Senior Geometrical Architect

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. 

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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. 

Group Trucks Technology are seeking talents to help design sustainable transportation solutions for the future. As part of our team, you’ll help us by engineering exciting next-gen technologies and contribute to projects that determine new, sustainable solutions. Bring your love of developing systems, working collaboratively, and your advanced skills to a place where you can make an impact. Join our design shift that leaves society in good shape for the next generation.

What you will do

At Volvo Group Trucks Technology, you will contribute to the transformation of our company, the transport industry and society at large. You will: 

• Work with the Vehicle Geometrical Architecture (VGA) Team under Vehicle Strategy & Integration Department in Group Trucks Technology, Vehicle Engineering, Bengaluru
• Work as an Expert Geometrical Architect and take lead in cross commodity geometrical activities to fulfil the project QDCF requirements.
• Bring in complete vehicle knowledge, Domain knowledge in Rigid & Flexible routing media design and validation and we deliver optimized and common architecture by balancing customer needs while protecting brand distinction.
• Lead all vehicle level packaging in each focus area including media routing in a project for vehicle packaging, taking care of the interfaces between all vehicle modules.
• Lead Portfolio for Entire Program / EPIC / Domain / Site with support for internal team and external cross functional stakeholders
• Collaborate with Platform Architects & CAST Team Globally related to strategies, technology, manufacturing development and product /project planning.
• Take necessary geometrical decisions in a project or a packaging study. Decisions should be within project pre req. frame/scope. This is to achieve agreed project requirements balanced with platform requirements.
• Arbitrate the issues that are brought up between commodities, and escalate the issue if needed, write a PIL (Virtual Issue)
• Determine together with all geometrical verification method that should apply to a given project, request packaging vehicles and/or physical mock-up considering area complexities, time, and cost.
• • Give input regarding geometrical matters to stakeholders (Global Manufacturing (GM), Aftermarket (AM) and commodities (ex. Cab, Chassis, Electrical, Powertrain), from a complete vehicle perspective.
• Build Flexible geometry verification plan (virtual builds, physical builds B/C, DMU structure)
• Show progress (by PIL) and status for all geometry related activities.
•  Identify A-interface impacts and balance project geometrical requirements with platform requirements according to A-interface process, in collaboration with the area leader.
• Has the responsibility to lead the Routing MAA process implementation in the project.
• Has the responsibility to create and keep up to date the Routing MAA List
• Has responsibility to ensure 100% diversity verification and ensure accuracy of Geometrical Digital twin.

Your future team

Vehicle Geometrical Architecture - Part of Vehicle Strategy & Integration – Vehicle Engineering is a multi-skilled / multi-cultural team with diverse skillsets. The vision for the team is to be the partner of choice across Volvo group for Complete Vehicle Integration across all Volvo products. A fairly large team of diverse skillset ranging from Virtual Builds, Vehicle Architecture, Load Capacity, ARVR & Simulations offer a unique perspective to Vehicle Integration needs and works across all major Volvo products and sites across the globe.

Who are you?

Do you dream big? We do too, and we are excited to grow together. In this role, you will bring in:

• Experience Project Lead and an established Coach, mentor, and Educator for Volvo Group
• Solid T-Shaped Skill profile with definable expert knowledge within broad based all-round tool kit
• Known Subject matter Expert and a natural go to person for complex discipline related Issues.
• Demonstratable Influencing skills in working domain and articulate clearly on organization value.
• Has broader understanding of Customer value and its relation to the domain expertise.
• Demonstrated Problem solving Skills and fuels innovation leveraging the diversity of Ideas at all levels of the engineering eco-system.           
• Demonstrated willingness to sharing and developing colleagues to grow team expertise.
• An open attitude in meeting new people and can build your network to get the job done.
• Have an interest to learn and develop yourself together with the people around you.
• Be goal oriented and process communication skills to get the job done since co-operation is a success factor.
• Communicate effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.   
• Customer focused, willingness to understand the need and expectations from the end customers.
• Organized Approach - Structured with attention to details and can manage several topics simultaneously. `
• Take ownership of own area and deliveries and thereby take accountability as well to be a team player and put the group/team first.
• A can do-attitude and being resilient – Not afraid of trying. Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a solid package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy:  
•    A great learning environment with colleagues with a co-creating attitude 
•    A highly aspirational technology area to make a global impact as a problem solver
•    Opportunities to work with state-of-the-art Lab facilities within the Volvo Group  
•    Support for relocation and an optimal Work life balance. 

Ready for the next move?

•    Come join us for a cup of coffee or a call. We’ll discuss how we can help each other on our journey together. Apply and let’s connect! 

Competencies

• University degree / Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 8-12 years of engineering experience within the area of mechanical engineering
• Several years working with CAD, complete vehicle Packaging / Vehicle Integration
• Experience in electro mobility is a merit (experience of Fuel cell technology is a merit)
• Excellent knowledge in Complete vehicle architecture and variant complexity
• Good automotive knowledge, truck knowledge, customer knowledge
• Good knowledge of Develop concept and Develop and Document Technical solution processes.
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills
• Fully proficient in CAD/Creo parametric, Creo View, PDM link, Catia
• Fully proficient in KOLA, EDB
• Knowledge in AVP/GVD/Protom/VESPA/OM/ or Equivalent Data management systems
• Protus/ PIL or equivalent Issue management Tool Exposure
• Exposure to Product Data management & PLM Tools
• Exposure to Multi-Body Physics, Geometrical Tolerancing Tools will be a merit.
• Exposure to European Cab Over Commercial Vehicles with respect to Vehicle Integration will be merit.