Senior CAE Analyst

Let's create the future together.

At Volvo Cars, we believe that being curious and truly committed to understanding people is the key to future success. We are people who care about other people, working together to create new technologies and innovations for safe, sustainable and convenient mobility. Want to join us?

What do we offer?

The Body Structure Dynamics team is a part of Driving Experience within Engineering at Volvo Cars Headquarters in Gothenburg. Driving Experience supports the strategic direction of “Freedom to move in a Personal, Sustainable & Safe way”. We organize competence in dynamic attributes such as vehicle dynamics, brake attributes, performance & drivability, road noise, wind noise, solidity, operational sound quality, audio & ANC performance, interactive sound design and trimmed body acoustics & dynamics. In close collaboration with the design and release of ARTs, we take responsibility for a personal experience for our end users.

What you’ll do

We are now expanding our team with one Senior CAE Analysis Engineer and YOU will be part of our team to strengthen the deliverables and development of the next generation of body structures. You will work cross-functionally with both driving dynamics and Noise, Vibration & Harshness (NVH) but with a focus towards optimization of the body structure to improve the attributes of NVH and driving dynamics.

You will perform CAE concept studies of static and dynamic body stiffness and its influence on NVH, propose improvements and drive necessary change together with involved design areas.

You will be participating in car program teams, setting the requirements at a systems level, communicating test results, and guiding the design work from an NVH and vehicle dynamics perspective. You will drive and take the lead in different work tasks, participate in the development of new methods and guidelines, and well as in the implementation of new software/hardware.

Do you fit the profile?

We believe that the required skills and experience to fulfil the role are:

- M.Sc. in mechanical engineering, technical acoustics, engineering physics or similar

- 8 years of experience in structural design for dynamics and acoustics

- Qualified in structural dynamics is required

- Knowledge of vehicle dynamics is a plus

- Knowledge of Nastran, ANSA and MATLAB

- Understand the value of combining test and CAE methods

- Ability to transfer knowledge

- A driving license is a plus

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.