Senior Design Engineer/SW Architect within Active Safety Functions

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

Do you want to create the future with us? 
The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. 

Our unit, Safe Vehicle Automation, consist of around 600 skilled engineers who are responsible for everything from research and advanced engineering, to implementation, verification and validation of current and future customer offers in the area of Safety, Vehicle control and Autonomous Drive. Within our Agile Release Train (ART), Active Safety Functions we develop functions such as Collision Avoidance, Automatic Parking and Driver Support. We develop and integrate functionality and SW into a complete product, making use of sensor input such as radar, camera, ultrasonic and lidar, that build a comprehensive perception of the car’s surroundings. 

What you’ll do
In this position as a Senior Design engineer / SW Architect in our team, you will will lead the work within Software Architecture toward efficient and capable software for Active Safety Functions. Your main responsibilities will be to develop architectural runways and test strategies, support SW developers in early concept design phases and develop application software for Active Safety Features. 

Do you fit the profile?
We are looking for someone with a minimum of 5 years of experience from SW development in complex and safety critical systems. You have extensive experience in creating SW architectural designs, designing interfaces within technical areas and create relevant tests for them. All while taking into consideration different stakeholders and requirements. You are familiar with developing code in C++ as well as using MatLab/Simulink and can handle supporting tools like Python, Polyspace, GTest Framework, TestWeaver Silver and Git/Gerrit.

You have leadership experience and can set strategic directions and are a good communicator and collaborator. 

Having experience from previously working within the automotive industry, active safety and SW development for safety critical systems is a huge plus!

How to learn more and apply
Please register your application via our career site no later than January 10th, and please note that due to GDPR we do not accept any applications via email.
For questions regarding the role, you are welcome to contact hiring manager Anders Eriksson at [email protected], and for questions about the recruitment process, contact recruiter Dalila Kendic at [email protected].