Safety Manager Confined Area - Volvo Autonomous Solutions

"Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to driving prosperity and shaping the future landscape through sustainable transport, mobility, and infrastructure solutions. By offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity.

Our headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Group shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm."

Transport is at the core of modern society. Are you motivated by making vehicles and transport solutions safer? Do you thrive when working cross-functionally and have a passion for coaching teams and individuals? If you want to have a positive impact on our society by contributing to building state-of-the art autonomous solutions this is your opportunity; we are currently looking for a Safety Manager to join our team.
Who are we?  
At Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.), we are passionate about the positive impact autonomous solutions will have on our society. We are on a journey to create something unique, developing cutting-edge technologies and sustainable solutions that will change the future of transportation. With entirely new business models and advanced technology, we will meet and exceed expectations from customers and contribute to a society that we want to live in. 
The Product Safety Off-Road team is part of the Product Safety organization which consists of two parts – Off-Road applications and On-Road applications. The Product Safety organization is currently about 20 highly skilled and experienced Safety managers, Safety engineers and Regulatory Compliance experts. We work in close collaboration with all other parts of the V.A.S. organization to ensure a safe system and fulfillment of the required safety standards as well as Regulatory compliance.  
What will you be doing? 
As a Safety Manager, you will lead Product Safety for Autonomous Transport Solutions in confined areas. Your responsibilities include developing safe products and systems, ensuring regulatory compliance, owning the Safety Case, conducting Safety analyses, defining requirements, and leading a team of skilled safety engineers. You will ensure technical concepts meet safety standards and compile evidence for our autonomous transport solutions.
You should excel at building long-term relationships and trust, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, and guiding cross-functional teams in implementing safe solutions according to our processes. 
Who are you? 
Since your work involves frequent communication, we hope you're an engaging communicator who listens actively and connects easily with others. We value inclusive leadership, where diverse teams collaborate effectively, and believe you share this view. Success in this role requires innovation, a solution-oriented mindset, positivity, and integrity.
Given our business area's novelty, we think you're curious about new technology and see the potential in automated transport solutions. You likely enjoy creating structure by refining processes and have a strong interest in enhancing safety knowledge, both internally and externally.
Other qualifications for this role: 
You have a university degree within Engineering, such as Electrical, Software, Mechatronics or equivalent 

Experience working with either machines or road vehicles within the Safety area 

Knowledge of safety engineering processes (Hazard and Operability Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis etc.) 

Knowledge in development according to safety Standards such as ISO12100, ISO13849, ISO17757, ISO26262, SOTIF or equivalent 

Documentation experience and good documentation skills 
Fluent in English, written and spoken 

What can we offer? 
Our colleagues are the most important part of the story. Everyone matters and plays a critical role in our journey. There is plenty of room to learn and grow from each other, as well as in the learning programs provided by Volvo Group.  
We can promise you great colleagues and some truly exciting opportunities in a rapidly growing company. You will work in a global environment with offices both in Sweden and the US. We at Volvo Autonomous Solutions want you to prosper and be happy.   
Do you think we could be a great match? 
Don't meet every requirement? At Volvo Autonomous Solutions, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace that values differences in knowledge, age, gender, nationality, and more. We believe diverse teams enhance creativity, group dynamics, and innovative solutions. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply—you might be the perfect fit for this or another role.
We will go through applications continuously and we are looking forward to receiving your application. 
We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.
Are you curious and have some questions? 
Want to learn more about the position or company? Call me or join me for a cup of coffee and I will be happy to give you more information and discuss how we can help each other on our future journey!  
Alfred Hattinger, Group Manager Product Safety Off-Road, +46 739 02 76 06.