System Safety Engineer - Power Electronics

Volvo Car Germany GmbH; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Cars is seeking a System Safety Engineer for Power Electronics to drive safety-critical system design in electrified vehicles. You will work closely with hardware and software teams to elicit and refine requirements, ensuring compliance with safety standards.

The role emphasizes Volvo's safety-first approach, including ISO 26262, SACA, PRSP, TSC, and ASPICE, and requires MATLAB/Simulink expertise to model and verify functions across the inverter and drive systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with Power Electronics, hardware and software.
• Knowledge of Electric Drive systems and requirements management.
• Familiar with ISO 26262, SACA Part 4, PRSP Part 4 and TSC Part 4, ASPICE.

Responsibilities

• Requirement elicitation and breakdown for inverter system.
• Stakeholder management across hardware and software teams.
• Support supplier contact and interface management (physical and digital).
• Balance capabilities and functions for realization.
• Anchor requirements for implementation (PRSP, SACA, TSC).

Skills

Power Electronics

Requirements management

ISO 26262

ASPICE

MATLAB/Simulink

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

System Safety Engineer - Power Electronics

Help us shape the future of mobility At Volvo Cars, we’re on an exciting journey to shape the future of mobility. We’re building direct relationships with customers, and aim to be a leader in new technology. It’s so exciting – we’re well on our way on our journey towards full electrification. Join us and become a part of our vision for the future – a future that's both exciting and a catalyst for positive change.

Let’s introduce ourselves

Our Power Electronics department is a pioneering business unit within Volvo Cars, responsible for designing & developing innovative products such as traction inverters, on-board chargers & DC/DC converters. We are constantly working to improve our power electronics products in terms of efficiency, power density, weight and cost with enhanced quality from one generation to the next. We have highly skilled team members in each technical domain of the Power Electronics systems including both hardware and software design. Most importantly, we prioritize the safety of the customers when using our vehicles and we apply this fundamental requirement to all our product designs. We are now looking for a System Design Engineer to join our team! The Power Electronics department at Volvo Cars is a pioneering business unit responsible for the design and development of cutting edge products such as traction inverters, on board chargers, and DC/DC converters. These systems are at the heart of our electrified vehicles and play a key role in shaping the future of sustainable mobility. We continuously drive innovation to improve our power electronics products from one generation to the next — pushing the boundaries of efficiency, power density, weight, cost, and quality. Our work is carried out by highly skilled engineers across all technical domains of power electronics systems, covering both hardware and software design. Safety is our highest priority. Protecting our customers is a fundamental requirement that guides every aspect of our system and product design. To strengthen our team, we are now looking for a System Design Engineer who is passionate about electrification, safety and high quality engineering solutions. Join us and help shape the next generation of safe, efficient, and high performance electric vehicles.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will be part of our inverter system team, focusing mainly on system design and requirement elicitation for the inverter. You will be in continuous dialogue with several stakeholders and architects to find the best solution overall, while balancing the different demands of the product with legal and other regulatory requirements. Your deliveries will be picked up by our development teams on both hardware and software side for further refining and development into the product we put on the market.

• Requirement elicitation
• Requirement breakdown
• Stakeholder management
• Support supplier contact
• Complete capability and functional balancing
• Anchoring of requirements for realization
• Interface management – physical and digital
• PRSP, SACA and TSC

What you’ll bring

We believe our candidate will come with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent technical degree, and have experience with Power Electronics, covering both hardware and software. You have great collaborative competencies and will there be naturally for you to drive stakeholder management across different internal functions.

To be successful in this role, we believe you have knowledge of Electric Drive systems and requirements management. You are familiar with ISO 26262 (Functional Safety), including SACA part 4, PRSP part 4 and TSC part 4, as well as ASPICE and have experience working with MATLAB/Simulink.

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. In our company, we believe extraordinary things are achieved by ordinary people with the drive to make a difference.

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact, Talent Acquisition Partner, Martina Damis at [e-mail]. For inquiries about the role, reach out to Hiring Manager, Eric Johansson at [e-mail].