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At Volvo Cars, we believe that being curious and truly committed to understanding people is the key to future success. We are people who care about other people, working together to create new technologies and innovations for safe, sustainable and convenient mobility. Want to join us?
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´s in it for you?
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 have a technical leading role in an industry undergoing exciting transformations. Your contributions will influence both Volvo Cars and the broader environmental landscape.
If 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 part of your role at Volvo Cars, your responsibilities will cover:
- Leading Cell Technical Development: Leading the development of cutting-edge battery cell technology from initial concept to full-scale industrialization.
- Drive Project Deliveries and Success: Take the lead on cell technical deliveries during crucial concept phases, ensuring alignment with Volvo's vision for sustainable mobility.
- Coordinating Cell Sourcing: Collaborate with system architects and procurement teams to optimize our cell sourcing strategy, balancing cell design, attributes, and cost.
- Define Cell Specification: Work closely with system and product teams to transform high-level vehicle requirements into precise cell specifications, bridging the gap between vehicle performance and battery technology.
- Foster Supplier Partnerships: Build and maintain strong relationships with cell suppliers, guiding the design, evaluation, and validation processes to meet Volvo's standards.
- Enable Next-Gen Software Integration: Function as a link between battery CAE and software teams, using your deep cell knowledge to support the development of advanced control algorithms and diagnostics for Volvo Cars’ software-defined vehicles.
- Pioneer Testing Methodologies: Design and implement innovative test methods and procedures at Volvo's state-of-the-art Battery Lab facilities, evaluating new cell chemistries, designs, and sub-system integrations.
- Drive Continuous Improvement: Analyze test results and market trends to recommend enhancements to cell technology, ensuring Volvo remains at the forefront of electric vehicle innovation.
- Cross-functional leadership: Collaborate across departments to ensure seamless integration of battery technology into Volvo's broader vehicle architecture.
You and your skills:
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, initiate improvements and prioritize tasks effectively to secure your project deliveries and investigations.
To thrive in this role, you will need to collaborate and coordinate teams across the Volvo Cars battery department and beyond. It is expected that you will develop your knowledge and skills in automotive engineering practices and processes, while at the same time, mentoring individuals, and teams on the relevant aspects of cell technology and development. You are an effective communicator of complex technical concepts towards external and internal stakeholders, and you are committed to ethical and sustainable practices with our suppliers.
For us, it is important that you are eager to share knowledge and ideas on cell technology to ensure we are leading the sustainable energy transformation.
To fulfil your responsibilities at Volvo Cars, we believe that your background includes the following:
- MSc or PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, or related fields.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in battery cell development preferably with a cell producer or automotive OEM.
- Deep understanding of electrochemical properties, and characterization techniques (ex. EIS, ICA, CV, GITT)
- Experience of modern cell design principles, cell components and their interactions within the cell.
- Comprehensive knowledge of battery cell development trends and an ability to perform cell technology analyses.
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 technology leader? Apply now and help us shape the future of sustainable transportation!
Who are we?
Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them.
Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.