Job description 

Responsibilities:

• Analyze project scope and technical needs and lead development of ECUs such as Low Voltage Battery Power Management Unit, Battery sensors, etc.
• Define and balance all the requirements to be considered in the development of the power management components to ensure maximum commonality.
• Responsible for component development in collaboration with suppliers and global counterparts.
• Responsible for recommending the supplier. Drive technical concepts and ensure supplier agreements in place.
• Put requirements on the components towards the supplier. Interact with the supplier and manage the work distribution.
• Have the operational responsibility in the relationship with the supplier.
• Secure cross-functional and business anchoring.
• Define and follow the validation plan. Find right test objects for verification & collaborate with different stakeholders to execute all required testing.
• Collaborate with in-house software development team to plan the supplier deliveries
• Participate in project risk analyzes such as DFMEA, SFMEA, Functional safety and Cyber security assessments.
• Drive installation concept, anchoring the finalized concept and ensure Documentation of solutions (releases).
• Track the supplier development progress.
• Follow the APQP process.
• Follow the development process and release the documents like review of technical specification, part application approval, software and hardware component release.
• Lead critical issues problem solving in collaboration with the supplier’s and within the team.
• Capitalize knowledge around protection and distribution components.
• Contribute to continuous improvement on tools, work methods and the development process.
• Responsibility extended to deliver & execute a Product Strategy Roadmap of the area for few complex components and/or large set of less complex components.

Competencies:
On Specialist level the employee is a specialist in HW Electrical & Electronics Engineering typically obtained through education and work experience.

• BE/B.Tech., ME/M.Tech in Electrical-, Electronics Engg (or similar) with 8 years or more of experience in Automotive Electrical domain.
• Leading on complex group tasks/projects and actively developing team members.
• Role model of cutting edge thinking and an established contributor to lifelong learning within the TD/BA as a master trainer, coach and/or mentor.
• Solid T-shaped profile with definable expert knowledge within broad-based all-round toolkit.
• Demonstrable influencer within the Volvo Group network.
• Clear articulation of how he/she is creating value to the respective TD/BA beyond their part of the organization.
• Good understanding on the working of different types of Automotive batteries such as AGM, GEL, Flooded batteries, Li-ion batteries.
• Good exposure to Battery sensor algorithm development to secure reliable values from sensor based on vehicle configuration and application.
• Good exposure to buck-boost converter design, inverter design, battery power management unit design as per the project needs.
• Good exposure in ECU software architecture and logical design specification.
• System knowledge on low voltage 24V power management like monitoring, controlling, logging functions and related components such as Alternators, Battery sensors, Batteries, Battery power management unit , Starter motors, Ultra-Capacitors, etc.
• Working Knowledge on Functional Safety (ISO26262), Cyber Security, SFMEA and other quality tools.
• Good exposure in root cause analysis and log data analysis using CANoe / CAN Analyzer tools.
• Should have awareness on the application networks, ECU topologies, vehicle schematics, power distribution & grounding topologies.
• Familiarity with toolchains like JIRA, Confluence and other PLM tools is a merit.
• Working Knowledge on Internal Combustion Engine, Battery Electric Vehicle and Hybrid Electric vehicles.
• Good understanding of automotive electrical systems and architecture.
• Knowledge on current and upcoming vehicle regulations and emission norms.
• Good communication skills (written and verbal) in English.