Design Engineer

Volvo Cars; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Cars in Gothenburg is seeking a Group Design Lead to drive the Seats Functions integration of SW and HW for upcoming car programs. You will lead supplier and internal teams, balancing time, technology, and cost to achieve quality, functionality, and delivery precision.

The role requires a strong technical background in HW & SW development, project coordination, and excellent communication. You will mentor colleagues while pushing continuous improvements and cross-functional collaboration

Qualifications

• Educational background in mechanical engineering or related field.
• Solid experience from HW & SW development.
• Experience from project coordination or planning.
• Strong communication and ability to mentor colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate solution development from concept to delivery.
• Produce and quality assure design documentation for decisions and implementation.
• Drive technical and process improvements focusing on quality, sustainability, and cost efficiency.
• Prioritize and plan deliveries for the Function & Control team.

Skills

Program management

Mechanical Eng

HW & SW

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

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

At Volvo Cars, we are shaping the future of mobility with safety, sustainability, quality, and innovation at the core. The Group Design Lead is a program manager driving the implementation of our Seats Functions, combining SW and HW. You lead supplier as well as internal team. This role combines technical understanding with leadership and assignment coordination, including responsibility for balancing time, technology, and cost to achieve the desired quality, functionality, and delivery precision.

What You’ll Do

You will work with our coming content for new cars for Seats Function & Control.

You will:

• Lead and contribute to solution development through concept development, verification, and technical documentation in early- as well as late phases. The work involves project coordination and planning.
• Produce and quality assure design documentation to support decision-making, communication, evaluation, and implementation of technical solutions.
• Be responsible for technical and process improvements and development efforts with a focus on increased quality, sustainability, and cost efficiency in delivery.
• Contribute to the prioritization and planning of deliveries from Function & Control team as a whole.

You will act as a great contributor to knowledge sharing, collaboration, and clear communication within and across teams, in line with the company’s core competencies and culture. Understanding and act on customers need is fundamental. You are expected to take an active role in driving continuous improvements, strengthening quality, and contributing to the ongoing development.

You will help improve methods, technology, and ways of working, with a strong emphasis on driving concept development and fostering cross-functional collaboration.

What You’ll Bring

You are an experienced program manager or GDL with strong technical judgement, a structured way of working, and you are able to work independently as well as guide others whitin assignments while handling mixed information flows. You can see technical and process improvements and communicate them clearly

We are looking for you with:

• Educational background in mechanical engineering or another relevant engineering field.
• Solid experience from HW & SW development
• Experience from project coordination or planning
• Ability to handle complex technical challenges and make balanced trade-offs.
• Strong communication skills and confidence in maintaining constructive technical dialogue.

You independently plan, support with prioritize, and drive assignments over time, even when direction is not fully defined.

Finally, you are curious, improvement-oriented, and confident in supporting and mentoring colleagues, with strong ownership and a genuine interest in turning ideas into well-functioning technical solutions.

Volvo Cars. For Life.

For nearly a century, Volvo Cars has empowered people to move freely in a personal, sustainable and safe way. Today, we are driving bold advancements in electrification, sustainability and automotive safety. To realise our ambitious vision, we are seeking innovative minds who are ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow – today.

At Volvo Cars, we believe extraordinary things are achieved by ordinary people with a passion for making a difference. If you’re inspired by the opportunity to help redefine the future of mobility, we invite you to be part of our journey.