Specialist Function Developer

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We at Volvo Group are constantly moving and changing to be one step ahead in the technology journey. Within Volvo Group Trucks Technology, we are always adapting and pushing ourselves to be able to develop new breakthrough transport solutions. We strive to be more energy efficient, more sustainable, and safer for society. Our organization is built by engaged people and teamwork. We are a truly global company, and we believe in the advantage of diversity. Together we create a workplace that brings the best out of everyone, and this is where you fit right in.

Are you passionate about changes and innovations and want to be part of a paradigm shift in the development of transport and mobility solutions? 
Now you have the possibility to join a stimulating and dynamic global work environment in an energetic professional agile team with strong teamwork.  
Do you think it sounds interesting? Then this Function Developer position could be the job for you!
ABOUT US
The Vehicle Motion & Thermal Management Technology stream leads and develops complete vehicle motion- and thermal control solutions for Safe, Sustainable and Efficient transportation. Our technology scope is broad and involves advanced mechatronic systems related to the motion and optimization of energy in our vehicles.

The Vehicle Motion Management team is looking for a specialist function developer to join our growing team to meet the future challenges with battery electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles and autonomous vehicles. 
We are an agile and high performing team, consisting of people with diverse backgrounds and nationalities. We deliver in-house Motion Control and advanced actuator coordination software that is used to enhance vehicle stability, performance, and energy efficiency for various vehicle configurations in different driving situations.

As a team we have fun at work, and it is important for us to stay connected by working closely together, arranging group activities etc. 

WHAT CHALLENGE DO WE OFFER?
As a function developer you will participate in areas, including (but not limited) to:
- Design of vehicle motion coordination strategies for both manually driven and highly automated vehicles
- SW design considering e.g., ISO26262 & Cyber Security requirements
- SW development within our Continuous Integration framework, delivering SW updates to production vehicles
- Algorithm design and proof of concept investigations for new Vehicle Motion Management functionality (for both manually driven and highly automated vehicles)
- Requirement handling
- Vehicle testing

WHO ARE YOU?  
We believe that you have a genuine interest in vehicle dynamics (or rigid body dynamics) and control theory. You have a good understanding and experience of software development and the related environment. We believe you are creative and have the mindset to constantly learn and improve to have the best solutions for our customers. You can collect data, define problems, establish facts, and draw conclusions.

As a person, you are a team player with a positive mindset, and you are curious about the various challenges of application development. You enjoy effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization, this to being able to work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
You enjoy problem solving and making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Being resilient is important for this position; meaning being able to rebound from setbacks and adversity when facing demanding situations.
You are eager to take ownership of your own area and deliveries and thereby take accountability.

YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND BACKGROUND
Your personality is your major reason for success, but we think you also have a work background as a specialist in the area of advanced control systems and vehicle dynamics. You have hands on experience with automotive systems, especially vehicle motion control and dynamics. We also see that you have experience with SW development according to ISO26262 and solid T-shaped profile.

Your educational background is from Vehicle Dynamics, Control systems, Mechatronics, Robotics, or similar areas (M.Sc. degree or BSc. with extensive work experience).

We believe you have substantial knowledge in SW development in Matlab / Simulink, C, C++ and/or Python.
As a specialist function developer, it is important to have a good understanding of Application SW development and the related environment. You should also have some knowledge of version control tools (git) and automotive CAN protocol.

As we do tests in our trucks, C or CE driver license will be a plus.