Power Electronic Designer

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.

Can you engineer a brighter tomorrow?

At Volvo Cars our mission is clear: To be the world's most progressive and desired premium car company and to simplify people's life. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need creative people on-board. People that want to make a difference and create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, diverse and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.

Who we are

The group (Power Conversion Design & Validation) consists of two scrum teams driving the development of competitive power conversion solutions. We offer an exciting career opportunity right in the heart of electrification at Volvo Cars. We aspire to a company culture that inspires you to aim high. You do your best and have fun doing it!

What you’ll do

The Electric Drivetrain Department designs the heart of the Electric Car – the Electric Drive Unit that provides power to the wheels. We design electronics, electric motors, and transmissions with a high attention to sustainability and energy efficiency, aiming for world’s best electric drives.
We are now expanding our capability in the Power Electronics design. We are therefore looking for a Power Electronics Designer to join our in-house electronics design team at our Headquarters in Gothenburg.

Design (DC/DC & AC/DC) Power Electronics. Modelling and simulations on both electronic circuit level and system level including multi-physics (electrical, thermal, mechanical etc). Design and analysis of semiconductors as well as electromagnetic components component (eg. inductors, transformers, capacitors) including simulation of high frequency characteristics, sizing, and selection.
Taking part in test and verification activities including fault-tracing, bring-up, regular test case verification together with our testers.
Gather and document knowledge in design documentation such as schematics, design descriptions and design guidelines. Share knowledge and experiences with other team members.

What you will bring

We believe you have a university degree in Electrical Engineering or similar, preferably towards power electronics. You have solid experience from working with power electronics design (some LV analog circuit design) within automotive or industrial applications, as well as knowledge in modern electronics design and simulation tools such as Matlab, Simulink, PLECS, PSpice, Altium or ANSYS. Knowledge in power circuit analysis, such as worse-case circuit analysis, failure method effectivity & criticality / reliability, prototyping equipment is meritorious. Good EMC Knowledge also.
On a personal level, you are a highly motivated and reliable team player with a positive attitude. You are used to taking initiative and like to share your passion and knowledge with others. Your also have an analytical way of approaching challenges, you enjoy being challenged and has a flexible mindset
All Volvo Cars design work is carried out in Agile design teams. Being a team player with utilizing efficient Collaboration with team members and other stake holders is therefore a key enabler to be successful in the role.

Want to know more? We hope so!

We’re excited to receive and review your application. If you like more information about the role and its responsibilities or simply learn a bit more about the team, please reach out to the hiring manager,Neil Towers at neil.towers@volvocars.com
 or the recruiter, Kristin Lövgren at kristin.lovgren@volvocars.com.