe in regards to Charging solutions. The on-board charger (OBC) is essential for electrified vehicles, it holds the functionality to charge the traction battery from the grid, and it is for sure of highest importance in a pure electric vehicle. Both AC- and DC-charging are in current projects and wireless charging is already around the corner. 

The DC/DCs converts energy from the traction battery to the low voltage system for suppling all the 12V power consumers in the car. As a HW Design Engineer, you will work alongside with suppliers in order to bring new solutions for OBCs and DC/DC to market utilizing the latest technology in a fast paced and international working environment. The role also includes hands on testing and troubleshooting of OBCs and DCDCs. You will be working with advanced engineering projects in close cooperation with other engineering departments.

What you will do
•    Review and support the development of design of electrical HW components, e.g. OBCs and DC/DCs
•    Hands on work with Power Electronic and EMC
•    Balance and optimize electrical HW design against electrical requirements
•    Manage supplier contacts concerning timing, technology and cost

You and your skills
In this role, it is important to be structured, have courage and a positive mind set. You enjoy interacting with people both internally and with our supplier since this is a large part of the role.  It is meritorious if you have good insight in agile development. We believe you have a driver's license (B),  a MSc degree in Electrical engineering or similar and experience working as an Electrical Design Engineer. You are familiar with design and analysis of power conversion topologies and with power semiconductors: MOSFETs, IGBTs, etc and different technologies like SiC and GaN. 

How to learn more and apply
Does this sound like your next challenge? Welcome with your application by submitting your resume via the link below no later than 30th May 2022.
Please note that we will not accept applications via email due to GDPR. 
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