Electric Vehicle Tester

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.

What we offer?

Volvo Cars is on an ambitious journey to deliver at least 50% electric vehicles by 2025. We’re committed to giving the customers the best electric vehicles experience. For this, we need team members who think about technology and opportunities in new ways. We now offer a position as a Test engineer working within a team in the high voltage traction battery ART.

What’s in it for you?

If you are the right person for this job, you will play a key role in the company’s development of high voltage battery systems. You will be part of a team striving for development, and personally be a part of shaping the future of both fully electric and hybrid electric vehicles. You will work in an environment with an open climate where your urge to invent new ways to solve the problems in the best way, will be promoted. Together with an agile team you will explore and participate in development of the cutting edge technology the automotive industry has to offer.  

What you’ll do?

You will be part of a Software team in the Traction Battery ART and take on the responsibility for the verification and validation of the team’s deliveries. The main testing responsibilities will be on software (SWRS) and diagnostic level. You will be involved in all testing needs the team has, such as exploratory testing and also calibration of the functions. Your will have full control of the process from reviewing the input, creating and perform the test and taking care of the results. In your role you might also have the contact with external suppliers.

We work in a highly specialized test environments such as Hardware-in-the-Loop simulators, prototype vehicles and specialized tools to test the systems. You will have the opportunity to participate in creating automated test cases both for the Hardware-in-the-loop and Model-in-the-loop environment. You will perform testing in our laboratories, as well as on the road and on expeditions, hence business traveling is something you can expect as an add-on to your daily work.

You and your skills

Do you like working with high technology and have an eye for finding and preventing quality issues reaching the customer? Then this is a role for you to prosper.
We think our candidate has a following profile: Bachelor degree in Electronics, Mechatronics, Computer Science or equivalent competence, relevant job experience and having structured way of working with good documentation skills. You have a driving license B, valid in Sweden and you are fluent in English, both verbal and written.

You have the ability both to be a team player and to work individually. We find it meritorious if you have previous knowledge of automotive diagnostic systems and/or the tools we are using (i.e. INCA, Canalyzer and DSA).

How to learn more and apply

For questions about the position, please contact Group Manager Martin Hadartz at martin.hadartz@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Martina Damis, +46 72 888 98 79. We want your application at the latest 29 February, 2020. Please submit your CV and Cover letter, written in English, via our system and note that applications via email will not be accepted.

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