Test Facility Engineer - Battery Lab

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A job with meaning is more than a job. Creating the kind of positive change, we’re planning will need the skills of the world’s most talented people. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to affect your future and that of millions of others in ways you may never have thought possible. Curious? We hope so.

What you’ll do

At Volvo Cars, we have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer experience, and we’re developing new technologies to lead in safety, autonomous driving and electrification. If you want to grow together with talented people creating a new automotive future, we have a job for you.

Propulsion & Climate Labs is Volvo Cars’ Centre for testing of propulsion systems, in complete vehicle as well as in component form. We operate and develop propulsion test facilities for vehicles, drivelines, electric motors, inverters, batteries, transmissions, as well as aerodynamic and climatic testing. Our work includes hardware- and software preparation of testing, test execution and processing of measurement data. We also develop and build new test facilities.

To meet the future, we need to invest in state-of-the-art test environments and continuously develop our test methods to ensure that we test and verify next generation cars in an efficient and correct manner. Do you want to contribute to making our test environment the best in the business? Then the role as Test Facility Engineer at Battery Lab is for you!

You will be responsible for the systemization of the complete test environment for both HW and SW testing of batteries at Battery Lab. You will work with method development, develop the lab for future needs and leading concept work during early phases. Together with the Battery lab teams and the developing organizations understand the requirement of the testbeds, both when it comes to data collection, accuracy needed for different test methods, capability, and legal requirement of today and for the future. Your target will be to make sure we build the right environment with the right capabilities to fulfill verification needs. You will also need to consider extending capabilities of existing test environments and how to fit new environments into an existing software infrastructure.

What you‘ll bring

We see that you have a M.Sc. or B.Sc in Electrical Engineering, or another related field. You have experience within validation and verification methods and knowledge in Physical Measurement techniques of batteries. You are familiar with Test Automation system - both HW and SW is meritorious. Experience from building up lab environment would be highly valued.

Personality & Potential are Key

You are comfortable making your own decisions and appreciate the freedom to take required actions on own initiative. You have a good portion of high-level thinking as well as hands-on attitude. You are a great communicator who easily build new relationships, persistent enough to get the answers you need in order to succeed. You never forget about the long-term goal, but are able to think outside-of-the-box to get there.

Most of all, you share our values and can see everyone's potential. Your warm personality and eagerness to collaborate will be welcomed by all of us!

Want to know more? We hope so

We’d love to receive and review your application. If you want more information about the role and its responsibilities or simply to learn a bit more about the team, please reach out to the hiring manager at (mia.meding@volvocars.com) or the recruiter at (filip.henriksson@volvocars.com).

Volvo Cars - Driving change together

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential.

For the right person, an inspiring, and creative workplace awaits. Did you know that every Volvo Cars employee worldwide has the right to our Family Bond, our new all-gender, paid parental leave policy? You’ll also enjoy a culture and benefits package that’s made us one of the world’s most awarded and progressive employers.

By 2025, we aim to sell 1.2 million cars annually, 50% of which will be electric vehicles and sold directly to customers through digital channels. Join us on the journey of a lifetime as we create the driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.

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