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Technical Lead - Charger Integrations

Location:

Greensboro, NC, US, 27409

Position Type: Professional

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

What you will do

Working at Volvo Energy is different

Do you want to make the world a better place and love building digital solutions? Welcome to a team unified by an important mission, great ideas, fun, and inclusiveness. Our colleagues are - and will always be - the most important part of the story. Whilst demands are high, there is also plenty of opportunities to learn and grow - as a professional and as a person. We look for colleagues that thoroughly enjoy our intrapreneurial journey, can hit the ground running and lead with passion, perform with purpose and transform with vision. You will make a difference!

Volvo Energy Digital & IT

Digital & IT is a function within Volvo Energy. We support our customers transition to a carbon-free world through great Digital solutions and experiences that enables customers to shift to fossil-free operations. We truly care about the customer’s business in terms of up-time, safety and productivity. We aim at having industry-leading simplicity and usability for our digital charging services. The energy transition will not come for free – but we are committed to support this transition by hard and dedicated work.

What are we looking for in this specific role?

Volvo Energy aims to provide powerful solutions for commercial fleets to charge electric vehicles. We provide charging hardware, software and services for use by all Volvo group’s business areas. For example, solutions include charger management software, energy management software, fleet management, and payment services.

As the volume and variety of installed chargers at our customers’ sites grows, we are adding talent to our digital team with the focus on operating, testing, and validating our charging solutions with a broader portfolio of charger models. You will be working in a global team focused on testing and verifying charger models to assure a 100% charging success rate.

Your focus will be:

• Use Volvo Energy methods and tools to test and validate additional charger models with our solutions

• Perform testing and validation of new versions of charger embedded software (ESW) and related integrations towards our backend solutions.

• Assess the cybersecurity of charger models as it pertains to integration with Volvo Energy solutions. Identify gaps and problems between chargers and Volvo Energy solutions.

• Coordinate with charger OEMs to propose changes and alternative solutions and implement them.

• Manage the process and operations for remotely updating ESW/firmware on our customers’ installed chargers where necessary.

• Act as expert and 2nd/3rd line expertise to the different Volvo Group customer support teams for solving technically complex problems in charger operations.

• Act as expert in our backend systems, participate in development projects and collect input and requirements towards our backend suppliers.

• Together with the other team members, you will build, test and operate an end-to-end digital offering and provide an ideal charging experience for commercial vehicle operators.

The role is based in Greensboro, NC.

Who are you?

Qualifications likely required to be successful:

• University degree relevant to the position: in electrical engineering, industrial engineering, computer science, or equivalent. Or equivalent business experience.

• 8+ years' experience of verification and validation testing of IT systems and embedded software, preferred.

• Curious, learning attitude, good technical skills, analytical mindset.

• Customer oriented and solution focused.

• Understanding and solid interest in learning more about the charging ecosystem and relevant communication standards for charging like OCPP.

• Valid driver's license as you occasionally will travel to charger installation locations.

Qualifications that are considered an advantage:

• Experience from electromobility services, charging systems or energy infrastructure, and have a good understanding of communication protocols and API based integrations.

• Ability to work in a heterogenous environment with several development teams, both in-house and with players in the Digital Ecosystem.

• Fluent in English, written and spoken.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a solid package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy:

• Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.

• Generous paid time off including paid caregiver and parental leave policies.

• Competitive matching retirement savings plans.

• Working environment where your safety, health and wellbeing come first.

• Focus on professional and personal development through Volvo Group University.

• Programs that make today’s challenging reality of combining work and personal life easier.

Ready for the next move?

Are you excited to bring your skills and ideas to the table? We can’t wait to hear from you. Apply today!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who we are and what we believe in

Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group . Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Volvo Energy lives and leads the change in accelerating Volvo Group’s electrification journey and driving circularity for a better tomorrow. We bring together people with who will work in a highly diverse, equal and inclusive global context with an entrepreneurial spirit where everyone is key and directly contributes to achieving our ambitions for wanted position: better for people – better for planet – better for business. Together – from individual success to collective significance!

Job Category: Technology Engineering

Organization: Volvo Energy

Travel Required: Occasional Travel

Requisition ID: 19940

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Do we share the same aspirations?

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead, we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net-zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.

Nearest Major Market: Greensboro