VESC (Volvo Cars Engineering Student Concept) R&D

VESC (Volvo Cars Engineering Student Concept) - Research and Development

At Research & Development you will be a key contributor to the next generation outstanding luxury cars from Volvo. Together with other engineers around the world, you and your team will create innovative human-centric car technology that makes life less complicated and more enjoyable for people. Are you interested in design and connected car technology? Do you share our passion for people, the environment and our urge to create a superior driving experience? Research and Development is the place for you to prosper.
VESC aim to establish a good foundation for a long term relationship between Volvo Cars and students in various Master's Programmes. The concept will provide you as a student with a unique opportunity to experience and work in the very centre of the product development in the automotive industry.

Content
Summer job for 4-10 weeks throughout the summer period of 2017.
Thesis work during your Master's Programme.

In order to be eligible as a participant in the VESC programme you need to be in your first or second year of a 2-year Master's Programme. In addition, you need to be fluent in English.

We are looking for Master's Students studying in the following areas

* Applied Mechanics
* Automotive Engineering
* Product Development
* Interaction Design and Technologies
* Software Engineering
* Computer Systems and Networks
* Systems, Control and Mechatronics
* Communication Engineering
* Electric Power Engineering
* Embedded Electronic System Design
* Computer Science - algorithms, languages and logic
* Ergonomics

Your profile

* Ability to take initiative and work independently
* Cooperation and communication skills
* Positive and committed attitude
* Some positions will require a valid driver's license

About Volvo Car Group
The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. At Volvo Car Group our mission is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired premium car company and to make people's life less complicated". We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People that want to make a difference and create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.

Contact
In this recruitment process we are collaborating with Randstad Sourceright. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Stina Sörensen at stina.sorensen@randstadsourceright.se or Katinka Larssen at katinka.larssen@randstadsourceright.se.

Interviews will be held continuously. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later than February 19th 2017. In your cover letter you are welcome to motivate if there is a unit that you are more interested in or a specific topic that you have in mind for your thesis work.

All positions will be placed with start in June 2017. You will receive feedback regarding your status in the process in May 2017.