PE- Group Managers Predictive Gear Selection

Who are you? Are we a perfect match? We are looking for a person with proven leadership skills with ability to inspire, drive, motivate and coach team members. You possess a flexible mindset with ability to lead change and take decisions, and ability to be clear and concise in communication. You are holding a University/Master or Bachelor degree in engineering or equivalent experience. You have a proven experience within Powertrain development You are well experienced in operating in a global environment both in handling suppliers and well as working with our different sites, markets and brands. You enjoy balancing between strategic plans and short-term activities. You are comfortable in taking difficult decisions and standing up for the values of our company. Finding solutions and always try to improve both yourself and the team is a part of your DNA. Genuine interest in understanding how our products are used and how we should develop the systems to meet the legal, customer and society demands Take the opportunity to join the exciting change journey Powertrain Engineering (PE) is embarking on when creating the future powertrains for our customers as well as the future working place for our employees. This is us, your new colleagues at PE We are proud product owners for components, systems as well as complete powertrains. We are accountable for the lifecycle management of our products, from advanced engineering, through product development into the maintenance phase. We stand in front of significant challenges – where reducing transport emitted CO2 emissions is one of the biggest – and are now adapting to take this on by simplifying and empowering our organization and way of working. As an integrated part of this we have high expectations to reduce development lead-time and cost and driving innovation and employee engagement through our leaders leading technology and people. In this position you will be part of an organization dedicated to technology as well as empowering and developing our employees. We always use customer satisfaction as the ultimate performance measurement. Responsibilities / Main tasks The Sweden organization has the full worldwide Product platform responsibility for Heavy Duty Engines and transmission. It is as well responsible for the installation of Heavy duty powertrains in European Volvo Products. Driveline department is responsible to deliver a complete transmission/driveline system for both conventional powertrains as for electrified drivelines. You will lead the “Predictive Gear Selection” group who are responsible for the gear selection and predictive powertrain management system and functionality. The group develops the gear selection system that selects a gear with the optimal compromise between fuel economy, drivability and performance. The driver can select a number of different driving modes to help the gear selection system to select the optimal gear for the current driving situation. Your group will also have lead on developing functionality for the Volvo predictive cruise control, I-See. I-See makes use of an electronic horizon calculated from digital road maps and from the vehicle’s current position and driving direction. Using information such as curvature, traffic signs and topology of the road ahead the system optimizes the vehicle speed and gear selection to achieve optimal fuel economy and drivability. We apply an agile framework way of working and are taking our main inspiration from SAFe. Your responsibilities will be: Employee lifecycle responsibility for direct reports including recruitment, performance and competence development. Provide coaching and guidance to employees to ensure deliveries and personal development Lead the development of new technologies within the gear selection and predictive powertrain management system. Develop way of working to secure quality and efficiency Build up, develop and long term secure the needed competence and capacity within the team Set and follow up targets for the team Curious and want to know more? Please contact us! We look forward to receiving your application! Paulina Ramfelt, Director Driveline GTT Powertrain Engineering Sweden Mail: The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines under the leading brands Volvo, Renault Trucks, Mack, UD Trucks, Eicher, SDLG, Terex Trucks, Prevost, Nova Bus, UD Bus, Sunwin Bus and Volvo Penta. Volvo Group Trucks Technology provides Volvo Group Trucks and Business Area's with state-of-the-art research, cutting-edge engineering, product planning and purchasing services, as well as aftermarket product support. With Volvo Group Trucks Technology you will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals who work with passion, trust each other and embrace change to stay ahead. We make our customers win.