Software Function Developer - Electric Drive i Göteborg

Software development that makes a difference

At Volvo Cars, we are making bold digital visions come true. We aim to lead in the automotive world by creating a digital ecosystem built around making our customers' lives less complicated. Now we are looking for curious, creative people who want to change the world through innovative thinking.

The Electric Drive Software department at Volvo Cars is proud of being one of the most successful players within SW development for Electric Vehicles. We are responsible for delivering system solution and SW functionality for the Inverters in our electrified vehicles. Our vision is to deliver the best and most innovated functions to the market and continuously evolve our Software platform.

About you

Let me ask a question before you continue reading.

What makes you go up in the morning and go to work or boot up your laptop if you work from home?

Is it the joy of meeting your colleagues and the fun interactions with them, is it to work with exciting technical challenges, is to feel that you brought value to the world thru your work, is to be proud of working for a successful and amazing company or would you like to be able to point on Volvo and say to your neighbour “I make that car move forward”?

If you feel that any of these reasons applies to you, then I want you to reach out and apply to ED Inverter Controls and be part of the Electric Drives family. We want people that feel passionate and have interest to work together with others create values for yourself and others.

What you will do

You will work with model-based development, mainly with Simulink but also using Python and will part of either the Operation Mode team or Protection team as a SW Function Developer. You will develop in-house SW for inverter control system connected to the team´s sub-functions.

You will be working together with your team members to take initial concepts thru design and implementation phase into test and verification phase to assure that the customer gets as much value as possible from it. You will be working in virtual and physical environments to secure the product.

You and your skills

• Electronics, or similar education connected to our area.
• 2 to 6 years of relevant job experience from one or more of:
  • Model based SW development (MATLAB/Simulink)
  • System knowledge in automotive domain particularly electric propulsion.
  • Control’s knowledge. Predictive controls would be an added benefit.
  • Creating temp estimation algorithms for Electric machines and Inverters or other HWs.
  • Complete system verification preferably in different environments (HIL, rigs etc.)  
  • Basic inverter HW knowledge.
  • Basic understanding of functional safety.
  • Basics of autosar and SW integration process.
• Driver’s license

How to learn more and apply

For questions about the position please contact Hiring manager, Andreas Andersson at . For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior recruiter, Kristin Lövgren at . Please note that we will not handle applications via mail. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later than 2022-02-08.

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.