Regulatory Architect

Let's introduce ourselves

At Architecture and Concept within the Software and Electronics unit, we define the overall system level  architecture and concepts for the distributed software and electronics platform, including diagnostics and software applications. 
 
We are part of shaping Volvo Cars’ next generation software and electronics platform and create the foundation for a centralized computing system-enabling safe, secure, and scalable software  driven functions across our future vehicles. By developing a high  performance, multi  node architecture built on advanced systems-on-chip, we provide a powerful platform for teams and partners to innovate and deploy the features that will define the cars of tomorrow.
 
We are now looking for a Regulatory & Systems Engineer to strengthen our ability to meet both current and future needs by securing the tools, methods, and regulatory compliance across our vehicle programs and software ecosystem. This also includes understanding upcoming regulations and market developments to assess their impact on our architecture and systems, ensuring we stay ahead of requirements as our platform evolves.
 

What you'll do

You will join as a Regulatory and System Engineer and work within a cross-functional team alongside systems, concepts, and safety engineers. The team is responsible for defining and driving improvements and enabling solutions related to product structure, driving concepts, regulatory compliance, safety expertise, and governance.
 

Drive product regulation

• Monitor new and updated regulations and standards, identify trends, and proactively create structured awareness across the organization. Drive compliance with current and upcoming regulations affecting our software and electronics platform.
• Drive the Software and Electronics regulatory operating model at unit level by maintaining the Unit Regulatory Requirements Process and a recurring Regulatory Forum.
• Translate regulations into engineering implications by analyzing and breaking down regulatory requirements to identify their impact on embedded products, functions, platform software, and the system as a whole.
• Perform regulatory impact assessments on architecture and systems based on applicable requirements, including leading and executing regulatory impact analysis activities.
• Guide and cooperate with teams within the area of regulation, ensuring clarity, alignment, and understanding across stakeholders.
• Proactively guide program management on regulatory requirements, drive regulatory work packages and items, and clarify their implications for vehicle programs.
• Continuously strengthen ownership and responsibility within the unit and coordinate unit level  regulatory signoff of applicable requirements.

Drive improvements in methods, product and realization

• Identify, define and drive improvements in the software and electronics product definition and realization structure, including supporting and enhancing the related processes.
• Ensure methods and tools supports technical integrity and secure these enables that solutions are documented in an efficient, structured, and traceable manner — from stakeholder requirements to architecture, and down to SW/HW development and verification.
• Continuously identify and drive efficiency improvements in our ways of   working, methods, and tooling; measure progress using meaningful KPIs (e.g., coverage, traceability).
• Identify opportunities to apply AI-based methods and tools to improve quality, requirement handling, traceability, and overall efficiency in our engineering workflows.

What you'll bring

We believe that you are a highly skilled Systems Engineer with several years of experience in designing and structure various different types of complex systems and solutions. You are a genuine problem solver with a positive and solution-oriented mindset. You are known to be a team player; you are curious, structured, and have a great ability to learn. 
 
Competence requirements and required experience:

• Good knowledge of systems engineering, architecture including embedded SW/HW
• Extensive knowledge and experience in requirements engineering, including working with requirement structures from system, software (SW), and hardware (HW) perspectives, as well as risk management.
• Strong background and understanding of regulatory requirements, including how they apply across different markets, interpretation of regulatory texts, and experience with regulatory authorities.
• Good knowledge of system safety engineering practices, safety standards, and product safety.
• M.Sc. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Very good in English, both written and spoken
• Flexible, structured, meticulous, enthusiastic, methodical, analytical, and with high professional integrity
• Self-motivated and able to drive initiatives cross-functional from start to end
• Excellent collaboration skills

Preferable if you also have exposure to compliance driven development environments (e.g., automotive, aerospace, safety critical domains).