Senior Software Engineer for Core System Platform

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.

This is what your new colleagues do
At Core System Platform we are building a computer-in-the-car architecture, a key for enabling innovation within areas such as Advanced Connectivity, Machine Learning, and Autonomous Drive. Our mission is to create a Vehicle Control Unit platform using new technologies like DriveOS and NVIDIA’s latest chip technology in combination with more traditional car signalling technologies. We are dedicated to delivering platform functions simplifying the application development to create a safe, reliable, and secure platform solution within Volvo Cars for increased innovation and speed. Within Core System Platform, several High Integrity teams are jointly responsible for the creation and deployment of a platform for high-ASIL components and safety-critical processes. 

What you will do
You will become part of a cross-functional team contributing to a High Integrity platform environment for a variety of applications. The team takes lead on software development process definition, owns an embedded software platform, handshakes requirements with internal and external stakeholders, troubleshoots, and creates a software development kit to integrate external applications. Typical work packages in the team’s backlog could be around the specification, solution, and testing of: software download and diagnostic, network communication, functional safety, and/or cybersecurity. Your closest surrounding consists of software platform developers using C, C++ and/or Python, as well as Software Architects, System Engineers, Scrum Masters and Product Owners. As part of a fully empowered agile team, you will be one of the central contributors within the High Integrity area to ensure a world-leading, safe, and sustainable software platform.

Who are you?
We want to work with you who has a keen interest in modern computing technologies and wants to blossom in an evolving industry. You like solving problems together with others. You are a customer-oriented person who enjoys being part of a team where you take initiative and take pride in your own and the team’s deliveries.
You and your skills

Mandatory requirements
* You have at least 5+ years proven experience in embedded software development or architecture 
* You have a background in system design, implementation, testing, automation, integration or maintenance using C/C++ or Python3
* You are a holder of a university degree within Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or similar
* Personally, you are an excellent networker and surely cross-functional with great communication skills
 You are fluent in spoken and written English

You have experience in at least one of the following areas:
* AUTOSAR Classic, AUTOSAR Adaptive or Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) environment  
* Design of safe and secure functions, both on low-level and ISO-26262 and SAE-21434-compliant
* Real-time data communication and networking, Ethernet, CAN or similar protocols, or general network topologies

Meritorious
* You worked in an automotive, medical, or aerospace environment before 
* You worked with safety-focused microcontrollers such as Infineon’s AURIX TriCore before
* You have profound insight in NVIDIA’s Drive AGX platform
* You have experience within industry-standard requirements and agile development tools such as JIRA, Git/Gerrit, Confluence
* You are result-oriented with a “think-outside-of-the-box-attitude”
* You have a keen perception with a good portion of quality understanding
* You are self-driven; you think in solutions and have the energy to make things happen
* Your energizing attitude sparks also your co-workers

How to learn more and apply
Are you curious yet and maybe have some questions? Please contact hiring manager Christian Glatzer, [email protected]. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Olivia Holm, [email protected].
To apply, please register your profile at our career site and attach your application documents as soon as possible but no later than November 28th, 2021. Interviews will be held continuously, please note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted. As we use our own channels for recruitment, we respectfully but strictly decline to be contacted for any offer of recruitment assistance from external companies.