Director Electronics & SW Engineering

What you will do

Electromobility is changing the automotive world, and we are now looking for you who want to be part of making this change happening in our industry! The Electromobility organization is responsible for the complete development lifecycle of our electric powertrains from advanced engineering through product development into the maintenance phase. The function has a truly purpose-driven leadership and together we drive Electromobility transition based on cutting-edge engineering and state-of-the-art research within the Volvo Group. By joining us, you'll be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals. We make our customers, the planet and our future generations win.

As the Director of Electronics & SW Engineering, you will be responsible for developing the team and enhancing capability and capacity to deliver various programs within Electromobility. You will oversee a team of engineers divided into different groups specializing in Electronics and Software Engineering.

Who are you

We seek a well-established leader with a proven track record working in a global environment, pushing the boundaries to get more value. You thrive on teamwork, leveraging your skills to influence and empower others constructively and collaboratively. As a strategic thinker, you excel in environments where solutions aren't readily available. Using great communication skills on all levels, you are also a natural speaking partner, fostering networks and building trust through courage and integrity.

To be able to do this you need to:

Lead and inspire others through strategic focus and reasoning, while improving the delivery quality & efficiency.

Excel as a skilled team builder, leveraging the strengths of the team and harness the full potential of the team to achieve maximum impact.

Communicate the Electromobility Bangalore RnD strategy and business reality into actionable opportunities.

Actively participate in all relevant decisions fora and especially securing strategic arguments, ensuring that roadmap consequences are well understood.

Balancing the Capacity with the workload, Budgeting & Infrastructure impacting the team.

Attract, develop, and retain professionals to also secure competences for future demands.

Excel in Stake-holder management and system thinking approach towards problem solving

What to bring

Masters in Electrical/ Electronics/Mechatronics / Software related disciplines

Minimum 20 years of experience in electromobility and product development lifecycle management

Experienced in leading leaders and working with global organizations, with a strong passion for fostering people development and team growth

Proven Experience of delivering software and electronics hardware and software programs in embedded systems

Possesses strong personal credibility, integrity, and creativity

Excellent collaboration skills across the entire value chain and stakeholder management

Demonstrated ability to balance a strategic, holistic end-to-end view with operational considerations