Project Leader Concept Center

Project Leader Concept Center

At Research & Development you will be a key contributor to the next generation outstanding luxury cars from Volvo. Together with other engineers around the world, you and your team will create innovative human-centric car technology that makes life less complicated and more enjoyable for people. Are you interested in design and connected car technology? Do you share our passion for people, the environment and our urge to create a superior driving experience? Research and Development is the place for you to prosper.

The Concept Centre design and manufacture concepts and early physical test objects. The Concept Centre is involve in the whole process from producing single components for our pilot series to complete executable concept cars, and showing cars for the major auto shows around the world.

As a Project Leader you will be a part of the Order Office & Concept Centre together with 27 employees with different roles, project leade, concept-and tool engineers, project planner and purchase. Our customers are mainly in R&D and Styling. We are responsible for designing prototypes for our show concept cars with both engineering functionality and tool for manufacturing in our in-house production process. You will work closely with different internal customers, order office and workshops at the Concept Center.

Main responsibilities

* Responsible for the technical process and cooperating with the customer
* Create specification with the customer for the technical and test object
* Find technique solutions to manufacture prototypes and test project
* Lead our concept team to manufacture single prototype parts or a complete show car or concept car for exhibitions

Required qualifications

* B.Sc. grade within mechanical engineering, or a similar education
* Experience in project management
* Mechanical or Mechatronic skills
* Fluent in English, written and spoken
* Experience of automotive is meritorious
* Knowledge about tooling and prototype materials like carbon fibre, polyurethane etc is meritorious
* Experience in Catia V5 is an asset
* Driving license

Personal qualities

* Team oriented
* Ambitious and flexible
* A great communicator
* Holistic view and conceptual thinking
* Business and performance driven

About Volvo Car Group
The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. At Volvo Car Group, our vision is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired luxury car brand" by simplifying people's lives. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate. People that want to create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.

Contact
In this recruitment process we are collaborating with Randstad Sourceright. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Daniela Borquez or by e-mail daniela.borquez@randstadsourceright.se. Note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held continuously. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later than Oct 17th, 2016.