System Architect/Engineer

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 (Software and Electronics Platform) Architecture & Design Strategy – organization
Our mission is to:
•    Ensure that the SW&E (Software & Electronics) architecture is suitable for defining efficient system solutions according to company strategies
•    Ensure that the organisation is well-acquainted with the SW&E-architecture and takes responsibility for the complete system

We have 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
You have a solid software background. You have a passion for embedded software systems and large-scale software development organizations. You seek to continuously improve your technical leadership with the purpose of making 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 structured, communicative and can use suitable value argumentation in dialogue with both product managers and when empowering the software developers.

What you’ll do as a System Architect
As a System Architect you will govern the SW- and Electronics architecture and service-oriented design. 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.

Required qualifications/skills
• M.Sc in Computer Science and 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
• Model-driven engineering and UML/SysML
• Genuine interest for Automotive System/Software Architecture
• Principles and practices of service-oriented architectures incl. service discovery
• Ability to clearly express the connections between larger business goals and small backlog items
• Software quality, measures and KPIs

Meritorious
Experience from working with:
• 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)

You are a self- and data-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.

Interest and application 
We are curious what you think about the future. Would you like to know more about our R&D and the role? 

To apply, please register your profile at our career site and attach your application documents as soon as possible since recruitment is ongoing. Please note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted due to GDPR. Please apply as soon as possible but at the latest the 4th of September. 

As we use our own channels for recruitment, we respectfully but strictly decline to be contacted for any offer of recruitment assistance from external companies. 

For questions regarding the role, please reach out to Hiring Manager: Magnus Erenstedt at magnus.erenstedt@volvocars.com. Regarding questions about the recruitment process please reach out to Senior Recruiter, Catharina Skog at catharina.skog@volvocars.com