Sales Engineering Intern

AB Volvo; Warwick; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Healthcare (Bupa)

Employee assistance

Holiday allowance

Discounts

Fitness perks

Job summary

Volvo Trucks invites you to a 12-month placement in Warwick, England. You will support the New Vehicles Sales department, apply engineering principles to sales tools, and help develop product knowledge and training materials.

You’ll work with the Truck Product Support Specialist, assist in preparing customer documents, participate in trade shows and events, and learn how different sectors influence truck design.

Qualifications

• 2 years completed – Placement between 2nd & 3rd study years.
• Academic grades on track for a first or 2:1 in your chosen studies.
• Working towards a mechanical-based engineering degree.

Responsibilities

• Support the New Vehicles Sales department on product knowledge and sales system developments.
• Work with sales tools to calculate vehicle weights and electric range by applying engineering principles.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Analytical skills

Regulatory research

Team collaboration

Interest in automotive industry

Education

Mechanical engineering degree

2 years completed – placement between 2nd & 3rd year

Job description

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12-month Placement (28th June 2027 – 10th July 2028)

Working Hours: 37.5 hours a week, Monday-Friday

Degree Requirements:

• 2 years completed – Placement between 2nd & 3rd study years.
• Academic grades on track for a first or 2:1 in your chosen studies.
• Working towards a mechanical-based engineering degree

Volvo Trucks is a world-leading truck manufacturer, committed to driving progress and shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport. We are a close and supportive team that works hard to provide total transport solutions in the medium- to heavy-duty segment and offer support to customers in more than 130 countries.

As an intern, you will support the New Vehicles Sales department on product knowledge and sales system developments. You will work with our sales tools to calculate vehicle weights and electric range by applying engineering principles and your knowledge.

Check out one of the products you'll be dealing with:

• Pension scheme:We offer a matched pension scheme of up to5%of your salary.
• Healthcare Coverage:Access to healthcare coverage through Bupa,
• Employee AssistanceProgramme:Take advantage of wellness, mindfulness and counselling services to support your overall well-being.
• Holiday Allowance: Start with25 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing with service, with the option to buy up to5 additional days.
• Discounts on various purchases:Enjoy savings on shopping vouchers and cinema tickets
• Fitness perks:Access MyGymDiscounts and MyActiveDiscounts.
• You will provide general assistance to the Engineering team
• Take your engineering knowledge and assist in developing product-related training materials for the Volvo Truck Sales Academy.
• Support and work closely with the Truck Product Support Specialist with new product and component information.
• Represent Volvo Trucks at Trade shows and Customer Events
• Understand how the truck market is made up and how the truck is adapted into sectors such as long haul, distribution and construction.
• Working closely with sales teams to ensure that the product is fit-for-purpose and supporting customer documents are in alignment.
• Research and understand international and national regulations and legislation, ensuring that product offers are suitable

Who are you?

• Confident in both verbal and written communication
• Detail-oriented with strong organisational skills, comfortable with changing or managing multiple priorities.
• You have strong analytical skills and understand how to research changes in legislation and regulation
• Confident with the ability to communicate across all levels of the business
• A strong interest in the automotive industry and how engineers operate in the commercial sector

In your team, there is a Truck Product Support Specialist, as well as 3 other sales engineers collectively reporting to the Head of Product Management. You will collaborate and assist your team throughout your placement year, getting exposure to all aspects of the engineering team

This is a 1-year placement between 2nd and 3rd year of your degree. We can’t accept those who have completed their degree.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who we are and what we believe inWe are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

At Volvo Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry. For nearly a century we have been innovating for people – to make life easier, better and safer. Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society. At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead. Join us, together we move the world we want to live in.

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead,we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net-zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.