Senior Surface Material Engineer, CAB Living, Gothenburg
Volvo Business Services AB / Maskiningenjörsjobb / Göteborg
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Are you passionate about materials, colours and surface quality? How to make hard requirements possible while giving the customer a strong first impression through nice-looking high-quality surfaces? The Volvo GTT, CAB Living team, is looking for a new employee in our Surface Material team. Here you will work with all the visible surfaces of our Trucks. You will also have the chance to support our colleagues at VCE, Volvo Penta and Volvo Buses. If you have an interest in the technical aspect of surfaces and surface materials this might be the perfect position for you!
Your future team
The Volvo GTT Surface Material team is a small group of five people within the Living team at Volvo GTT Cab Interior section. We are responsible for surface materials, including textiles, foils, nonwovens, and other materials, as well as surfaces such as plastic colors and grains, deco surfaces in paint, and other technologies. Our work are within, both the interior and exterior surfaces of trucks, collaborating closely with the Product Design team. We also work with other teams within Volvo for interior, exterior, electronics, and chassis parts. The team is also responsible for the curtain system and seat upholsteries. Surface material team not only work with Volvo Trucks but also support other Volvo branded products like excavators, wheel loaders, buses, and boat engines. The team has a strong and supportive spirit, helping each other to overcome obstacles. We work in an international environment with teams in India, France, and the USA. Our mission is to ensure that the surface materials and surfaces used in Volvo products are of the highest quality, focusing on user well-being, customer profitability, sustainability, and creating value for the Volvo Group.
What you will do
As a Surface Material Engineer, you will lead the development of surface materials such as textiles, foils, nonwovens or leathers, ensuring Quality, Delivery, Cost, Features, and Sustainability (QDCFs) standards are met. The job will also involve developing new colours and grains in plastics and other materials as well as deco materials such as paints and deco foils. You will develop the materials in collaboration with highly skilled suppliers and a supportive GTT team, in a deeply integrated collaboration with Product Design. Your main responsibilities will include:
• Setting requirements and evaluating supplier work.
• Managing the project timeline, changes, and cost evolution.
• Acting as the primary technical contact for suppliers and leading their technical development efforts.
• Communicating progress to various internal stakeholders, including lead engineers on several teams, product design, and purchasing.
• Evaluating samples, including color and grain measurements.
Who you are
You are on your way to build a strong background in developing surface materials, and you have worked with different materials and technologies over the years. You have experience in setting requirements for surface materials and have led designs with multiple interfaces and stakeholders. You are confident in your knowledge, pragmatic in finding solutions, and understand how to balancing various demands. You have a documented proof of color vision and confidence in judging color, gloss, and surface finishes. You know how to transferring what you see into words, explaining what needs to change and how, to meet the requirements. Effective communication with internal and external stakeholders is second nature to you. You can maintain focus on objectives even under pressure, and you excel at explaining recommendations clearly. As a team player, you understand the importance of a committed timeline and your role in ensuring success.
Experience we seek:
• M.Sc. or B.Sc. degree in textile engineering, technical design or equivalent knowledge and around 5 years of experience in product development within the automotive industry.
• Experience in leading Supplier Involvement Product Development (SIPD) of surface material development.
• Experience working in a global environment with multiple sites
• Good knowledge in the development and requirement setting of textiles, foils, decor, and/or polymer materials regarding color, gloss, and graining.
• Proficiency in communication and presentation techniques and proficiency of requirement documentation
• Understanding of legal requirements and how it would affect us.
• KOLA and MS Project is preferred.
• Proficiency in English,Swedish as a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and global team management.
What we offer
You get an opportunity to work with skilled colleagues in an exciting, global environment that provides opportunities to develop both professionally and personally. Our work is performed in an international environment, with opportunity to interact with committed colleagues from different cultures. We trust the individual, act as a team, stay close to the product, and provide opportunities for professional and personal growth.
Curious and want to know more? Contact me!
Mattias Fransson, Group manager CAB Living,
mattias.fransson@volvo.com, Last application date 30rd of June.
Ersättning Undefined
Så ansöker du Sista dag att ansöka är 2024-06-30
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Arbetsgivare Volvo Business Services AB (org.nr 556029-5197)
Arbetsplats Volvo Group
Kontakt Alma Velijevic Torrez
031-660000 Jobbnummer 8742131
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