Are you our new designer? Do you want to be part of a group working with the future chassis exterior parts, mainly injection molded plastic parts?

Scania is now transforming from being a supplier of trucks, buses, and engines to a complete and sustainable transport solutions supplier. A central part of this transformation is the chassis development. We aim to enable the shift to sustainable transport solutions through a chassis development that is fit for the future. We need to strengthen our group with a new design engineer to work intensively with the future chassis. Would you like to be a part of this?

Then apply for this position as a design engineer!

About us

Our group is part of the cab and chassis organization at Scania R&D. It is responsible for exterior parts on the truck chassis, including plastic panels and covers, wheelhouse, and radar and light installation. We are involved in all stages of the product development process, from conceptual stages to a final and verified product. We collaborate closely with our industrial design department since most of our parts are visual parts on the truck exterior, but also with our testing groups, production, sales market, and suppliers.

The group consists of 16 people divided into smaller teams working in an agile setup. Every team has a product owner and scrum master helping the team with long-term planning and prioritization of the product backlog. Team Spirit is one of Traton Group’s core values; this is key to success and satisfaction in our group. We view differences and diversity as opportunities and challenge each other to become better and work as a team towards a common goal. In our group, you will never be alone.

Your assignment

You will be part of a group working with the future chassis exterior parts, mainly injection molded plastic parts. You will be a hands-on analytical team player involved in the conceptual and implementation stages of new products, creating innovative designs and helping optimize those components about sustainability, weight, material, modularity, and durability.

You will create production-ready parts starting from a styling surface, discuss and negotiate with suppliers on project plans and manufacturability, create technical drawings, 3D models, and prototypes, perform digital and physical tests, prepare reports and presentations, and effectively communicate your findings within various forums. You will also benchmark and analyze competitors about chassis components and follow up on current products on the field with quality issues. In this role as a design engineer, you will also have the opportunity to try out the different roles within the agile setup.

Your profile

We are looking for a passionate and curious engineer with good problem-solving skills who dares to take initiative and decisions to drive the work forward. You must be a team player with good communication skills since transparency is importance in the agile way of working. If you have experience with agile methodology it is considered a plus. You must thrive in a high-paced environment and help conceive and develop exciting and innovative new designs as well as support current products. We appreciate a creative mindset and encourage new ideas and improvements.

We also want you to:

• have a bachelor's or master's degree in mechanical engineering or similar with a minimum of 3 years of previous experience working with product development, where experience within the automotive industry is a plus.
• have experience in Catia V5, where plastic design and surface modeling experience is considered a plus.
• Master English fluently in speech and writing, Swedish is a plus.

If you also know Scania’s products, the modular system, and our internal tools and programs, is it highly meriting.

We offer

As a design engineer, you will get freedom with responsibility within your role. As an employee at Scania, in addition to career and development opportunities, we also offer other benefits such as free training at Scania's health center Gröndal or wellness allowance, performance bonus, occupational pension, flexible working hours, internal and external courses, supplier visits, lunch at a reduced price, the opportunity for a staff car.

We also offer hybrid work opportunities where it is possible to work from home or other places when work allows, such as our co-working space Scania Sergel in central Stockholm. For Scania employees, we have a direct bus between Stockholm Central and Södertälje via Liljeholmen for fast and convenient commuting when you work at the office in Södertälje

For more information

If you have further questions about this position please contact group manager Frida Kindahl, at [email protected].

Application

Your application should include a CV, cover letter and grade copies.

Ongoing selection and interviews will take place during the application period therefore the positions may be filled before the end of the application period.

We use logic and personality tests in our selection process and a background check may be conducted for these positions.