Technical Expert Integrated Safety

Technical Expert for Integrated Safety CAE
At Research & Development you will be a key contributor to the next generation outstanding luxury cars from Volvo. Together with other engineers around the world, you and your team will create innovative human-centric car technology that makes life less complicated and more enjoyable for people. Are you interested in design and connected car technology? Do you share our passion for people, the environment and our urge to create a superior driving experience? Research and Development is the place for you to prosper.

The Safety Analysis section is a part of Volvo Cars Safety Centre (VCSC) which drives the development of the Volvo core value Safety to build the world's safest cars. We cover the areas of both passive and active safety and have state-of-the-art facilities and equipment e.g. the unique crash test laboratory. Within VCSC there are functions for both strategic safety and requirement development, traffic accident research and safety analysis within both testing and CAE. Development work is performed in close collaboration with our internal design departments and external suppliers in a dynamic and international environment. The section Safety Analysis consist of three different analysis groups each with their own CAE and test Analysis engineers, Side Impact & Pedestrian, Rear Impact & Customer Testing and Frontal Impact.

The Technical Expert for Integrated Safety CAE shall be a member of the Safety Analysis leadership team, reporting to the Crash Analysis Director. This leadership team has the responsibility for crash analysis & verification test & CAE teams, ensuring that our analysis work is executed in all projects, both vehicle, operational, method and advanced engineering development on time with world class quality. We aim to achieve this through continuous improvement and competence development to ensure top level engagement from our employees. We contribute enthusiastically to the development of the world's safest cars.
Main responsibilities

* Keep up with latest literature, trends, and research conducted within the area integrated safety
* Create, maintain and lead close relationships with Universities, Research Institutions and suppliers that are prominent in this area
* Create, maintain and lead internal Volvo cars networks within Integrated Safety stakeholders
* Work operatively using CAE and test methods to lead analysis work and ensure project deliverables
* Mentor and teach other Volvo cars colleagues within the area of integrated safety
* Lead systems requirement development, specifically within HBM including tools and criteria
* AE project management and actively participate in the strategy process
* Lead national and international research projects
* Ensure that integrated safety development contributes significantly to Volvo cars business

Required qualifications

* Ph.D or Master's Degree
* 10 years of experience in the functional area
* Experience in all program phases from Pre-Program to launch incl. one major program or system equivalent
* Shown major contribution or lead in development of advanced technologies/ processes and transfer of technology
* Experience of external research, advanced engineering performed at academy, research institute or industry
* Experience as a representative in research boards and complex legal matters
* Comprehensive experience from and network within Authorities, Academy and Industry
* Recognized and shown technical expertise in the given area, including both narrow and broad focus
* Knowledge of applicable methods and interfacing subsystems, put into a Volvo cars context
* Demonstrated capability to handle competences covering several specialist areas
* Demonstrated competence which is unique on a national level
* Performed theoretical & practical work which significantly has improved the product in a way which would not have been possible without leading edge competence
* In-depth experience of the Volvo cars development process is meritorious
* Experience of Volvo cars CAE & crash analysis software tools, LS-Dyna, ANSA & MetaPost is an advantage
* Experience of both active & passive crash testing is meritorious

Personal qualities

* Communicative
* Customer focus
* Engaged
* Team player

About Volvo Car Group
The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. At Volvo Car Group, our vision is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired luxury car brand" by simplifying people's lives. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate. People that want to create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.
Contact
In this recruitment process we are collaborating with Randstad Sourceright. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Therese Selander by e-mail nadja.bergman@randstadsourceright.se note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted and that your application documents should be written in English.
Interviews will be held continuously. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later than October 11th, 2016.