Arbetsbeskrivning

"Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to driving prosperity and shaping the future landscape through sustainable transport, mobility, and infrastructure solutions. By offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity. Our headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Group shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm." Welcome to Electromobility at Volvo Group Trucks Technology! We are transforming the automotive industry and looking for passionate individuals to join us in driving this change. Our team leads the shift from conventional powertrains to electromobility, ensuring a phased implementation across various segments and regions. Here, you’ll tackle exciting technical challenges while thriving in a dynamic environment that values joy, knowledge-sharing, and openness. As electromobility gains importance daily, the Energy Storage System (ESS) remains a crucial component of the electrified powertrain. Our section oversees the entire ESS lifecycle—from advanced engineering and product development to ongoing maintenance. The role In this position, you will be part of the ESE (Energy Storage Engineering) team, an organization dedicated to technology as well as empowering and developing our employees. We always use customer satisfaction as the ultimate performance measurement. You will be part of an agile and approachable organization with skilled teams consisting of passionate people. We work in an optimistic atmosphere, where joy, knowledge sharing, and openness are key characteristics. With us, you will have a diverse, friendly and open-minded team on your side, always providing you the help needed to manage tasks you cannot imagine today. Your responsibilities: •    Manage internal and external product development and research projects on battery cell development including negotiations with cell manufacturers •    Design tests to validate new cell designs and fault trace  •    Drive key engineering decisions developing ideas and project plans for future projects (internally or externally funded), •    Support commercial teams with technical expertise, participate in supplier meetings as subject matter expert •    Collaborate with internal engineering teams to define and ensure cell electrochemical, mechanical, and safety performance requirements are met •    Initiate ideas for IP and prepare Invention reports and patents, •    Be a key mentor to our Cell Engineering talents proactively sharing knowledge and industrial understanding Requirements for the role: •    MSc or PhD in Materials Science, physics, Chemistry or related field with a focus on electrochemistry. •    15 years industrial experience in battery cell development, preferably within automotive lithium-ion battery cell supplier or within OEM battery cell development organization,  •    Experienced with material selection, cell design, electrode fabrication, cell assembly, testing and failure mode analysis •    The applicant should be a creative and analytical thinker with a deep technical understanding of lithium-ion battery cells  •    Proven record of innovations (IP) in the field of Lithium-ion battery cell •    Proven leadership and project management expertise •    Must be able to design complex experiments, employing DOE approach to interpret and correlate experimental results with battery product performance. How to succeed  You are a strong communicator who excels at planning, aligning, and prioritizing what matters most. With a proactive mindset and a results-driven approach, you take initiative and deliver outstanding outcomes. You effortlessly generate concepts and ideas and bring them to life with confidence and efficiency. We Value Your Wellbeing. Volvo Group believes in diversity, equity, and inclusion and offers a safe environment to grow. Use your open mind  and can-do attitude to help us steer our transportation solutions toward a more sustainable tomorrow.   Are you curious and have some questions? Let us know!   Talent Advisor: Smita Shree  Email address: [email protected] Last application date: 12th April, 2025 We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.