Test Engineer - Strength & Test Lab

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.

About us
We are looking for two new Test Engineer’s for our Strength test lab at Volvo Cars in Gothenburg.
Strength test Lab is responsible delivering quality measurement data and test setups for development and verification of our future products.
We are responsible for maintaining and investing in advanced test equipment, data acquisition systems and measurements devices that enables us to perform a broad range of testing in different climates.

What you’ll do 
As a Test Engineer your main responsibilities are testing components, systems, and complete vehicle, interior and exterior, deliver quality assured test data, photos, and test reports to internal and external customers.
You will use a variety of software’s for example Codesys, CANoe, Dewesoft, for controlling pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric actuators to design, build and run test rigs together with a test technician.

You will work very closely with test technician and other engineers within different disciplines, such as analysis, CAE, and design. You are responsible for acting as the main link between the customer and the test team. This includes scheduling and hold pre-test meetings with the customer and test team.

You and your skills
We believe you have a BSc or MSc within Mechanical, Mechatronic or Electric Engineering degree in measurement techniques, data collection and signal analysis or previous testing experience, knowledge of measurement technology and data acquisition systems is meritorious.

You will work with testing of mechatronic components, which means you need to simulate CAN communication to replace the car ECU’s, use measurement systems and excite loads on test objects with cylinders/actuators. Therefore, it is advantageous if you have knowledge in tools from Vector, Dewesoft, MTS, dSPACE, Festo and know Matlab for analyzes and method development.

You are fluent in Swedish and English both written and spoken and you hold a valid European driver’s license (B).

On a personal level you are creative, curious, and like to solve problems. You also need to work in a very structured and accurate way and have an analytical ability. 
You also need to be flexible and can handle multiple parallel tasks at the same time.

At Volvo Cars we focus on four main behaviors, drive results, collaboration, build trust, and self-development.

Like to know more?  
For questions regarding the position please contact Hiring Manager Emma Mårtensson at, emma.martensson@volvocars.com
For questions regarding the recruitment process please contact Senior Recruiter Kristin Lövgren at Kristin.lovgren@volvocars.com.
You are welcome to register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below, please note that due to GDPR we can’t handle applications via email. We welcome your application before October 9th.