System Safety Leader

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.

What we offer
Volvo Cars have an ambitious growth plan for connected functionality and autonomous drive. An important part of our efforts is to make sure that our products achieve Functional Safety. Our core Functional Safety team make up a solid foundation of competence within the area. We have the responsibility of providing Volvo Cars with a full-featured infrastructure to enable development of products that achieve functional safety on all markets, and also to educate and guide the organization to excellence within the area. You will become a member of an agile Shared Service team with great team spirit which is valued and continuously developed. Due to your contributions to the area you will be recognized as a key player within Volvo Car’s Functional Safety community. The position is located in Volvo Cars’ development centre in Gothenburg.

What you’ll do
As a a System Safety Leader you get inspired by our mission to give our customers a better car experience every day. You will use your vast experience to create and enhance good working practices and a state of the art in-house competence. Your main responsibilities include development and evolvement of Volvo Car Group’s development processes within the area of functional safety, including adaptation to agile ways of working. Educate employees within different aspects of functional safety and its application within Volvo Car Group. Act as functional safety expert support to engineering teams across Volvo Car’s entire development organization. Confirmation review of work products in the Functional Safety area, e.g. Hazard Analysis, Functional Safety Concept and Technical Safety Concept. 

You and your skills
To be successful in this role we see that you have a minimum of 5 years relevant professional experience of qualified on-board electronics development. Experience of safety analyses of safety-related products in a vehicle environment. This experience should include participation and organisation of hazard analysis, failure mode effect analysis and fault tree analysis. You have reached a level where you are well acquainted with ISO 26262 and its practical application. Knowledge of statistical methods used for reliability analysis and design of validation test regimes. M.Sc. or PhD degree in Software, Electrical or Computer engineering, or other relevant experience. Driver’s license for motor vehicles. Fluent language skills in English, both in written and oral form.

You use your engineering skills and your passion for functional safety in embedded systems to expand your technical insights and to build and maintain a network that includes people from all areas of the company. You are analytical and have deep experience within the field of functional safety in the automotive domain. During your career you have developed a high professional integrity, built on a solid ground of a safety mind set. You are curious and want to contribute to develop ground breaking technology. Driven by customer focus you get things done. You are committed to high delivery quality, and have the ability to proceed your work without having all facts at hand before you start. You are flexible and have excellent communication and documentation skills. You are experienced with agile development and familiar with software development best practices.

How to learn more and apply
For questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Hiring Manager Anna Bergelin, at anna.bergelin@volvocars.com.  For questions about the recruitment process, please contact Catharina Skog at catharina.skog@volvocars.com. We want your application December 5th 2021 at the latest but selection will be running continuously. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted