The Chassis Structure & Transport Adaptation Team at Volvo Group Trucks Technology is looking for a Design Engineer to be one of the technical leaders of the Transport Adaptation team! Do you want to be this leader and part of an innovative team and work together towards a clean and safe future?
The Chassis Development department has the mission to maintain and develop the premium Volvo trucks FH/FM/FMX models and drive Platforms solutions and common parts with Renault Trucks. We take full product ownership of complete chassis and work as “front face” towards the Volvo Brand. We drive the deliveries by close cooperation with technology streams and utilizing global architecture, components, and interfaces to secure that common solutions can be used for other brands and models within the Volvo group.
We are reinforcing product ownership and introducing new ways of working and high agile pace in delivering product improvements, while working to create and maintain a culture of passion and trust, where we work together and support each other in our daily tasks and to manage a lot of exiting product changes and introductions including the brand-new set of Zero emission Vehicles.
The electrification of the transportation sector is creating incredible new challenges and you can be a part of the team that will drive the product development within the chassis team.
This is us, your new colleagues:The Chassis Structure and Transport Adaptation team is growing. We will soon be 14 engineers from 3 different countries working together with a truly global team involving professionals in India, Brazil, France, USA, and Sweden.
Your mission:In this position you will be one of the technical leaders of the development of Transport Adaptation area that consists of the primary areas; Fifth wheel and coupling including installation, Body Builder Interface, Rear underrun protection, rear light installation. Part of the technical leadership will be to drive Advanced Engineering, technical road maps and adapt the Transport Adaptation strategies to vehicle strategies. Be a key person within the global Transport Adaptation network. Take responsibility for the team deliveries towards product changes and be a mentor/coach for other team members.
Who we believe you are:We are looking for a person with a positive attitude and ability to interact, network and cooperate effectively. In addition, someone who has a drive to draw conclusions, can judge feasibility of technical solutions, deliver results and who is interested in improving work methods will be greatly appreciated in our team and organization. We also believe it is important that you have good communication skills and can lead a cross-functional team and put-up technical strategies.
To succeed in this role, we believe you have experience of cross-functional operations and knowledge of heavy-duty vehicles. We also believe you understand the component development process. Experience with project management as team member is also valuable and knowledge of product documentation: Legal documentation, Requirements, Product and Process Documentation, etc.
We also see that you have:- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering or similar technical education.
- 5+ years within the development of Automotive, preferable Truck business
- Fluent in English, written and spoken.
- Good Knowledge of sheet metal design and casted components
- Knowledge of certified and supplier developed components is a plus
- Proficiency in FMEA, APQP, generative design and Root Cause Analysis.
- Experience as Project Manager is a plus.
If you also have experience from Volvo Group Trucks Technology Organization that is considered a merit. We also consider it a merit if you have knowledge in systems and tools such as KOLA, EDB, PDMLink, Creo, PIL, Protom, Knox, Argus, Tech tool, JIRA.
All that we have just listed as who we believe you are, is our dream candidate in a perfect world. We understand that you might not match all qualifications to 100% yet. Most importantly, we will value your personal skills, your positivity, proactivity and flexibility, customer focus, team player ability and communication skills.
Curious and have some questions? Send a mail!Matilda Johansson – Group Manager Chassis Structure & Transport Adaptation
Matilda.johansson@volvo.com
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