Electric Drive Inverter Controls System & Safety Lead

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.

Pure Electric & Hybrid vehicles are the future and this position gives a great possibility to contribute and gain experience within the area of future automotive applications.

What we offer?

The ART Electric Drive SW (ART EDSW) at Volvo Cars is part of Propulsion Controls and Calibration. We are responsible for delivering system solution and SW functionality for the Inverters in our electric vehicles. Our vision is to deliver the best functionality in the market and continuously evolve our development platform. The group consist of 14 enthusiastic people with a mix of gender, ages and nationalities. High focus on collaboration and communication within the group and it is good cohesion between the group members. New members of our team always get warm welcome, support and acceptance.

We truly believe in people and that everyone possesses unique strengths. We offer the possibility to grow and develop within an area that offer a very exciting future and you will have long term development opportunities in a continuously growing field, where you have a direct influence on customer satisfaction.

What you will do?

Within the ART this position is placed in a Scrum team called “ED System & Safety”. You will be one of the key stakeholders who takes part in concept evaluation, writing system & SW design requirements and validation of those requirements at final stage of the product.

You will work as developer in the team, understanding the big picture of Electric Drive (or Inverter) controls and breaking down the concepts to implementable and testable requirements. You will, along with the team, receive safety goals and need to perform safety evaluations and as an output define safety requirements with ASIL integrity within the subsystem. You will make safety verification and system validation on the vehicle level. You will be part of the safety process and work together with System Safety Manager and external interfaces to secure the process according to ISO 26262.

You and your skills

You have a University degree within engineering area and have experience with strong experience in system engineering and requirement writing. You have previous experience and knowledge in the area of ISO 26262.
It would be appreciated if you have knowledge in any sort of electrical power system and have a genuine interest in working with future electrical vehicles.

We are looking for a new colleague with the personality that could take next step in career as a leader by being a developer in the team as a start, but have high ambition to grow and develop within the company. As a person you are open minded, strategical and good decision maker.  You are also structured, data driven and have good documentation skills. You are great with verbal, written and visual communication skills in English and have a Driving license “B”, valid in Sweden.

How to learn more?

If you have any additional questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact hiring manager, Ajay Kumar Reddy Neelakantam, +46 31 59 00 00, regarding recruitment process please contact recruiter, Martina Damis, +46 72 888 98 79. Your application should include CV and Cover letter where you motivate your interest for the position. Please submit your application in English.

Note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted and interviews will be held continuously. To apply, register your profile and attach your application documents via our Career page as soon as possible, but no later than 1st of April, 2020.