Design Engineer

Company description:

Who are we?Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent. We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

Job description: Let's introduce ourselves

Our Department, Seats, develops and delivers leading safe Seating experience.  Our purpose is to provide the best personal, sustainable and safe seating experience. 

What you'll do

We are now looking for an engineer with product development experience in the automotive industry, AUTOSAR knowledge or SW development expertise. We are looking for an individual who has strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills. You are someone who can manage tasks independently and drive issues with energy and manage cross functional contacts. You will be a member in one of our teams which consist of both System designers and testers. As a System designer your main responsibilities will be development of ECU SW and to lead and plan the work needed, as well as to report to management. Cooperation with other Engineering Departments/ARTs, Procurement, Production, testing facilities etc. is a part of your daily work.Different technical solutions are to be evaluated to secure that the vehicles meet our high safety standards. SW development and coding skills are fundamental knowledge, and you are also expected to contribute to our new architectural SW development for our ART Protective Safety in general.Your main responsibility 

• Define vehicle level system design requirements towards different components which includes electrical requirements or software requirements.
• Collaborate with Functional Safety (ISO26262) & Cyber Security engineers and legal analysts to define specifications towards internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Actively participate in joint reviews for Software, System Safety & Cyber Security according to the project plan.
• Define network signal interfaces for communication between ECUs.
• Support the test engineers in defining system level test cases and support in test/Verification activities.
• Define diagnostics strategy based on the overall system design.

 

Profile description: What you'll bring

You are a technically oriented person with an interest in development and automotive. You enjoy being part of a team, you thrive in working in a collaborative environment and building networks across the organization and you are a self-motivated person who wants to see results in your own work as well as the teams’.Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering/Electronics Engineering/Embedded Systems/Mechatronics or equivalent
• Knowledge of Networking protocols such as CAN or LIN or FlexRay etc
• Familiar with requirement Engineering
• Overall knowledge of embedded electronic systems.
• Minimum five years’ experience in the Design, Development and Validation of automotive electrical/electronic components.
• Automotive ECU technical knowledge and previous experience in component ownership or software module ownership or AUTOSAR BSW module configuration expertise etc.
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken)

Good to have:

• Working knowledge of programming in Embedded C or similar language
• Knowledge in electrical components such as DC Motors, Actuators, Sensors (Hall Sensors, Temperature Sensors), circuit design and electrical schematics.

Do you fit the profile?

• You have a positive mindset.
• You are a true team player.
• Ability to independently develop, plan, conduct and follow up work towards objectives.
• Dedication for technique, analysis, our products, and customers.
• Good communication and cooperation skills are crucial to succeed.
• We also see that you are curious and continuously searching for new knowledge.