Experienced Embedded Software Application Engineer

We are looking for an analytically skilled engineer to strengthen our Traffic Situation Management team.

At the forefront of Research and Development in the automotive industry, Volvo Group Truck Technology (GTT) offers you the opportunity to become a part of the Traffic Situation Management team. The team is part of the Vehicle Automation department which has the responsibility to lead the development of Vehicle Automation and Active Safety systems for the full life-cycle enabling tomorrow's trucks. Vehicle Automation is part of Vehicle Engineering, responsible for developing vehicle components and systems for the different brands within the Volvo Group.

Who are we?
The Traffic Situation Management team today consists of 18 driven engineers. We work tightly together in agile teams where helping and supporting each other in our daily delivery is just as important as our personal development on the journey towards our common goals. We work in the whole chain from requirement generation and concept design to function development, simulation, rapid prototyping, tests in prototype trucks, but also in the later Product Development phases and projects.

The scope of the team is Traffic Situation Management- Driver Assistance which essentially means to take care of the immediate traffic situation the truck is in.
Based on sensor input we predict future states for both the ego vehicle and surrounding traffic and decide which action the truck should take. We also create the path that executes the decision and control the truck to follow the planned path.
Examples of functionalities being developed by our team are: Adaptive Cruise Control, Advanced emergency braking support, Lane Departure Assist, Traffic Sign Recognition.

Position Description
As a member of our team, your main tasks can be some of the below:
•Develop needed algorithms for deciding the action of the automated truck and also controlling its motion
•Trouble shooting and integration
•Writing and Managing Requirements
•Writing use cases and test cases on different levels
•Elaborate high level strategies and control logic to enable targeted customer features short and long term

This technology domain is a growing area where the R&D efforts will continue to grow during the coming years; the room for personal development and growth will be very good. You will work in an international environment in the forefront of the automotive industry.

For further information, please contact:
Martin Brinck, Group Manager, +46 313225119

Who are you?
You enjoy team work but at the same time you are able to work independently and drive development on your own. You have a positive attitude and the willingness and ability to take initiatives to progress and deliver. We believe that you are curious, flexible, open-minded and eager to continuously improve your skills and drive the team’s collaboration. You have an innovative, pragmatic, collaborative and creative mind-set of handling technical challenges. You have a positive attitude and the willingness and ability to take initiatives to progress and deliver.

You have a minimum of 8 years of experience within the field.
Your passion for what you do is important to us and depending on your profile the position may vary.

Qualifications:
•You have a master degree in Engineering Physics, Automation, Signal processing, Electronics, Mechatronics, Computer Science or similar
•You have a strong technical background, experience and interest in several of the following areas
•Sensor Fusion
•Control systems, algorithm, signal processing and filter design
•Vehicle dynamics & control
•Systems modeling and simulation
•System and software development in Simulink, Matlab and/or C/C++
•SW architecture
•Rapid prototyping of SW and implementing in related tools e.g. dSpace, or xPC
•Embedded systems and software development and architecture
•Agile development
•Continuous integration
•Functional safety and ISO 26262

If you think you are the right candidate for this position then please don't hesitate to send us your application.

The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines under the leading brands Volvo, Renault Trucks, Mack, UD Trucks, Eicher, SDLG, Terex Trucks, Prevost, Nova Bus, UD Bus and Volvo Penta.
Volvo Group Trucks Technology provides Volvo Group Trucks and Business Area's with state-of-the-art research, cutting-edge engineering, product planning and purchasing services, as well as aftermarket product support. With Volvo Group Trucks Technology you will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals who work with passion, trust each other and embrace change to stay ahead. We make our customers win.