Software Engineer

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.

What’s in it for you?
Are you visioning being an expert in an agile software development context? We are looking for a Software Engineer to strengthen our Digital plant team with someone passionate about developing our Deliver Car systems. Digital Deliver Car systems are core components of our Manufacturing footprint supporting and securing that our production process always is delivering according to world class expectations. As Volvo Cars is on an ambitious journey to modernize and automate our current application landscape, we are looking for a curious mind that is eager to develop and help us develop and transform current technology and solutions.

You will join the Volvo Cars Industrial Operations Digital team and become a part of our exciting journey towards a product-oriented software company. The team is located in Gothenburg with a special focus on the Torslanda manufacturing plant but having a global manufacturing digital responsibility. You will be part of the journey as we deliver on our company’s vision and scale our services globally. We use modern tools and agile methods to create business value continuously. We ensure high quality, availability, and adaptability in our delivery. And of course, we have fun together while doing it!

What you’ll do 
In general, the Software Engineer for Deliver Car systems is part of an agile team that provides the digital functions required by the business to continuously give the operation the best support to build cars with the right quality. This means that the software engineer takes part in both discussing and understanding business requirements, interpreting the requirements into digital functions as well as making sure implemented functions always works as expected.

Deliver Car systems ensures that cars can be built according to the right standards and in the right manner. It requires them to be robust, scalable, and efficient but also to embrace modern new opportunities in order to assure we use the best technologies available. With an always-on mindset you will be assisting departments in the factory (Engineering, Operation & Maintenance) in designing, configuring, and managing solutions for their devices, tools, and applications, in line with factory and corporate standards. You will also be working closely with the local Factory Support On-Site team and be supported by global specialists and operations teams.

Do you fit the profile?
You are an engineer that have at least a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent experience in a relevant field. You have education and preferably some experience in agile development practices and collaboration tools such as Azure DevOps or similar.

We are looking for an experienced engineer who is used to influence design of a solution, as well as being a talented developer. You should also have at least 5+ years of experience from operating and supporting production critical systems in a manufacturing environment (i.e., production steering and MES systems). It is meriting if you are used to various programming technologies like FORTRAN, Java and Angular.

As a person, you are team focused and passionate about solving problems. You are flexible, open to new ideas and always looking for ways to improve. You are definitely technical but also a service minded and curious team player who loves to collaborate with others. You are energetic, forward-thinking and you push for innovation. You are good at communication, presenting and relationship building with teams and global stakeholders. You have a holistic viewpoint and are value-oriented, with an ability to inspire and motivate others in working towards a goal. You are self-motivated and have a strong driving force for quality, but also driving change and transformation. Knowledge of the automotive industry is meritorious.

You should have a general understanding of production processes and understand how all these things work together to make end user applications work and work well.

How to learn more and apply
Please submit your application in English no later than March 11th, 2023. Applications will be reviewed continuously. 

Please note that due to GDPR, applications via email will not be accepted.

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