Quality Engineer - Battery Cell Design

Volvo Cars; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 550,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Cars is driving the transformation toward fully electric mobility with a focus on safety, sustainability, and quality. As a Quality Engineer within Battery Cell Design, you will lead quality activities across the battery development lifecycle, collaborate with suppliers, design and manufacturing teams, and enable continuous improvement through robust verification and data-driven decision making.

Join a highly skilled, international Battery Cell Design team and help shape the future of

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate FMEA activities for battery cell products.
• Drive root cause analyses using structured methodologies (8D, DMAIC).
• Define and follow up on corrective and preventive actions across projects.
• Collaborate with suppliers, design/manufacturing teams, software diagnostics, field quality, and SQM to improve quality.
• Translate requirements into verification/validation/analysis plans meeting performance, safety and reliability targets.
• Leverage quality metrics to monitor trends and support fact-based decisions.
• Contribute to new quality methods, tools, and ways of working to stay at the forefront of battery technology.

Skills

FMEA leadership

Root cause analysis

8D problem solving

DMAIC

Data analytics

Job description

Imagine the mobility of tomorrow
Picture yourself in an exciting industry where the future revolves around leading-edge electrified and self-driving cars seamlessly integrated into people's daily lives. But how can we create this future in a way that is both safe and sustainable? This is just one of the inspiring questions we're working to solve here at Battery Department. Join us and watch your ideas shape the future of mobility.

Imagine the mobility of tomorrow
Picture yourself in an exciting industry where the future revolves around leading-edge electrified and self-driving cars seamlessly integrated into people's daily lives. But how can we create this future in a way that is both safe and sustainable? This is just one of the inspiring questions we're working to solve here at Battery Department. Join us and watch your ideas shape the future of mobility.
Let's introduce ourselves
At Volvo Cars, we are leading the transformation towards a fully electric and sustainable future. Our ambition is to be a global leader in electrification by delivering innovative electric vehicles that set new standards in performance, safety, sustainability, quality, and customer experience.
Achieving this vision requires world-class expertise in battery cell technology and a deep understanding of how cell design, materials, and manufacturing processes influence battery performance, durability, cost efficiency, and environmental impact.
The Battery Department is at the heart of this transformation. Through close collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines, we develop advanced battery solutions that power the next generation of Volvo Cars.
As part of the Battery Cell Design team, you will join a highly skilled and international group of experts dedicated to pushing the boundaries of battery technology. Working in a collaborative, innovative, and fast-paced environment, you will play a key role in shaping the future of electrification and contributing to Volvo Cars' journey towards sustainable mobility.

What You'll Do
As a Quality Engineer within Battery Cell Design, you will play a key role in ensuring quality throughout the battery cell development lifecycle. Working closely with suppliers, engineering teams, and cross-functional stakeholders, you will drive quality excellence from concept to production, solving complex technical challenges and enabling continuous improvement across products and processes.
In this role, you will:

• Lead and facilitate FMEA activities for both supplier-developed and in-house battery cell products.
• Drive root cause analyses and problem-solving using structured methodologies such as 8D, DMAIC, and other advanced quality tools.
• Define, implement, and follow up on corrective and preventive actions, ensuring effective knowledge sharing and lessons learned across projects.
• Collaborate closely with suppliers, design engineers, manufacturing teams, software diagnostics, field quality, and Supplier Quality Management to drive quality improvements and resolve complex issues.
• Translate quality requirements into robust verification, validation, and analysis plans, ensuring products meet performance, safety, and reliability targets.
• Leverage data analytics and quality metrics to monitor performance, identify trends, assess risks, and drive fact-based decision-making.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of new quality methods, tools, and ways of working, helping Volvo Cars remain at the forefront of battery technology and quality engineering.

This position offers a unique opportunity to influence future battery technologies and contribute to Volvo Cars' journey toward sustainable and fully electric mobility.

What You'll Bring
You are a collaborative and