System Designer Vehicle & Lifecycle Modes

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.

We imagine that our friends, families, and children are transported in a personal, sustainable and safe way. What we build is a self-driving, fully electric, connected and safe Volvo Car.   To make that happen, we are now building a new platform. The brain in this platform will be a Core Computer with the capacity to carry a vast majority of electric control units and applications in the car. This new centralized signal system aims to enable optimized software architecture and continuous deployment for further development, as well as over the air data updates and real-time decision-making for autonomous drive.  

About our R&D – Common Base Technology 
You will be joining a team of six ambitious colleagues, that work closely across different departments. We are dedicated to building empowered teams and an agile environment where we learn every day, challenge each other, and give continuous feedback. The team is responsible for vehicle mode and lifecycle mode control. The team is cross-functional and responsible for system design, system safety, SW development and verification.   

Requirements 
We believe you are a true system designer who is motivated by challenging tasks in a complex and innovative environment. You have the interest in creating a harmonized system design. You enjoy designing solution in collaboration with your team and can communicate effectively with all types of stakeholders. You will be part of writing system documentation, requirement management, review and sign-off technical documentation. You are analytical and a problem-solver - aware of that there are multiple solutions for a problem. You will lead the development of the concept solution, which means a strategy and structure to balance energy consumption for the complete electrical system during all phases of life. 

For this position experience from system design is required. You communicate well in English and have a M.Sc. or B.Sc. degree in or equivalent within Electrical, Mechanical, Engineering Physics, or similar area of education. Knowledge of distributed electrical systems and electrical architecture and ISO 26262 is a plus. 

For questions about the position, drop an email to recruiting team manager Emelie Normand, at emelie.normand@volvocars.com. For questions about the recruitment process, please contact Catharina Skog at Catharina.skog@volvocars.com. We want your application July 25th 2021 at the latest but selection will be running continuously. 
Please note that applications via email will not be accepted