Industrial Ph.D.Candidate "Vehicle Positioning"
Volvo Car Corporation / Logistikjobb / Göteborg
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hela Sverige Everything we do at Volvo Cars, starts with people. We design, engineer and build Scandinavian luxury cars that understand people - cars with an exceptional personality in both design and engineering. The challenges ahead are huge. In strong competition, our vision is to be the world's most progressive and desired luxury car brand. We shall double our sales within eight years. And we aim to be a leader in developing innovative human-centric technology for the next generation intelligent and sustainable luxury cars. To make this happen we need more talented people on-board. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate. People that want to work across the borders in a global organisation that values individual differences and gives you outstanding career opportunities. We believe in the power of people and will support you to reach your full potential. Sounds like you? Join us in creating the next generation luxury cars.
Industrial Ph.D. Candidate to "Vehicle Positioning"
At RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT you will be a key contributor to the next generation outstanding luxury cars from Volvo. Together with other engineers over the world, you and your team will create innovative human-centric car technology that makes life less complicated and more enjoyable for people. Are you interested in development of design and connected car technology? Do you share our passion for people, the environment and our urge to create a superior driving experience? Research and Development is the place for you to prosper.
As INDUSTRIAL Ph.D. CANDIDATE within the group Safety Electronics and Functions you will be a part of our post-graduate program. The intention is to develop technical specialists, secure competence supply by networking with academies, contribute to Volvo products by close connection between research, advanced engineering and car projects contribute to Volvos reputation as high-tech & research oriented company by facilitating recruitment of highly educated personnel. The target is to develop national and international networks within strategic areas, reinforce a scientific approach within product development, initiate research projects connected to future technology and create carriers of strategic competence. The Innovation group runs research- and advanced engineering development projects within the area of Active Safety and Driver Support functions. In particular, functions that support autonomous driving will be in focus.
The aim of the research project is to investigate how to estimate both the global position of the host vehicle. The focus shall be on how the host vehicle position can be estimated using sensors that will be available in the next 5-10 years. The Ph.D. student shall also develop and evaluate different algorithms for how to fuse information from onboard sensors with sensors providing position information, e.g. from GPS sensors or vehicle-to-vehicle/vehicle-to-infrastructure radio communication.
The first four years of employment will be dedicated to the research in co-operation with Chalmers. After dissertation, the Ph.D. will take on a strategically important role related to the area of expertise within Research & Development of Volvo Cars.
The research students spend 80% of their time with their research and 20% with issues determined by Volvo Cars.
To successfully accomplish the project, you should have strong analytical skills, act independently and take initiatives. A university degree is of course a must, as well as an excellent English language level, verbally and in writing. You should also be a good listener and have great communication skills. Meritorious is previous professional experience in the area of active safety, driver support, GPS positioning, digital maps, embedded control or mechatronic design/development.
In this recruitment process we are collaborating with Randstad Professionals. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Monica Willeborg at +46 (0)733 478073 or by e-mail:
monica.willeborg@randstad.se or Manager Innovation, Jonas Ekmark at Volvo Cars at +46 (0)31 3253518 or by e-mail:
jjohan20@volvocars.comInterviews will be held continuously, please register your application as soon as possible but no later than September 12th, 2012.
Publiceringsdatum2012-08-15Arbetstider och omfattningHeltid
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2012-09-12
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Klicka på denna länk för att göra din ansökanKontaktMonica Willeborg, +46 31 333 60 50
FöretagVolvo Car Corporation
AdressVolvo Car Corporation
Dept. 62320/HA1N
40531 Göteborg
Jobbnummer 1314421
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