Maintenance Engineer

What does maintenance mean to you? Fix old broken equipment to work for another week or ensure that a high-tech development department can deliver. We are looking for a mechanical Maintenance Engineer at Powertrain Engineering Sweden to help us lead and develop the maintenance of our existing and upcoming Testing laboratories. At Volvo GTT PE you will be a part of a cross functional team where everyone are accountable and proud of the products and solutions, and where you have possibility to combine practical and theoretical skills. Does this sound like a good job for you then we are hoping you to join our team.


Facility and test cells maintenance are an important part of the development work to create conditions to develop the world’s best powertrains for trucks, buses, marine and construction equipment. Our team ensures laboratory performance and quality through our maintenance and service of equipment and all media systems for the complete Powertrain Engineering Sweden.
In your role as a Maintenance Engineer with focus on mechanical maintenance on engine, transmissions & electromobility test cells, you will be the main responsible for our maintenance support in this area. As we work team oriented, you will never standalone if you face challenges you feel that you need support to solve. The team is a mix of process engineers, electronic service engineers, maintenance mechanics and welder.


In cooperation whit the laboratory staff you will be the one who drives the work to implement, perform preventive/corrective maintenance and condition monitoring on test cells and process equipment.


Facility/test cell maintenance are in a focused phase of improving our preventive maintenance work to reach superior uptime in our testing’s facilities for engines, component, driveline, transmissions and electromobility test cells. We hope you are the one to join us!


Main Responsibilities
Lead planning, prepare, work-management and follow-up of the preventive and corrective maintenance for process and test cell equipment in consultation with colleagues and customer / lab support organizations
Together with our maintenance mechanics lead the work of performing risk assessments, installation, troubleshooting and maintenance on: motors, gearboxes, pumps, conditioning units, fans, control / regulation systems, torque sensors, bearing lubrication etc. / other rig equipment
Responsible for develop, maintain routines and instructions as well as preventive maintenance plans for our process and test cell equipment documented in our maintenance system Maintmaster
Ensure that we reach targeted availability levels and proper operating conditions for engine & transmission & electromobility testing test cells
Participate in lab request modification projects where you benefit from your broad mechanical experience
Participate in investment projects as a technical representative or as a requirement in projects
Participate in procurements regarding service agreements for our process and tes cells equipment and drive or implement and run business development activities in operational safety and maintenance
Lead and take part in root cause analysis
Monitor the operation and safety of all our process and media system with the help of our monitoring process system IFIX
Lead the work of hired service contractors and manage the procurement and follow-up of completed services and spare parts
Monitor and ensure that government inspections are carried out and follow up the results

Qualifications, Skills & Experience
We are looking for you who have a technical/mechanical/marine engineering education with solid experience in mechanical applications. Our best candidate has several years of experience in hands-on with electronics, hydraulics and mechanics in similar industries such as production plant, machine commander from the marine, automotive or process industry
University degree BSc. Engineer within Marine, Mechanical engineering or similar relevant proven technical experience
Operating test cells is a big advantage
Preventive & corrective maintenance on dyno, motors, gearboxes, process Water system, cooling systems, Heating systems, conditioning, humidity, ventilations and pump units
Developing, maintain routines and instructions for preventive maintenance of Process / other rig equipment to secure operation
Using and develop functions (desirable) in iFIX SCADA or similar process monitoring systems
Project management of smaller projects and technical support for the other activities in the development of new lab equipment
Well spoken and written Swedish and English
Risk assessments
B driving license
Forklift driving license

Personal Characteristics
You as a person are responsible to react and follow up on events that may involve a risk to the test cells operational reliability. You therefore need to be driven, stress-resistant and analytical
You as a person have the ability to play a central role where issues are to be resolved quickly in collaboration with colleagues and to assess when consultants or contractors should be hired to resolve certain tasks
You must be a good problem solver and be able to identify, suggest and prepare improvements. It is also important that you are structured, thorough, and flexible, have good social skills and are a team player
A doer with a positive service mindset - takes own initiatives when something needs to be done or improved and does that with enthusiasm and high energy
We place great emphasis on the ability to collaborate and communicate as the work cuts in close contact with both employees and contractors. You like to take your own initiatives and appreciate a good collaboration
Driven and independent with genuine technical interest
Must have an eager to learn and develop
Good planning and organizational skills
Self-driving in personal development

What can we offer?
You get an opportunity to work together with highly skilled colleagues in an exciting, global environment which provides opportunities to develop both professionally and personally. Our daily work is performed in an international environment giving the opportunity to interact with highly committed colleagues from different cultures. Team work, energy, passion and respect for the individual are key values for us. We hope you will learn as much from us as we will from you.


For further information, please contact
Johan Aslan, +46 73 9027485