Technical Expert in Human Performance and Experience in AD and ADAS

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's in it for you?
Volvo Cars is on an ambitious journey to re-define the experience related to car usage and ownership. Combining technologies and innovative services, we are committed to offering the most personal, safe, and sustainable solutions in mobility. 
At our department of Autonomous Drive (AD) and Active Safety Functions we design, integrate, and verify the complete vehicle solution for autonomous cars and active safety functions. We collaborate with some of the most innovative industry partners to reach our future visions of safety, convenience, and mobility. 
AD has the potential to fundamentally change how cars are used and will have a strong impact on society. As a member of the AD Function teams, you will take part in this journey and how we will show that we are the leaders in safe, customer valued and purposeful functions for AD. The responsibility, communal with the team, is to:
… “develop and launch human-centric, safe, and robust AD to customers”
The Autonomous Drive Solution is responsible for the design, development, verification & validation and maintenance of Autonomous Drive functions, Driver Support and Collision Avoidance. The scope of these functions covers the full range of daily driving tasks, from low-speed parking maneuvers to high-speed highway driving
The technical specialist in human performance and experience AD/ADAS shall provide insights into human behaviour to address and reduce opportunities for human error in using our functions supporting Volvo Cars taking leadership in human behaviour safety. This includes shaping and guiding the development of relevant state-of-the art methods in collaboration with academia and participating in research consortiums to understand how our decisions impact the consumer experience and technology evaluation in the future. Success within the area is achieved through long-term internal cross-functional collaboration and external cooperation with academia and other industrial partners and suppliers.
The role is also responsible for generating knowledge and expertise backed by customer and field data to support function development, standardization activities (ISO, SAE (Society of Automotive Engineering)), regulatory frameworks and rating activities that impact customer interaction with our functions. This shall be achieved through human-centric formative evaluations carried out continuously during each step of the development process to realize correctly dimensioned technical solutions and ensure fulfillment of attributes related to a personal and safe user experience. 
The human performance and experience AD/ADAS specialist also has a responsibility to bring external knowledge and resources to Safe Vehicle Automation within the human performance and behavior area and to disseminate this knowledge to stakeholders in the company as well as relevant academic and media outlets

What you will do
•    Contribute to the strategic planning and execution to support the Personal and Zero Collisions strategic product areas at VCC (Volvo Car Corporation). 
•    Contribute to the technical strategy that describes how today’s vehicles will evolve using Autonomous Driving and Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems technology towards the visionary crash-free vehicle of the future.
•    Actively drive the communication with the specialist area and be an advocate for Human performance in AD and Assisted driving 
•    Actively co-operate with other experts’ cross function to ensure that we identify and remove roadblocks 
•    Maintain personal expertise in the area and follow the research frontier covering competitors, suppliers, academics, etc.
•    Supervise and support PhD students and advanced engineering projects. 
•    Publish relevant findings in scientific journals and other appropriate media.

Who are you?
•    Recognized leadership and technical expertise in the Autonomous Driving area pertaining to Human performance.
•    Ability to see the big picture, constantly imagines future scenarios, and can apply strategies to accelerate the organization toward its strategic goals.
•    Language proficiency – fluent in English both written and verbally. 
•    High exposure in guiding and sharing knowledge as teacher, coach, or a mentor
Educational requirement: 
•    PhD degree or equivalent.