Design Engineer i Göteborg

Innovation starts with being curious.

At Volvo Cars, we believe that being curious and truly committed to understanding people is the key to future success. We are people who care about other people, working together to create new technologies and innovations for safe, sustainable and convenient mobility. Want to join us?

What’s in it for you?

We are in a paradigm shift when it comes to the automotive industry. Self-driving vehicles is the next important step in Volvo Car Group’s development of the world’s safest cars. To be able to succeed Volvo Cars’ vision that nobody should be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo car, the Autonomous Driving area is an integral part of development within Active Safety. 

The Product stream Active Safety and Autonomous Drive is responsible for both research/advanced engineering and industrialisation including implementation, verification and validation of current and future customer offers. You will work in a team of skilled engineers that design the software platform to enable function development for self-driving cars. The development work is done in close collaboration with both internal and external partners.

What you will do

As Design Engineer in software development you will be a part of the agile team that is leading the technical development of the next generation software platform systems. You will work with a broad variety of tasks that encompasses leading development of software components that fulfils the requirements from technical, time and cost perspectives and synchronize planning with both internal and external software component suppliers. Releasing software and supporting documentation meeting our vehicle program plan and manageing technical design reviews, both internal reviews and supplier reviews are also part of the role. 

You and your skills

You have an Academic degree within product development and experience from software project management and structured work in a structured development process. You are comfortable in managing suppliers in an international environment and you have excellent English skills, both verbally and in writing. You are a self-motivated and team-oriented person with a technical mindset and well acquainted with agile methods. You possess an energetic approach to continuously learn and innovate. And you see a challenge in using your problem-solving skills in this dynamic environment.

How to learn more and apply

For questions about the position, please contact hiring manager, Lena Eliasson at . For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Kristin Lövgren at . Please note that applications via email will not be approved.

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 2020-03-05.

Who are we?

Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them. 

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.