Function Design Engineer - Longitudinal Vehicle Control i Göteborg

Want to join us on our exciting journey?

Volvo Cars is on an exciting journey, redefining the automotive experience by innovating to make people’s lives less complicated. We offer you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to make an impact in a company with unique opportunities to grow and make a true difference.

You want to make a difference. So do we.

Volvo Cars is on an exciting journey, redefining the automotive experience by innovating to make people’s lives less complicated. At Longitudinal Vehicle Control we deliver features and innovations to enable the next generations of electric propulsion, self-driving vehicles and active safety technology. Vehicle Motion Controls aim is to control the vehicle in all six degrees of freedom by input from several sensor to control several actuators as propulsion, and chassis features. We offer you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to make an impact in a company with unique opportunities to grow and make a true difference.

What’s in it for you?

As Function Design Engineer you will be part of a highly skilled team who develop and implement Function Design concept and requirement for Longitudinal Vehicle Control and Stand Still/Vehicle Hold. The Request are coming from driver in manual drive mode and automatic drive as ACC, Pilot Assist, AD, park assist and other active safety functions. For these functions the team need to balance customer experience as comfort, driveability, performance feel, excellent driver interface, safety and energy optimization.

What you’ll do

We are working with a variety of different areas and tasks such as functional, system safety concepts, architecture, and requirement towards ECUs, sensors and actuators. You will work closely to SW developer and vehicle and sub system test engineers, thus get a very good understanding of the complete vehicle system.

Your role and initial tasks will be based upon the competence and experience that you bring into the team.

Do you fit the profile?

You have experience with dynamic control algorithm systems e.g and a champion with Matlab/Simulink. Its also important that you have a holistic view and great systems thinking.

• Experience from electrical propulsion and/or vehicle dynamics it is considered an asset. Experience of ISO26262 is also considered an asset.
• You have more than 3 years of work experience in the relevant field and at least a Master’s degree in engineering.
• You need to be good to communicate fluently in English (speech and writing).
• You need to have a driving license (level B).

Who are you?

You are a technical-minded team player with the ability to work with different cultures. You have a strong analytical capability, is structured and organized in daily work, business and performance driven with a solution focused mindset.

We seek those that are open minded and have a good ability to cooperate, which is essential given the fact that you need to manage a broad network both internally and externally. You are a good communicator with ability to cope with many topics in parallel.

How to learn more and apply

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior recruiter Carita Eriksson at carita.eriksson@volvocars.com. 

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.

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