Senior Data Scientist in Automotive Usage, Vehicle Energy Efficiency

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.

What We Offer
Volvo Cars and the rest of the automotive industry is facing a big and exciting challenge regarding the focus shift from conventional vehicles and private owning to electrification, digitalization, automation, and mobility-as-a-service. To meet a future, we must find a way to effectively analyze and evaluate our cars’ energy efficiency and the company’s sustainability. Volvo Cars has decided to be one of the leaders within the field of sustainability. To approach this, we need to develop methods and tools, and analyze data to make quick adjustments.

Are you willing to support development teams in understanding customer behavior, functional performance, investigating new mobility scenarios and alike? Are you accustomed to data handling, analyzing data and drawing valid conclusions? Then the role as Data Scientist in our group Vehicle Energy Efficiency is the place for you to prosper! You will belong to the department of Sustainability Centre and be part of a highly focused strategic and competent agile scrum team, working strategically within the environmental domain, but also operationally in our car programs.

What You’ll Do 
You will take part in the data-driven transformation at Volvo Cars. You will analyze data of our vehicles in real-life driving or in the test rig, develop novel methods and tools to evaluate and optimize vehicle energy efficiency. Your analysis will also contribute to strategic decision-making in the attribute for future concepts and mobility. The insights from the analysis will be communicated to key strategic stakeholders inside and outside of the Sustainability Center and will be the basis for strategic decision-making. 

You and Your Skills
We see that you have at least a Master of Science in Data Science, Computer Science, Data Engineering, Systems Control and Mechatronics, Physics or similar. You are proficient in both programming and data analytics and comfortable using Python and software development tool kits. You have experience with analyzing, structuring, implementing, and storing large data sets, to which you have applied statistical and machine-learning techniques. Hands-on experience with feature engineering, model deployment and time-series analysis are highly valued.  

Prior documented working experience within the automotive domain and with interest or knowledge of future concepts of mobility is beneficial. 

You are driven, creative and curious, willing to embrace challenges and can operate in a continuously changing environment. You enjoy collaboration, but you are also able to take initiatives on your own. You see the general picture and logical patterns, but you are also able to go into a detailed analysis of subjects.

How to Learn More and Apply
Does this sound like your next challenge? Please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible, but no later than 2022-01-14. Please note that due to GDPR applications via email will not be approved.

If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact Hiring Manager Jonas Henningsson by email at jonas.henningsson@volvocars.com. If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter sandra.viklund@volvocars.com.