Hardware Lead Engineer

Techster; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Cars in Göteborg (Lindholmen) seeks a Lead Engineer for hardware release within Connectivity Platform. You will drive hardware releases, sign-off, and document control, while coordinating with suppliers and internal teams to meet project milestones.

You bring automotive product development experience, a related degree, and a proactive, collaborative mindset. English fluency is mandatory, with a global team and structured processes in place.

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc in Electronics, Computer Science, Automation or equivalent.
• Experience from automotive industry with diagnostics or software integration.
• Fluency in English required and strong collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• HW signing and HW release towards project milestones.
• Release HW part numbers and documentation for each milestone.
• Design reviews and alignment of KDP/TCPLM/TcE.
• Facilitate HW release approvals and deviations as needed.
• Supplier HW release planning, backlog management and follow-ups.
• Support Factory and Aftermarket with deviations and releases.
• Support sourcing process and relevant documentation.

Skills

English fluency

Automotive industry experience

Project management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics/CS/Automation

Tools

VPDC

KDP

TCPL

TcE

TPDS

CA

VPC

QOP

Pecca Procost

Lotus Notes

Planisware

Vira

Confluence

Job description

We aim high. So do you.

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.

About the job

Within Connectivity Platform in R&D, we build products that enhances the customer experience of owning a car. Our teams develop connectivity products and services for our vehicles - connecting anywhere and anytime!

We are looking for people to strengthen our HW Release team within Connectivity Platform, be the driver for hardware release and configuration to support hardware and documentation deliveries from Connectivity Platform.

As a Lead Engineer, you have below responsibilities:

Hardware release activities:

• HW signing and HW release towards project milestones
• Release HW Part Numbers and Documentation for every HW release milestone
• Design review
• Ensure KDP, TCPLM and TcE are aligned
• Facilitating HW release approvals, deviations etc.

Supplier management:

• Supplier HW release planning
• Supplier HW backlog management
• Supplier HW delivery follow-up
• QOP / Finance topics follow-up
• Supplier HW Joint Review (HWJR)

Factory and Aftermarket support:

• Support Factory and Aftermarket through deviations
• Support HW release in factory

New project support:

• Support sourcing process and documentation.

Do you fit the profile?

We are seeking candidates, with product development experience from automotive industry, who exhibit flexibility, self-drive, reliability, and strong teamwork skills. We want to build self-organizing empowered teams that act proactively, that take responsibility for their deliveries and always strive to build a great product for the end customer.

You probably have a B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Electronics, Computer science, Automation or equivalent with relevant experience. Having worked within the automotive industry with diagnostics, integration of software, software testing or managing/owning electronic components for release to production or similar is meritorious. Having an interest in our products and components, and a drive to learn and develop are very important qualifications.

You like to meet people and support the roll-out of our new technology. You are engaged with a curious, open-minded and positive approach. You like structure and have things organized and well planned. Fluency in English is mandatory.

We welcome female applicants.

Competence/Tools needed:

• VPDC
• KDP, TCPL, TcE
• TPDS, CA
• VPC,/QOP, Pecca Procost, Lotus Notes
• Planisware
• Vira, Confluence

The teams and suppliers we work with are based around the globe, therefore we see that you are fluent in the English language, a good communicator and enjoy collaboration far outside your team. You take ownership in your work and able to manage uncertainty and problems that do not have clear solution and outcome. The working location is Lindholmen in Gothenburg, Sweden.