Senior System Design Engineer - Software download team

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
You will become a member of an agile development team with great team spirit, the SWDL (Software Download) team. The team is responsible for designing and verifying software download and gateway technologies, base technologies used by electronic control units (ECU’s) to download software in our factories, at workshops and at end-customers. With your contributions to the area, you will be an important player in this field. 

The SWDL team is part of the agile release train Common Base Technology, which forms the fundament for all electronic control units in the entire electrical system. In our daily work, we are working according to the SAFe framework with 12 weeks program increment and 2 weeks sprints.  In this position you will build and maintain a wide personal network with designers within many different system areas of the vehicle as well as manufacturing and customer service departments. As a part of our team, you get access to long-term development opportunities in a dynamic and continuously growing field.

What you’ll do
You get inspired by our mission to give our customers a better car experience every day. You will use your deep knowledge to create and enhance the software download and gateway technologies in the vehicle and surrounding systems. 
Your main responsibilities together with the team includes:
•    Develop and improve system design for the software download and gateway technologies, for the complete system from backend systems to ECU´s in the vehicle.
•    Work with and spread knowledge to our implementation teams, suppliers, verification teams, manufacturing engineering, aftermarket, and IT department.
•    Write, review, and distribute Software Requirement Specifications (SWRS) for software download and gateway technologies.
•    Support development of system testing activities and test automation such as development of test cases, test scripts, methods, strategies, tools, and processes.

You and your skills
You´ll use your skills and your passion as Senior System Design Engineer to expand your technical insights and to build and maintain a network that includes people from many areas in the company. You´re curious and want to contribute to develop our software download and gateway technologies. Driven by customer focus you´ll get things done. You are committed to high delivery quality, and you can proceed your work without having all facts at hand before you start. You´re flexible and have excellent communication and documentation skills. You have a positive attitude and are a team player. You are experienced with agile development and familiar with software development best practices.

You have a M.Sc or B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent. Experience of distributed electrical systems and electrical architecture. Experience in architecture, systemization of software development, in software download technology, bootloader development, diagnostic communication (ISO14229) and gateway design. Knowledge in other base tech areas: Diagnostics, over the air update, network management, network communications. Excellent communication skills in English both in speech and writing 

Meritorious 
Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery / Automated software testing. Good software development skills for enabling test automation such as: Python/CAPL, Robot Framework/Jenkins/Cynosure Azure, Gerrit/GIT. Experience in Volvo Cars tools: DSA, ParallelDiag, VIDA & VCATS. Hands on knowledge about writing automated test cases on higher test levels. Experience in embedded software development (C++). Experience in test tools such as Canalyzer/CANoe etc. Experience in tools such as TeamCenter, Elektra and SystemWeaver.

How to learn more and apply
For questions about the position, drop an email to recruiting team manager Elin Althini, at elin.althini@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Catharina Skog, at catharina.skog@volvocars.com. We want your application at the latest 14th of October. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted.