Senior Life Cycle Assessment Engineer @Sustainability Centre

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.

Our Challenge
Volvo Cars is on an exciting journey towards carbon neutrality 2040, do you want to contribute? We are an engaged and committed team within Sustainability Centre, working with carbon footprint and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) focused on our vehicles. If you have long experience in working with LCA and carbon footprints, preferable within the automotive area and are ready to take a new step in your career? This is the chance for you!

What you’ll do
As a Senior Life Cycle Assessment Engineer you will work with developing methodology, putting LCA into practice, guide sustainable system and component development, competence building activities around LCA etc. You will guide us in how to increase the quality of our assessments, and how to do them more automated. Furthermore, you will make analyses, interpret results, draw conclusions, communicate results in a compelling and pedagogical way and guide the organisation in making our next cars even more sustainable. The work with include collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders.

Your Skills
You have gained excellent competence in energy and environmental systems analyses through a solid carrier within the field, maybe combined with a PhD. In addition you will need at least a couple of years within Life Cycle Assessment/Carbon Footprint. You have also experience from cost-benefit-analysis, meritorious would be knowledge of product systems for components in our cars.

You are a structured team player always focusing on the solutions, keeping a pragmatic and holistic view on the way towards the goal. You are a strong communicator with a high drive to deliver. You enjoy interacting with people and understand that collaboration will be key to make real impact. 

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 2021-02-17. 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.hennningsson@volvocars.com. If you have questions regarding the recruitment process please contact Senior Recruiter Sandra.viklund@volvocars.com.