Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Test Rig

Come join us accelerate the transformation of our campus to handle new technologies for sustainable transport solutions.
We’re a highly skilled and motivated team, responsible for many of the largest test facilities in the Volvo Group. It is a lot of fun and rewarding if you want to contribute and make a difference.
There is a lot of work remaining to enable future technology verification and validation, to modify our facilities to meet the requirements of future technologies. and we can step up efforts, transition to sustainable transports faster, with your support.


About the position
We want you to design or re-design current test facilities or test rigs.
Innovate a concept
3D model the objects
Make drawings
Lead the discussion and agreements with workshop, support in the manufacturing
Support in the installation
Follow up
It will be sometimes be necessary to perform measurements on current equipment yourself to get necessary input to design
Design can involve
steel or aluminum design
hydraulic actuation
electrical actuation and or motors, fans, pumps
linear actuation etc

Desired qualifications and experience
We believe that you have an B.Sc., M.Sc. in mechanical engineering or similar relevant proven technical experience
Experience from working hands on with local workshop is a merit
Creo is a merit but similar CAD system is OK
good relationship with mechanics and workshop, finding common ground
good knowledge in different manufacturing techniques such as water cutting sheet metal etc,
load and fatigue knowledge, basic FEM,
skill to design for assembly and manufacturing, with local resources in mind, in extent also know when a design requires to be complex and manufactured by external company
We require that you have working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English.

Personal qualities
We believe that you are service minded with a creative attitude and always have the end customer or user in focus.
To be successful in this position, we also see that it is key
to have a strong drive to develop
to solve problems by working in process or working creatively
to be a team player,
to have an open and honest communication

If you want to be a part of the team in this interesting position you are welcome to apply for the position or contact me below!


Peter Gullberg, Group Manager Project Management Technical Facilities
Phone: +46 73 9028512


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