Can you engineer a brighter tomorrow?
It’s crystal clear: the actions we take in the next few years will significantly impact our future. At Volvo Cars, we embrace change. We’re committed to transforming the automotive industry and leading in electrification. For this, we’re seeking out more creative minds to shape that future. Don’t miss this opportunity to create your tomorrow.
Are you a Quality Engineer who shares our passion for battery cell technology and are ready to contribute to a safer and more sustainable future? Then you should join our Battery Cell Design group where you will be involved from the concept phase to aftermarket activities.
About us
Volvo Cars is leading the transformation towards a sustainable future with a series of new, electrified vehicles across a range of platforms. By 2030, we aim to be leading in electrification and sustainability; with a goal of half of all Volvo cars sold being fully electric. To deliver upon this vision, we need to master cell technology to fully understand how the battery cell design and materials influence the cell attributes performance, safety, durability, sustainability, quality, and cost. Our well-established Battery Department is at the heart of these efforts. Through cross-functional collaboration, we're pushing the boundaries of battery engineering development. Our teams ensure we deliver high-quality, cutting-edge electric vehicles to our customers on time, every time.
What you will do
You will work within the battery cell design group, alongside a dynamic, international team with a broad range of experts. You will be part of a stimulating and creative workplace ensuring excellent battery cell solutions for Volvo’s next generation sustainable cars. You will play a crucial quality assurance role in an industry experiencing dynamic and innovative transformations. Your contributions will influence both Volvo Cars and the broader environmental landscape. You are seeking exciting opportunities for constant personal and professional growth; as well as solving new challenges that arise within the fast-evolving electrification sector; then Volvo Cars Cell Design group is the right place for you.
As a Cell Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of quality of our battery cell development processes.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Quality Assurance and Analysis: Drive systematic FMEA processes with all cell suppliers and for in-house products. Lead root-cause analyses of development and field issues affecting cell quality using systematic problem-solving approaches.
- Continuous Improvement: Develop and maintain a pipeline for ongoing enhancements in cell quality. Implement corrective actions and apply lessons learned to improve processes.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead collaboration on quality initiatives with internal and external stakeholders. Coordinate cell quality efforts with software diagnostics, field analysis and supplier quality management teams
- Technical Leadership: Oversee cell hardware analysis protocols. Define and break down project-specific quality requirements. Collaborate with design and production engineers to ensure product quality. Coach and mentor engineers on industry quality standards and best practices.
- Innovation and Adaptability: Stay current with emerging technologies and quality methodologies in battery cell development. Propose and implement innovative solutions to enhance quality processes.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilize advanced analytics to identify trends and potential quality issues. Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) for cell quality.
What you will bring
We are looking for a collaborative team member, who shares our passion for evolving battery cell technologies, automotive engineering, and sustainability. Within this strategically important technology area, you can work independently, while also collaborating with teams across Volvo Cars battery department and beyond. For us, it is important that you are eager to mentor team members & share knowledge and ideas on cell quality, methods and tools to ensure we are leading in sustainable energy transformation.
Requirements for this role would be:
• Master Degree within Mechanical/Electrical engineering or other relevant fields
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience as quality engineer preferable at vehicle OEM/Battery Supplier/Cell Supplier
• Strong knowledge in Lean and 6 Sigma methodology, e.g. DMAIC/8D, SPC, PPAP & APQP.
• Knowledge in quality, risk assessments and FMA/FMEA
• Experience or knowledge about development and cell productions is meritorious
This role offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of electric vehicle innovation, combining your technical expertise with Volvo's commitment to sustainability. If you're ready to drive the future of mobility and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you!
Are you our next battery cell quality leader? Apply now and help us shape the future of sustainable transportation!
Want to know more?
We welcome you to apply in English by 20th of September the latest. Please apply through our Volvo Cars career site. Applications submitted via email will due to GDPR not be retained or taken into consideration. Once you receive a confirmation email from the system, your application will be acknowledged. If you have any inquiries, please reach out to the recruiting manager, Josefine Doverborn, josefine.doverborn@volvocars.com or me appointed recruiter for this role, Martina Damis at martina.damis@volvocars.com.
Volvo Cars - Driving change together
Volvo Cars’ success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with around 43,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your skills and aspirations, allowing you to reach your fullest potential.
By 2025, we’re aiming for at least 50 per cent of our global sales to be fully electric models – it’s a critical step towards being 100 per cent fully electric by 2030. So come and join us in shaping the future of mobility. There’s never been a more exciting time to play your part in our inspiring and creative teams!
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