Product Owner - Charging Software

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.

Get to know us
The department Battery & Charging Controls is responsible for the development of major parts of hybrid and electric vehicle systems at Volvo Cars. The group Charging Software is responsible for delivering software functionality, in regards of actual software deliveries, but also diagnostics functionality for the on-board charger (OBC) and the DCDCs in our electrified vehicles.
The on-board charger is essential for electrified vehicles, it holds the functionality to charge the traction battery from the grid and is of the highest importance in a pure electric vehicle. The DCDCs converts energy from the traction battery to the low voltage system. 
The biggest challenge with the charging functionality of the electrified vehicle is that half of the system is outside of the vehicle. The success of the charging-sequence is highly dependent on the implementation in the charging station and that they interpret the standard in the same way as we do. We therefore need to do the utmost we can in our software and hardware to make charging of the vehicle successful.
Our vision is to deliver the best in the market of Charging Software functionality and continuously evolve our way of working. We strive for a more modular software platform to cope with different configurations of the worldwide charging standards that are continuously updated. 
What will you do
As a Product Owner you will be part of an agile team that delivers Application Software for the on-board charger. You will manage product lead for SW developers and SW testers for the implementation and testing of the Charging Software. 
* Working with stakeholders and product management to set priorities and align expectations on the product 
* Maintain, prioritize, and refine the product backlog to create the most value
* Drive the product vision including a technical logical roadmap for your product area
* Collaborate with cross functional teams preparing work tasks in the coming increment and sprints and review the value created.
* In a clear and motivating way explain why this work task is important 

As a part of the agile team, together with other Software Developers and Software Testers you are a part of the process with daily meetings, sprint planning, time estimation and retrospective, all for the purpose to improve ourselves and the way of working. 
Do you fit the profile
We believe that you have at least a BSc degree within engineering, preferably electronics, software engineering or equivalent competence. On top on this, you have some years of relevant experience within Software development on embedded systems. We are a global company so a must for us is that you are fluent in English.
This is what you need to have. But we also have a few things that is nice to have! If you also have any of the following skills, we consider it to be meritorious:                                                               

* Experience within leadership.
* Experience in product development within the automotive industry
* Knowledge within power electronics, especially on-board charger functionality
* Knowledge of AUTOSAR architecture and development of Software components
* Knowledge of charging standards like CCS and CHAdeMO


To succeed in this role, it is most important that you are a curious quick learner who enjoys diving into new things. As you will collaborate with many different people cross our company, we expect that you have excellent collaboration and communication skills and enjoy working in a team. 
Since this is a senior engineering position you are expected to have leadership skills and personal interest to further develop them. Other traits that we appreciate is integrity, courage, and energy. 

How to learn more and apply
Does this sound like your next challenge? Welcome with your application by submitting your resume and cover letter via the link below no later than October 20th, 2021. If you have any questions regarding the position, you are welcome to contact hiring manager Bhavesh Patel, Team Manager bhavesh.patel@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact recruiter Kristin Lövgren at Kristin.lovgren@volvocars.com. Please keep in mind that we do not consider any applications via mail.