Lead Certification Engineer

Position Description


Sustainable transports, a futuristic scenario? It is already happening! Our mission is to make transport industry sustainable and safe – Do you want to be with us on the journey forward? Do you find energy in bringing structure and alignment whilst managing complex topics? Are you also a person who are eager to learn, develop and grow your talents? Perhaps you even share our passion for heavy trucks? Then you might be the star we are looking for!
We are now, to our Certification team in GOT, recruiting a Lead certification engineer. The position offers a stimulating and dynamic work environment, with a high amount of interaction with colleagues throughout the Volvo Group and external partners.


About Vehicle Certification & Compliance


Vehicle Certification & Compliance is part of Complete Vehicle (CV) Organization within Group Trucks Technology (GTT). At Complete Vehicle, we manage areas from product design & feature development, verification and validation, certification, aftermarket, customer quality services.
The Vehicle Certification and Compliance teams covers EU/UNECE regulations and over 50 requirement areas and acts as a bridge between design engineer, manufacturing, and sales
The certification and compliance dept in GOT consists of two teams:
Vehicle Certification team
Vehicle Compliance team



We are now looking for a Lead certification engineer to the certification team
The certification process spans across Volvo Group and gives great opportunities to meet and interact with colleagues world-wide. Our teams play an important role in securing that our products meet intended performance and feature readiness - contributing to the success and productivity for our customers!


Job Description


The Certification team in Gothenburg are responsible to deliver Type Approval certificates for our FH, FM, FMX products, as well as for the common platform systems. As certification leader in this domain, you will be accountable for the team deliveries.


The main responsibilities
Whole vehicle type approvals
Follow up projects, planning necessary certification activities and secure the deliveries
IB planning
Support certification team members



Who are you?


To be successful as Leader in the Certification area we believe you have a genuine interest in trucks and truck technology. We also believe that you possess strong commitment and integrity enabling you to navigate efficiently, when balancing business needs and regulatory requirements. As a leader, we believe you are result oriented, and that you own excellent planning skills. We believe that you are courageous, able to negotiate and are excellent in communication, and that you can lead a wide range stakeholder effectively.


What we can offer


We offer a position within an innovative and inspiring environment, in a diverse team with highly skilled engineers. In this position you will get the opportunity to develop both your personal and professional skills. Our domain is dynamic and with the intensified sustainability-, and safety requirements from governments, authorities, and ourselves – you will get a chance to be in the forefront of product development.
We are prioritizing a high level of diversity in our workforce, and we see this as a advantage. We believe that it is the people in the team and our ability to cooperate that makes all the difference.


Are our interests matching? We believe you have the following knowledge/experience:
A Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent
Truck-, and/or vehicle product knowledge
Previous experience from working with compliance, certification, legal or regulatory domains.
Ability to bring structure in complex tasks
Excellent communication
Knowledge in change management
Continuous Improvement mindset, with ability to drive and implement change



If you think you are the right candidate for this position, then please do not hesitate to send us your application!


For further information contact:


Sertac Yavuz, Group Manager, Vehicle Certification +46 76 153 42 19
Latest application date 15/10/2023
We look forward to receiving your application!


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