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Senior Hardware Engineer at Volvo Cars

Can you engineer a brighter tomorrow?


It’s crystal clear: the actions we take in the next few years will significantly impact our future. At Volvo Cars, we embrace change. We’re committed to transforming the automotive industry and leading in electrification. For this, we’re seeking out more creative minds to shape that future. Don’t miss this opportunity to create your tomorrow.

 

Let's introduce ourselves

Our Power Electronics department is a pioneering business unit within Volvo Cars, responsible for designing & developing innovative products such as traction inverters, on-board chargers & DC/DC converters. We are constantly working to improve our power electronics products in terms of efficiency, power density, weight and cost with enhanced quality from one generation to the next. 

What you'll do

In this role as a Senior Hardware Engineer, you will be part of our ACDC / DCDC HW team focusing mainly on the development of AC/DC converters (known as onboard charger) together with development suppliers (tier1).
  
•    Securing requirements, technical regulations and compliance agreements with development suppliers
•    Take lead in supplier management in terms of technical design reviews
•    Your tasks will also include Cost engineering, benchmarking and reporting status/progress together with Quality Assurance disciplines such as FMEAs.
•    A close co-operation within the team and across Propulsion & Energy is crucial, to enable the future implementation of the most desirable solutions. 
 
 

What you'll bring

To be successful in this role we believe you have background/ experience from:
 
•    University degree within electrical engineering or equivalent working experience
•    You have over 6 years of experience in product development and a good understanding of development phases from initial concept to final delivery.
•    Strong first principles design approach in power electronics domain 
•    Working with DC/DC, AC/DC or DC/AC converters
•    EMC related knowledge
•    Knowledge in the areas of EMI filters, PFC & DCDC stage
•    Working with cross functional teams 
 
 


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. Applications are open until 5th of January 2024. 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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Gothenburg, SE, 40531

Job requisition ID:  75214

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