System Architect Complete SW & Electronics Architecture (CESA)

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.

SWEP Architecture & Design Strategy – organization
Our mission is to ensure that the SW&E (Software & Electronics)-architecture at all times is suitable for defining efficient system solutions according to company strategies and that the organisation at all times is well-acquainted with the SW&E-architecture and takes responsibility for the complete system. 

We’ve organized our System Architects in Global Architect Teams, grouped by the name of CESA (Complete Electrical System Architects). We work both strategically, for future platforms and products, and operational, supporting the product development organizations in delivering software and hardware solutions into the system.  We are now looking for a system architect with a software focus

What we offer
As a System Architect you will govern the SW- and Electronics architecture. You will contribute to defining the systems, functions, modules, interfaces, validate technology assumptions, and evaluate alternatives. You govern shared computer resources, and you guide and support the development teams to take technical decisions and take on broad responsibility.

You and your skills
You have a solid software background with a passion for embedded software systems and large-scale software development organizations. You seek to continuously improve your technical leadership with the purpose to make others grow and take responsibility for the complete system solution. You take a systematic approach to visualizing and handling Architectural Technical Debt. Always keeping the goal in mind that our software- and electronics- architecture should enable our business. You are communicative and can use suitable value argumentation in dialogue with both product managers and when empowering the software developers. You are a self-driven and result oriented person. A technical leader who empowers others and creates energy. You have ability to communicate clearly and concisely, in written and spoken English, with technical development teams as well as with managers and business teams.

•    M.Sc in Electrical and/or Software Engineering or similar relevant experience  
•    At least 6 years of relevant work experience including hands-on agile SW development
•    Software Architecture and System Design
•    Object oriented design / Design patterns
•    Genuine interest for Automotive Electrical Architecture
•    Basic knowledge of model-driven engineering
•    Principles and practices of service-oriented architectures incl. service discovery
•    Ability to clearly express the connections between larger business goals and small backlog items

Experience from working with the following would be meritorious: Automotive- and infotainment domains in an international environment. Embedded Linux Development. Software product line architecture and variants management. Continuous Integration. System Testing. Communication protocols in the automotive domain (Ethernet incl. SOME/IP, CAN, LIN). Wireless communication. The AUTOSAR standard (communication stack and partial networking). Connectivity technologies like Bluetooth stacks, WiFi and phone mirroring technologies. 
Driver’s license (B-level)

Interest and application 
For questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Hiring Manager Richard Lundberg, richard.lundberg@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact recruiter Catharina Skog, Catharina.skog@volvocars.com. We want your application as soon as possible, note that selection will be running continuously. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted. #LI-CS1