Group Design Leader - Vehicle Platform

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At Volvo Cars, we’re on an exciting journey to shape the future of mobility. We’re building direct relationships with customers, and aim to be a leader in new technology. It’s so exciting – we’re well on our way on our journey towards full electrification. Join us and become a part of our vision for the future – a future that's both exciting and a catalyst for positive change.

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The Painted Body department within Vehicle Platform is responsible for the development of body structures and surface treatment systems for all Volvo cars. Development work is mainly conducted within the department (built-to-print) and in close corporation with Manufacturing, Design, suppliers, and external partners.

Painted Body need talented people on board. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate and make things happen. This may be an excellent opportunity for you to take on a new challenge!

What you’ll do
 

As a Group Design Leader (GDL) you will join the Front Lower Structure group at Painted Body and will have the engineering responsibility for the Front Lower Structure area, which means you will be responsible for leading and executing the design, development and launch of the Front Lower Structure area across R&D, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Stamping, Suppliers, Customer Service. The above design shall fulfil technical requirements, cost targets and timeplan, in accordance with the project management.
 

Most desired candidates are coming with CAD background and possessing experience and knowledge in body structure and body joining techniques. Main responsibilities and tasks will be:
 

• leading the cross functional collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to achieve project deliveries and to secure alignment for technical, financial and time plans;
• creating the technical logical plan to secure that milestones and gate deliveries are fulfilled ;
• focusing on continuous optimization of design of relevant area and improvement to balance cost, weight, performances (Crash, NVH, Strength/Durability, Solidity and Tightness), quality and process demands;
• reporting status, forecasts and risks related to the team deliveries to the relevant fora;
• cascading projects information and requests to the team, ensuring that pre-requisites are clear;
• ensuring that the team deliveries are quality assured by using relevant processes and tools (included but not limited to e.g., TCE, CADBOM, VPC, TCPLM, PCT);
• being responsible for correct status in all the Mechanical Integration phases and for correct material status, at the right cost, at the right time for pilot builds and production builds;
• initiating, communicating and assuring that corrective actions are carried out when issues occur.

Required qualifications
 

• High skill level in Catia V5 & Teamcenter required 
• Knowledge of Sheet Metal and/or Surface Products design. Knowledge of body relevant joining techniques.
• Ability to analyse information and propose solutions and to determine if the design proposals are feasible 
• Fully knowledgeable and able to work independently in Volvo Product Development Processes, Systems and Tools and according to Volvo way of working 
• Fully capable of securing data in all relevant systems (included, but not limited to TCE/CADBOM/VPC/KDP) 
• Ability to communicate and implement innovative ideas 
• Able to create schedules, identify and communicate risks to stakeholders, define risk mitigation strategies, and facilitate appropriate engineering solutions
• Fluent in written and spoken English  

The above skills will make you a very good candidate, for being a great one you will need to be a colleague that empowers others and bring energy; that has the capacity to actively listening the other team members; that is able of building good relationships and of growing a network of helpful colleagues; that acts in a proactive, positive and ethical attitude in all the situations.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

Please submit your application through our career page. Due to GDPR regulations, we’re unable to store or consider applications from other platforms. Make sure to submit your application in English.

Once your application is successfully submitted, you’ll receive a confirmation email. We’re excited to get to know you! 

Volvo Cars – driving change together

Volvo Cars’ success is the result of a collaborative, diverse and inclusive working environment. Today, we’re one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with around 43,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your skills and aspirations, so you can reach your fullest potential.
 
And it’s so exciting – we’re well on our way on our journey towards full electrification. We have five fully electric cars already on the market, and five more on the way. Our fully-electric and plug-in hybrid cars combined make up almost 50 per cent of our sales. So come and join us in shaping the future of mobility. There’s never been a more rewarding time to play your part in our inspiring and creative teams!
 

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