BESS & EMS System Architect at Volvo Energy

Job description

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. 

We shape the world we want to live in!

Volvo Energy is our newest business area with the overarching purpose of accelerating electrification and driving circularity for a better tomorrow. With an agile approach and a can-do mindset, we actively work to ensure the acceleration of the electrification transformation every day in all that we do. As the Volvo Group, we are driving circularity in our industry forward in these important areas.   

 

We are now looking for a new colleague to join our team! 
 

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 transport operations. We are comprised of different nationalities spread across the globe, united by our interest in technology and purpose of enabling green energy usage with our digital solutions. We truly care about the customer’s business in terms of up-time, safety and productivity.    

What you will do

In your role as a BESS System Architect, you will focus on our Energy Management Systems (EMS) that support the complex needs of our Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) products in the rapidly evolving energy markets. You will support in establishing connectivity between the BESS units and its connected services, including local and cloud EMS functionality, including the digital twins that are the basis for our data-driven tools and decision engines. You’ll architect the environment around our IoT Edge devices, incl. connected vehicle chargers, sustainable energy generation and other devices enabling smart and connected energy management.  

You’ll work with market interoperability between energy systems, encompassing standards like IEC 60870-5, 61850 and DNP-3 and make sure the IoT Edge solutions are designed to communicate accordingly. You will ensure reliable and cyber secure connectivity between edge components and the Volvo Energy EMS solution via MQTT/OPC-UA as defined by the Volvo Energy target architecture.  

You will work closely together with several different, highly qualified, international teams to help design and build our solutions. 

Working at Volvo Energy is different 

Welcome to a close-knit team! 

 

We see ourselves as a fast-paced company within the Volvo Group, supported by our many great colleagues, we have the best of both worlds! We believe that work should be fun, stimulating, challenging and rewarding, but also have a meaning and a purpose to the individual. Trust and Results are two guiding principles for how we work together, and we are here to make a difference!     
  
We are a small team that will grow with the business and therefore look for colleagues that thoroughly enjoy this entrepreneurial challenge, can hit the ground running and lead with passion, perform with purpose and transform with vision. Moreover, it is essential you have a strong ability to form trustful relationships to effectively work with partners - inside and outside of the Volvo Group – in a cross-functional manner. 
  

Qualifications likely required to be successful  
•    Experience developing embedded systems like IoT edge computers (Linux/ARM based) for communication and control applications. Preferably related to energy management, electric grids or real estate site control.
•    Knowledge in the areas of 
- Energy management systems (EMS) 
- Supervision and Control systems (e.g. SCADA) 
- Protocols like Modbus, MQTT and OPC-UA 
•    Solid understanding of cyber security, data management and modern integration technologies 
•    Relevant university education: electrical engineering, industrial engineering, computer science, Data, Informatics or equivalent.
•    Experience from Agile development and DevOps practices.
•    Fluency in English, written and spoken. 

Ready for the next move?

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

Last application date: 18/10/2024

Feel free to contact us if you have further questions  
Axel Kullander, Head of Digital Products BMOT  
e-mail: axel.kullander@volvo.com  
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/axelkullander/  

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:  Information Technology

Organization:  Volvo Energy

Travel Required:  Occasional Travel

Requisition ID:  14378