Engineer, Battery Hardware Developer

Our business since its inception in 1991 has been to develop the best retail dealer system and information services for the automotive industry. In the current situation, we have about 100 employees with expertise in areas such as automotive trade, project management, systems and IT. Some of our largest customers are Volvo, Renault and Ford dealers and their general agents and today we have over 10 000 users of our solutions. We are seated in beautiful, newly renovated premises at Lindholmen in Gothenburg. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Volvo Car Sweden.

To enjoy your job with us it is important that you enjoy working in a close and unpretentious environment where we care about each other. It happens a lot of exciting things in the company so it is important that you are inspired by change and development.
If you take great responsibility for both your personal and corporate development, has a strong focus on our customers and like to have fun, then you will enjoy your stay with us!

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What you will do?

Your scope of work involves engineering work for battery development in cooperation with selected supplier.

As a Cell Engineer, you will coordinate and lead the cell introduction work within your area of responsibility to reach the objectives and secure the deliveries ensuring a design fulfilling performance, life requirements, quality, safety and cost, based on identified cell ageing mechanisms, life test data, customer analysis and field data.

You will be the main contact in China regarding to time plans, design, testing and cost to our cell suppliers and work in close cooperation with other teams within our organization such as SW, CAE, testing, module, quality or system team.

You will also lead the verification of battery cells ensuring the design and attribute fulfilment.

You will also be sourcing responsible when applicable.

You will work with cross-functional synergy in all cadence level Collaborate with Swedish colleagues with a high degree of interaction.

Why do you fit the profile?

Basic technical qualifications in detail

• MSc degree or above in Chemistry/material science/ mechanical/electrical engineering or equivalent
• Competence within Li-ion and/or related battery technologies with focus on product development of battery cell is preferred
• Practical experience as a cell engineer, as well as project management experience from or with battery suppliers/OEMs and /or experience from automotive industry is preferred
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills.

Personal skills qualifications in detail

• Driver's license
• Good English skills read/write and oral and preferably also in Swedish
• Good communication and coordination skills
• General IT knowledge, including MS office, MS Project, AutoCAD.
• Has “can-do” spirit, strong sense of responsibility and ownership.
• Self-driven and team player
• Flexibility for traveling and stress
• Self-motivated and strong driving force
• Curiously investigate everything, learn by doing – an open mindset that’s driven by hands-on experimentation
• Agile and Dynamic personalities

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.