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It's not about technology. It's about life.

At Volvo Cars, we’re on a mission to make people’s lives less complicated. We never start with technology and try to squeeze people in around it – we always design our cars around people, and we innovate to provide safe, sustainable and convenient mobility. Want to join us?

At Connected Experience you will be a key contributor to the next generation Volvo premium cars. Together with other engineers around the world, you and your team will create innovative connected car technology that makes life less complicated and more enjoyable for people. Our daily work includes transforming ideas into innovations in order to meet the high standards of future vehicles

The wireless hardware team develops products within number of different radio frequency technology areas like 3G/4G/5G communication, V2X, telematics and NFC and UWB/BLE. All wireless technology needed to create an always connected experience. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Connectivity Hardware Engineer with knowledge as group design leader (GDL) with main responsibility to develop hardware for integrated connectivity modules. As a connectivity Hardware Engineer, you will be responsible for Electric hardware ECU development for next-generation connectivity ECUs and wireless keys.

You will be part of a cross functional agile team; including Product Owner, Scrum Master, Electronics Engineers and hardware leaders. You will be responsible for securing quality of the products by developing design reviews, support quality & certification continuous development, discuss with experts and other engineers, review test plans, judge test results, work with design pre-requisites / design specifications and follow up with manufacturing partners.

Deep dives into the electronic and mechanical aspects of the hardware are also part of the assignment. You will work closely with design & manufacturing partners and be part of an international team to secure development of Connectivity hardware and wireless keys. You will lead hardware development and secure base concept requirements as well as coordinate with development partners, in-house development and validation activities.

You are a person that believes in genuine collaboration with a genuine interest in technology. Curios mind together with understanding from product development and preferrable experience from automotive industry. We believe that a great personality shows respect of others and at the same time can challenge and express your opinion with clarity. You can work alone and take required actions on own initiative. You are a motivated person with an organizational and solution-based mindset. Your technical competence and ability to collaborate to coordinate complex situations will bring out great decisions and technical solutions.

University degree in embedded electronics hardware or electronics hardware design or have gained equivalent skills from experience of working within these areas

Experience of FMEA, DV/PV test, ISO-TS

Travel may be required in this position ~10%

For questions about the position, please contact hiring manager Gustaf Nordström at 073-8629135. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact recruiter, Katarina Wanderydz at katarina.wanderydz@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.