Geometrical Prestudy Architect
Göteborg, SE, 417 15
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.
What you will do
Do you love challenges and solving problems? Are you thrilled by trucks, technical solutions, and have good knowledge of the complete vehicle? Then this position is a perfect fit for you!
This is us, your new colleagues
You will belong to the Chassis Complete Section, and we are working across the Chassis department, Vehicle Engineering Gothenburg. We have responsibilities within product management, customer adaptation, geometrical assurance, proactive quality, physical verification and build updates.
The section consists of approx. 30 people, divided in 3 teams. We work together with many colleagues with different technical skills and cultures, which give you the opportunity to develop yourself, and at the same time, contribute with your open mind, energy, passion, and respect for the individual. We have passion for technology and are driven by developing a sustainable transport industry – and have fun while doing it!
Role description
Chassis development department works with installation of complete chassis for FH/FM/FMX and are responsible for the complete chassis delivery. The complete chassis consist of a number of variants which could be combined in many ways which creates a huge complexity. We are constantly increasing our product change portfolio along with new technologies such as battery electric vehicles and fuel cell technology. When product changes are initiated, we need to break down the initiatives, and see how we are impacted within our department, group by group.
As a Geometrical Prestudy Architect, you will work in a team of experienced coworkers, supporting the on-going projects with packaging and conceptual studies. The role also includes investigating product change consequences in new projects, covering the whole scope of chassis.
Main Deliveries
You will deliver results and installation proposals based upon your findings through geometrical/packaging investigations. You will also have the opportunity to share your studies in early phases with all Product Owners within the department. Design engineers will turn to you with questions connected to our complete scope, geometrically speaking.
You will also be our chassis representative in different fora’s when it comes to pre-studies concerning chassis department.
You will not be dedicated to a single project but will be contributing to follow the development of the chassis over time. This will be done by close cooperation with product management team for respective product change initiative, and through your contribution to the department’s future road maps for respective area. You will be included in many different pre-study teams and be aware of what is being changed in complete chassis and other commodities impacting us. An important task is to share information between these fora’s and within our department. By doing this you will contribute to find the best complete solution and strive towards of our main goal to secure modularity and develop as efficient products as possible.
You will not be alone! As a team we have the best complete vehicle knowledge available about how we need to develop our future trucks.
Who are you?
We believe that you have an engineering degree within mechanical engineering area or similar, with a strong drive, high focus and curiosity.
Preferably you have a background within or connection to chassis department.
You are not afraid of taking initiatives, standing on the frontline to make sure things happen. You are thorough and have a high sense of order.
As the rest of the team, you are target oriented and accountable for the tasks you take on. You are a team player with innovation skills and a true technical interest.
Experience with complete trucks—especially chassis packaging, layouts, and components/systems—is a strong advantage, as is familiarity with Volvo systems such as KOLA and Creo Parametric.
Are we the perfect match?
Does this description sound like you?
We can offer you a really fun and challenging position in the center of trucks product development most interesting area!
Don’t hesitate to send in your application right now, screening of the applications will start shortly!
You might be exactly what we are looking for!
For questions - Niusha Parsi , Section Manager Complete Chassis, niusha.parsi@volvo.com
Last application date is the 27th of June.
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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.