Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) Hardware for Electromobility Vehicles

Hardware Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) for Electromobility Vehicles Battery


The transport industry is developing in a higher pace than ever before and we at Volvo Group want to shape the future of transportation. We are fully committed to the Paris agreement targets and our long-term ambitions are clear. We will become 100% fossil free, 100% safe and 100% more productive. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do in the Volvo Group.
You love our planet, you love to drive change and you love to move forward. By 2030 more than 35% of our global shipments of vehicles should be electric. Furthermore, we want to lead the way to a fossil free society. Would you love to shape this future of transportation together with us?
To enable this exciting future, we at Volvo Group work with Electromobility and now we offer a chance to join us in implementing a sustainable future for everyone. We are expanding our electro mobility group and are looking for a Hardware SQE - Electromobility. Could it be you? Join us and make a difference for our society!

Our offer to you


The area of Electromobility is characterized by a dynamic environment with fast moving technology, new business models, varying demands from customers and a full focus on sustainability. We strive to be in the front seat of this development, and this is where you come into the picture. We offer a chance to together with us be a part of developing and setting the course for our society’s future electric transport solutions.
If you like external contacts, travel to meet people and to work in a cross-functional team then this is an opportunity for you. The Supplier Quality & Development department, belonging to Group Trucks Purchasing, is driving the global supplier base towards premium automotive quality standards. Our department is responsible for continuously improving the supplier base and the quality of purchased parts and now we are hiring a Supplier Quality Engineer with focus on Hardware and Electromobility Vehicles Battery!


This is us, your new colleagues


We will be a group of 10 people based in Gothenburg, Lyon and Skövde and we quality and capacity assure electromobility components. This is a team with openness, high spirit and willingness to share with colleagues. We believe that the best results are achieved together, while having fun!


What will you do, as Supplier Quality Engineer for Electromobility Vehicles Battery?


The job as a Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is many times challenging but rewarding. As an Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) ambassador you will during the projects be involved in everything from product development to quality assurance of the production lines on-site at your suppliers. Because of successful APQP work and preventive supplier quality activities, you will sign off the supplier PPAP allowing production to start at the supplier. You will also:
Monitor the quality of the development and the industrialization of new products at the Volvo Group suppliers.
Secure that the suppliers are delivering according to projects specifications and time plans. You also secure that the supplier can produce the parts according to the specification with the correct and sustainable quality level. In case of supplier caused problem during the development stages, you are entitled to demand improvement plan to secure successful implementations.
During sourcing phases, you will provide relevant supplier facts as a base for the sourcing cases. You are also an interface between our operation plants and the suppliers during running production and you will, together with our plants, minimize disturbance by steering improvements and ensuring solid actions at suppliers.


You, our future SQE, are a key person to solve customer issues when root cause is supplier-manufacturing process. The job involves a lot of challenges and problem solving, but also a great amount of development, reward and excitement.


Who are you?


Now you know a little bit about us. We would also like describe who we think that you are as our new colleague. Since we don’t know you yet we probably won’t have everything right, but when we imagine you, we believe that you have an eye for details but also a good general understanding of the situation, being able to make risk assessments and focus on the right areas. You should also be a good communicator and a multicultural team player, both internally at Volvo but also towards supplier management teams since communicating and working with others is what this job is about. Travel is a large part of your daily life and you will meet and see suppliers in these new technologies. Of course, you enjoy the travels and are self-dependent during most of your travel and you like to come to new places and meet new people.


What is your background?
A university degree within engineering or several years of technical experience
Knowledge/skills in Software development and/ or quality assurance of software
Experience of working with significant independence
Car driving license
Good English communication skills, orally and in writing, plus local language
Experience of a structured approach with good analytical skills, logical thinking and strong problem-solving abilities
Strong organizational, time management and continuous improvement skills
Preventive mind set with leadership to solve problems and to make decision
Ability to create networks and to lead cross-functional activities within multi-cultural teams

Nice to have:


Something that definitely would be great if you have, but that’s not a requirement, is if you have any experience from supplier quality work within automotive business or have knowledge of automotive quality standards and tools, such as IATF 16949, APQP & PPAP.


Are we the perfect match?


If you thrive in a passionate environment for quality and find energy in facing new challenges to solve with suppliers then this is the job for you. Come join us in developing the future electric solutions at Volvo Group!


Curious and have some questions? Call me!


Lena Nordström, Manager PWT Electromobility +46 7390 27210