Verification Leader, Battery Pack

Scania is now undergoing a transformation from being a supplier of trucks, buses and engines to a supplier of complete and sustainable transport solutions.

 

Do you want to join and drive the shift to a sustainable transport system?

Electrification is in an exciting and challenging phase where the demand for electrified vehicles increases rapidly. Scania’s aim is clear. We will continue to be the premium brand and will be offering the best electrified vehicles to the market. We are now looking for a someone who enjoys working with people as well as technology to strengthen our growing battery testing team.

About

The battery is the core component of an electrified vehicle, it must give the premium properties that our customers have the right to expect from a Scania. Our team, Battery pack and vehicle testing, is responsible for testing the energy storage on the scale from complete packs to full vehicle. We plan and execute tests and analyze results in order to ensure that the batteries fulfill the requirements we need to achieve to continue be a leader within commercial vehicles. The majority of the testing is performed in-house in our new state-of-the-art battery lab.

Your profile

We are looking for a driven people person with great interest in technology and with strong communication skills. You enjoy having many interactions with colleagues throughout the day and building a large network within battery development. You do not have to be an expert in battery technology: as long as you have a good foundation and the right interest, you will learn quickly.


• Strong drive reach our goals, well structured
• Communicative, good ability to take in and relay complex information without losing important details
• Clever and analytical, good ability to understand the underlying technology
• MSc or BSc within vehicle, mechanical or electrical engineering or other relevant discipline
• Good knowledge of English is a requirement, Swedish is highly meriting

Your tasks

As one of three verification leaders in the pack team, your responsibility is to create and manage the overall verification and validation plan for our next generation battery packs. You will communicate with many different groups within electrification to understand their testing needs and compile these into a master plan. You need to realize synergies between the different tests as well as identify and navigate bottlenecks and resource conflicts. Together with the test engineers you will plan and prepare for the tests and finally hand over to the test engineers for execution. You also procure testing from other external labs when necessary.

We work actively with improving our methods on a continuous basis and have a culture that welcomes new ideas and approaches!

We offer 

At Scania you have the possibility to develop personally and professionally. Our corporate culture is characterized by openness, diversity and respect for the individual. In addition to a wide range of career and development opportunities, we can offer Scania employees other benefits, such as car leasing, flexible working hours, a company training facility, performance bonuses, a pension program, lunch at reduced prices and much more. If you live in Stockholm, we offer a direct bus service between Stockholm and the office in Södertälje, the Scania Jobexpress.

For further information, please contact

Fredrik Königsson, PhD, Head of Battery Pack and Vehicle Testing, fredrik.konigsson@scania.com

We look forward to receiving your application including a CV, cover letter and copies of any degrees and certificates. Selections will be done on an ongoing basis.

 

A background check might be conducted for this position. 

 


Scania is a world-leading provider of transport solutions. Together with our partners and customers we are driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system. In 2020, we delivered 66,900 trucks, 5,200 buses as well as 11,000 industrial and marine power systems to our customers. Net sales totalled to over SEK 125 billion, of which over 20 percent were services-related. Founded in 1891, Scania now operates in more than 100 countries and employs some 50,000 people. Research and development are mainly concentrated in Sweden. Production takes place in Europe and Latin America with regional product centres in Africa, Asia and Eurasia. Scania is part of TRATON GROUP. For more information visit: www.scania.com.