Technical Expert in Human Performance and Experience in AD and ADAS i Göteborg

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What's in it for you?
Volvo Cars is on an ambitious journey to re-define the experience related to car usage and ownership. Combining technologies and innovative services, we are committed to offering the most personal, safe, and sustainable solutions in mobility. 
At our department of Autonomous Drive (AD) and Active Safety Functions we design, integrate, and verify the complete vehicle solution for autonomous cars and active safety functions. We collaborate with some of the most innovative industry partners to reach our future visions of safety, convenience, and mobility. 
AD has the potential to fundamentally change how cars are used and will have a strong impact on society. As a member of the AD Function teams, you will take part in this journey and how we will show that we are the leaders in safe, customer valued and purposeful functions for AD. The responsibility, communal with the team, is to:
… “develop and launch human-centric, safe, and robust AD to customers”

The Autonomous Drive Solution is responsible for the design, development, verification & validation and maintenance of Autonomous Drive functions, Driver Support and Collision Avoidance. The scope of these functions covers the full range of daily driving tasks, from low-speed parking maneuvers to high-speed highway driving

The technical specialist in human performance and experience AD/ADAS shall provide insights into human behaviour to address and reduce opportunities for human error in using our functions supporting Volvo Cars taking leadership in human behaviour safety. This includes shaping and guiding the development of relevant state-of-the art methods in collaboration with academia and participating in research consortiums to understand how our decisions impact the consumer experience and technology evaluation in the future. Success within the area is achieved through long-term internal cross-functional collaboration and external cooperation with academia and other industrial partners and suppliers.

The role is also responsible for generating knowledge and expertise backed by customer and field data to support function development, standardization activities (ISO, SAE (Society of Automotive Engineering)), regulatory frameworks and rating activities that impact customer interaction with our functions. This shall be achieved through human-centric formative evaluations carried out continuously during each step of the development process to realize correctly dimensioned technical solutions and ensure fulfillment of attributes related to a personal and safe user experience. 

The human performance and experience AD/ADAS specialist also has a responsibility to bring external knowledge and resources to Safe Vehicle Automation within the human performance and behavior area and to disseminate this knowledge to stakeholders in the company as well as relevant academic and media outlets
 

What you will do

•    Contribute to the strategic planning and execution to support the Personal and Zero Collisions strategic product areas at VCC (Volvo Car Corporation). 
•    Contribute to the technical strategy that describes how today’s vehicles will evolve using Autonomous Driving and Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems technology towards the visionary crash-free vehicle of the future.
•    Actively drive the communication with the specialist area and be an advocate for Human performance in AD and Assisted driving 
•    Actively co-operate with other experts’ cross function to ensure that we identify and remove roadblocks 
•    Maintain personal expertise in the area and follow the research frontier covering competitors, suppliers, academics, etc.
•    Identify, initiate, and drive relevant internal and external research projects to secure technology and methods readiness in close collaboration with chosen academia, consortiums, striving to make Volvo Cars a natural industrial speaking partner.
•    Supervise and support PhD students and advanced engineering projects. 
•    Closely collaborate with Volvo Cars Open Innovation Arena to continuously evaluate novel technologies, support startups and innovation activities related to Human behavior, Safety and Personal user experience.

•    Support the discussions with authorities and institutes, e.g. in legal matters, function rating and certification.
•    Be recognized as the go to person both internally and externally within the specialist area 
•    Proactively participate in seminars, conferences, and conventions
•    Publish relevant findings in scientific journals and other appropriate media.

Who are you?

•    Recognized leadership and technical expertise in the Autonomous Driving area pertaining to Human performance.
•    Ability to see the big picture, constantly imagines future scenarios, and can apply strategies to accelerate the organization toward its strategic goals.
•    Language proficiency – fluent in English both written and verbally. 
•    Leading and performing advanced research in Human factors or Human performance related to Automated and assisted driving
•    Working with regulatory matters impacting Human performance and product designs
•    In- depth technical knowledge of Active Safety and Autonomous Driving functions. 
•    Documented publication record in relevant technical area (paper, patents, reports etc.).
•    High exposure as presenter of own area of expertise as invited speaker or for media
•    Comprehensive experience in research (focused on requirement/methods, concept development, engineering and analysis, verification & validation methods, strategic development) and from collaborations with authorities and the automotive industry.
•    Extensive experience working with innovation and where uncertainty is an unavoidable factor. 
•    Extensive experience in development of safety critical designs.
•    Documented Patents / Inventions. 
•    High exposure in guiding and sharing knowledge as teacher, coach, or a mentor

Educational requirement: 
•    PhD degree or equivalent.

 

How to learn more and apply
For questions about the position please contact hiring manager, Behnam Safakhah at behnam.safakhah@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact recruiter Abhay Das at abhay.krishna.das@volvocars.com. We want your application at the latest February 28 2022. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted.

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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.