Software Developer for Usage Authorisation

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.

Want to drive digital change in automotive?
At Volvo Cars, we are making bold digital visions come true. We aim to lead in the automotive world by creating a digital ecosystem built around making our customers' lives less complicated. Now we are looking for curious, creative people who want to change the world through innovative thinking.

What we offer
Volvo Cars have an ambitious growth plan for connected functionality and autonomous drive. To mitigate the threats presented to a connected autonomous vehicle, we have a solid foundation of competence within our very dedicated Usage Authorisation Team. You will become a member of an agile development team with great team spirit. Volvo Cars have a holistic approach to the extended vehicle security and privacy, spanning the complete vehicle lifecycle, involving technology for protection and detection, as well as threat intelligence and incident response. Due to your contributions to the area you will be recognized as an important player in the Security and Privacy fields.  We are now looking for a software developer for Usage Authorisation. If you have a passion for security in embedded system and are inspired by our mission to give our customer a better car experience every day, then keep reading!

What you’ll do
The team is responsible for designing and creating secure system to protect against unauthorized use of the vehicle. We own, design and develop functions to prevent illegal start and driving away of the car. The team works with different levels of solution for the entire project lifecycle from function concept to end-to-end verification. The team works in close collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders towards every functionality. As software developer of usage auth functionality you will be an important contributor in making software for ensuring driver authentication on engine nodes and developing software for new legal requirements. You will implement software to protect against unauthorized use of the car and make sure that the car is drivable with a valid key/device. You will be involved in all stages from requirement definition to validation and verification. You will be part of the agile team and have interfaces with stakeholders internally and externally. 

You and Your Skills 
You have minimum 5-10 years of experience of software development of embedded safety critical systems and coding in C++ on Linux/QNX, Matlab and are well familiar with how to design software. You have an educational background of a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar. You have proven hands-on experience in design and implementation of efficient memory management and buffering, parallel processing, inter process communication and time series data processing & management. You should have some basic knowledge of software verification in different test setups. Experience with CANoe and CANalyzer will therefore be an added plus. Scrum master knowledge and experience is beneficial.

You have a mind-set of a driven team-oriented and self-motivated person with a technical focus. You are an organized person well acquainted will agile methods. You have excellent English skills both verbally and in writing. Continuously learning and exploring to innovate describes your personality. As a person you are customer focused and committed to deliver high quality. You are flexible and have the ability to proceed your work without having all facts at hand before you start. Building relations come naturally for you, in order to gain technical insights, you will need a network that includes people from all areas in the company. You have excellent communication and documentation skills. 

How to Apply and Connect    
Is this you? Do not wait with your application! We will start the recruitment process immediately. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below, please note that due to GDPR we can’t handle applications via email. We welcome your application by April  11th, 2021 at the latest. For questions regarding the position please contact Hiring Manager Karolina Hill at [email protected] . For information regarding the recruitment process please contact Catharina Skog at [email protected].