Principal Feature Leader Driving Performance

Are you interested in working with the complete vehicle in a wide range of different projects?
Do you have a passion for customer success and product performance? Then this might be a perfect position for you so keep reading!


Driving Performance is one of the major enablers for our customer profitability. Within this feature, Fuel Economy & Energy efficiency are key strategic contributors to the brand competitiveness. Average speed is also contributing to secure goods delivery spending as little time as possible on the road. Drivability is a strong asset to increase productivity in various applications such as Construction, Mining and Timber haulage keeping in mind safety. Finally Range is a mandatory prerequisite for our electric drivelines products.


Position description


In this position as a Product Feature leader, you have the responsibility to:
Lead the Project feature leaders through project lifecycle
Contribute to the fuel economy/CO2 product stream by defining requirements at complete vehicle level including:
Aerodynamic
Rolling resistance
Driveline efficiency
Weight..
Secure the targeted truck Driving Performance level for our end customers by working in new development and advanced engineering projects.
Own and define the verification& validation activities such as simulations, bench tests and/or complete vehicle tests.
Report the Driving Performance feature status to the projects
Coach and Mentor Project feature leaders.
Setup global strategy for Driving Performance
Initiate and perform Competitor Vehicle Analysis
Drive continuous improvements activities in the area
Drive the work to define new methods link to new technology such as Hybrid and Electrical drivelines

As a Product Feature Leader you will support the Global platform in defining the future vision on features inside the Feature Coordination Teams, documented in Feature Development Plans.


Who are we?


Driving Performance is part of Feature Verification and Validation for Complete Vehicle.
In Complete Vehicle, we contribute to deliver the right Products & Services to all Volvo Group brand customers. We are the customer voice. You will be part of an engaged and tight team where we rely on cooperation and support from each other to be successful. At Volvo Group Trucks Technology we are actively working to establish teams that will take maximum advantage of the strength inherent in different knowledge, experience, age, gender..


Who are you?


We believe that you have excellent communications skills, enjoy networking and creating relations. You have ability to handle strategic reporting to management and brands. You have a high integrity, customer focus mindset and an ambition for continuous improvement.


We believe that you have:
Master of Science in Engineering
At least 5 years’ experience from the automotive industry in verification area
Customer mindset
Fact based
Pragmatic, Agile and open minded
Good communicator
Project Manager skills is an advantage
English fluent

If you want to be a part of the team in this interesting position you are welcome to apply for the position. Further questions:


Luiz Thereza, Group Manager Driving Performance & Aero (+46 765536592)


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