Senior Analysis Engineer

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.

Who we are
Our ART (department), Painted Body, consists of 22 agile, empowered teams within body engineering, surface treatment, material and joining as well as labels. We work close together with both internal and external stake holders to deliver excellent attribute performance and paint quality.
Within the Surface Treatment area, we are divided into three groups; Surface Products, Corrosion Protection and Coating Systems. Our technical expertise consists of body adhesives, sealing materials, sound damping, corrosion protection, pre-treatment and exterior paint systems. We are also responsible for the attribute Paint & Finish. Surface Treatment Centre is our global analysis and verification centre for Surface Treatment materials within Volvo Car Group. We work with all from car body analysis with focus on corrosion to complete vehicle exterior colour matching.  We also support running production with analyses when disturbances occur and often participate in international and national research projects.  

What you will do
In this role as senior analysis engineer, you will belong to the group Surface Products and the Team Adhesives & Sealants. Your main responsibilities will be planning as well as performing and reporting analyses and tests on different types of adhesives and sealants systems. You will also take on the material responsibility for the sealing materials and the sprayable noise, vibration and harshness materials. This includes the development and introduction of improved materials in our plants. Working as an analysis engineer within the surface treatment means that you will establish and develop relationships with a variety of system areas and customers globally. You will work in close collaboration with Manufacturing Engineering and Procurement, and you will be responsible for keeping technical contact with suppliers. As part of our great team, you get access to long term development opportunities in the challenging and exciting area of surface treatment. Your daily work is quality focused. You will develop testing and analysis skills, including use of different instruments and equipment.

Qualifications
•    M.Sc in Chemistry/Materials or equivalent (university degree)
•    At least 10 years experience within the surface treatment and adhesives area including test and verification in lab environment
•    Experience from project management and technical leadership skills
•    Fluent in English (written and spoken)
•    Competence and experience are important, but personality and potential are key
•    Experience of the agile way of working

Personal qualities 
•    Structured way of working and good documentation skills
•    Positive attitude and engaged
•    Interested in innovation and future trends and sustainable mindset
•    A team player but at the same time self-driven
•    Service minded and flexible
•    Enjoy a variety of tasks!
•    Customer and Quality focused 
•    Good communication skills
•    You are proactive and have a great sense of responsibility

We are looking for a personality that will bring in new ideas and competences into our team, group and ART (department) so that we will be well prepared for the future.

How to learn more and apply
For more questions about the role you are welcome to contact hiring manager Daniel.karjalainen@volvocars.com or sr tech recruiter Filippa Funck, filippa.funck@volvocars.com. 
Last application date 2022-04-01. Interviews will be held continuously, and the position can be closed before last application date.

We are looking forward to you application!