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Want to drive digital change in automotive?
At Volvo Cars, we are making bold digital visions come true. We aim to lead in the automotive world by creating a digital ecosystem built around making our customers' lives less complicated. Now we are looking for curious, creative people who want to change the world through innovative thinking.
What we offer
Volvo Cars is on an ambitious journey to redefine the customer experience in automotive through digital technology. Electrification, Autonomous Drive and Shared Mobility are enablers for our purpose - freedom to move in a personal, sustainable and safe way.
Software engineering is an increasingly important area in the automotive industry. Volvo Cars is bringing more of the software development in-house to better handle continuous integration and the complex interactions between different functions. We are well on our way to become a truly software company. Connectivity is an enabler for a majority of the functions leveraging on embedded and cloud-based software systems, data management and robust design.
The unit Connected Experience within Volvo Cars R&D is responsible for providing the best and most secure connected user experience in the automotive industry. We have been connecting our cars for more than two decades, and by now global connectivity in the combination with an excellent infotainment system are important pieces to grow our future business. Leveraging on Volvo Cars unrivaled audio experience, mobile functions, and data with privacy in mind.
To further strengthening our team of solution architects, we are now looking for a Solution Architect Tech Lead at Connected experience, to develop and evolve our technology plan. You will be part of driving the evolution of Volvo Cars global connected experience solutions, aiming for best-in-class digital in-car experience. The work involves collaborating with a highly competent software and hardware architect team specialized around different technologies in an end-to-end chain and work with some of the most well reputable global tech companies in the field.
What you'll do
You will be a part of a network of technical specialists, solution architects, products and solution managers across Volvo Cars. In collaboration, you will facilitate the tech team and propose, develop, and evolve our technology plan at Connected Experience. The scope spans over several functional areas to bring best user experience, like connectivity, infotainment, remote functions and applications, hardware & mechatronics, both in an embedded as well cloud-based services domain, on a global market at scale.
You will balance time on driving and managing investigations and exploratory activities concerning everything from new technologies, platforms, to manage requirements, standards and regulations, collaborations, and assessment of suppliers to enable our technology plan with the support of system architects from respective domain areas.
Together with team architects, you will help to facilitate and coordinate choice of architecture solution cross teams and units.
Activities might also involve technology scouting and strategic R&D work, proof or concepts and the connection to research, as well representing Volvo Cars in relevant committees and conferences to facilitate our technology plan.
You will be strengthening the awareness and culture of delivering best-in-class user experience on a global market at scale as a key to our success, why coaching and steering activities related to deliver upon our technology plan is an important part of the work.
What you'll bring
To fully enjoy this opportunity, we believe you have a background in software or information technology with at least a master’s degree or equivalent.
You have a long professional experience in embedded and cloud-based services and distributed complex systems, as well as excellent knowledge and hands-on experience of software development and system architecture.
Your experience in analyzing and making recommendations regarding the choice of the technology solution, managing requirements, and driving architecture evolution on a solution level are prerequisites for this position. Preferably, you have worked with Connected Experience and the automotive industry in your previous assignments. The role requires good organizational, documentation, communication, and collaboration skills since you will work with diverse stakeholders.
By joining Volvo Cars, you will be entering a global company with an exciting tech portfolio and great partnerships. It is a fantastic opportunity to work in an international environment with the best in its field.
How to learn more and apply
Incoming applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. We do not accept any applications via email. For questions about the position, please get in touch with hiring manager Per Österström at or recruiter Neha Mehta at
Who are we?
Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them.
Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.
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29-09-2024
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