Expert Systems Engineer

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match. 

Why this role matters

At Volvo CE, we are transforming how the world builds and maintains infrastructure – moving from traditional diesel solutions to smart, sustainable electromobility. In this role, you will be the technical “conductor” of that transformation for a family of products, ensuring that complex systems come together into robust, safe, and competitive machines. You will own the product and platform architecture, making sure our solutions are technically sound, manufacturable, cost-effective, and compliant with global standards – while pushing innovation and modularity for the future.

What you will do

You will work across all technical disciplines, focusing on product application and the technical integration of systems and technologies for both Diesel and Electro‑mobility products. Using your expertise in system architecture and systems engineering, you will:

• Orchestrate and follow up engineering tasks to meet targets for product performance, cost, quality and other technical objectives in development projects.
• Ensure international and internal standards are met for global manufacturing and sales.
• Secure architecture consistency and implementation across projects and products, in line with the agreed roadmap and strategy.

The overall aim is to create design solutions that balance technical performance, manufacturability and material cost, so that Volvo CE products are sustainable and competitive.

Your main responsibilities

Own and be responsible for the product / platform architecture, including:

• • Master Model / DMU (Digital Mock-Up)
  • Product BOM and product configurations
  • System and sub-system functional and physical requirements
  • System integration and design rules
  • Product risk management and FMEA activities
  • Defining, analysing and reporting on key product parameters (e.g. cost, weight)
  • Reviewing and approving design concepts, assembly drawings and manufacturing drawings

Ensure design compliance with internal and global standards, including:

• • ISO standards and Machinery Directive applicable to Compactors, especially those related to safety requirements, protective measures, labels, manuals and markings
  • Applicable ISO standards for verification of machine and system performance
  • Legal and certification standards related to emissions, safety, noise and other regulatory requirements
  • CE certification process and associated technical documentation (demonstrated experience required)

Lead system design and integration

• • Apply working experience with hydraulic and powertrain system design and integration
  • Perform machine-level performance and application-specific productivity calculations
  • Support component selection to optimize machine power, speed, gradeability and other performance criteria
  • Lead concept selection discussions in line with platform prerequisites, and manage platform decisions within projects

Translate customer needs into technical solutions

• • Convert feature descriptions into technical project specifications
  • Develop end-to-end functional specifications and system-level requirements aligned with overall product requirements
  • Manage geometrical integration of systems and components, including geometry assurance
  • Perform complete vehicle geometry analysis of weight and dimensions to meet QDCF (Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature)

Be a technical partner across the business

• • Provide technical assistance to Sales & Marketing, Production, and Service Engineering
  • Define requirements and verification methods to validate agreed features
  • Secure, maintain and develop feature knowledge over the long term for different segments, markets and applications
  • Coordinate necessary certifications and approvals for components and systems according to project plans
  • Maintain legal documents throughout the product lifetime

Shape the future platform

• • Secure long-term vehicle development towards modularity, aligned with strategic plans and roadmaps
  • Develop and improve processes, methods and tools to increase efficiency in architecture and systems engineering

Who you are

You are a senior systems engineering and architecture specialist who combines deep technical knowledge with a strong business and application understanding. You enjoy working in a global, cross-functional environment and influencing product strategy over the long term. You have:

• Excellent customer, product and application understanding
• Specialist-level competence in system architecture and systems engineering
• Proven expertise in conceptual design, especially in front-loading and early development phases
• High creativity and a strong drive to innovate in products and platforms
• Excellent problem-solving ability, including experience with RCA (Root Cause Analysis) tools
• A long-term view of key industry and technology trends, especially in off-highway and electromobility
• Solid understanding of the global competitive landscape for off-highway equipment
• Experience in planning, task estimation and prioritization in a project environment
• Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, with a systematic and structured way of working
• A genuine interest in sharing knowledge and mentoring colleagues
• Experience working with global teams and driving direction-setting in projects

Your background

• Overall experience: more than 15 years, including:
• More than 5 years of systems engineering and product management experience for a family or range of products
• More than 10 years of experience in off-highway equipment engineering and development
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

What we offer

• The opportunity to shape the architecture and future direction of key Volvo CE products (Diesel and Electromobility)
• Exposure to global markets, customers and cross-functional teams
• A culture that values safety, sustainability, innovation and continuous improvement
• A collaborative environment where your experience is recognized and your ideas can make a visible impact

If this sounds like you, we would be happy to hear from you. Apply and help us build sustainable, high‑performing machines for the future of construction.

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Who we are and what we believe in 

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. ​We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. ​We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment. 

Part of Volvo Group, Volvo Construction Equipment is a global company driven by our purpose to build the world we want to live in. Together we develop and deliver solutions for a cleaner, smarter, and more connected world. By unleashing everyone’s full potential, we build a more sustainable future for all our stakeholders. Come join our team and help us build a better tomorrow.