Mid-Level Product Application Engineer

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I korthet

The Mid-Level Product Application Engineer role at Volvo do Brasil involves specifying, applying, and verifying powertrain solutions for Volvo trucks and buses in Latin America. This field-oriented position requires translating customer needs into technical requirements, analyzing vehicle data, and collaborating with global engineering teams to optimize product performance and customer satisfaction.

Ansvarsområden

Recommend and optimize complete powertrain specifications for Volvo trucks and buses based on customer applications, duty cycles, road profiles, market requirements, and product targets.
Plan, coordinate, and execute product application and vehicle evaluation activities, including the definition of test cases, test conditions, instrumentation, acceptance criteria, and required vehicles.
Maintain direct and frequent contact with products and customers by visiting customer operations, accompanying vehicles in real duty cycles, interacting with drivers and service teams, and traveling regularly to test locations, workshops, and customer sites.
Analyze and interpret vehicle, test, and connected-vehicle data to assess fuel economy, performance, drivability, reliability, feature usage, and complete powertrain behavior.
Translate customer and market needs into technical requirements and convert engineering findings into clear recommendations for product development, maintenance, sales, and service stakeholders.
Support the resolution of performance and customer-related issues through structured root-cause analysis, field investigations, vehicle testing, and collaboration with relevant engineering functions.
Collaborate with simulation and data analytics engineers to combine virtual models, physical measurements, and fleet data in robust application decisions.
Document and communicate engineering conclusions through technical reports, presentations, application guidelines, and decision material for local and global stakeholders.
Act as a technical reference for product application topics, share knowledge, and support the development of colleagues and cross-functional teams.
Maintain strong communication with product management, sales, service, project managers, software and calibration developers, test engineers, simulation engineers, data specialists, and global application networks.

Krav

Degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical, Automotive Engineering, or a related engineering field.
Relevant experience in product application, powertrain development, calibration, vehicle testing, performance engineering, or a comparable automotive role.
Strong knowledge of complete powertrain systems, including engines, transmissions, rear axles, vehicle functions, and their interaction at vehicle level.
Knowledge of customer applications, vehicle and engine operating conditions, road profiles, map data, environmental conditions, and the truck and bus market.
Hands-on experience in vehicle testing, measurement, troubleshooting, and engineering data analysis.
Ability to define test cases, evaluate results against product targets, identify technical risks, and issue clear engineering recommendations and reports.
Strong communication and presentation skills in Portuguese and English, both spoken and written.
Brazilian driver’s license in categories D and E, or willingness and eligibility to obtain both categories, enabling the engineer to drive trucks and actively participate in product evaluations and customer-operation activities.
A valid driver’s license and willingness to participate in vehicle tests, customer visits, and occasional domestic or international travel.

Önskade kvalifikationer

Experience with data acquisition and analysis tools such as ATI VISION, CANalyzer, MATLAB, Python, or equivalent is a strong merit.
Familiarity with connected-vehicle data, simulation, Power BI, or other visualization and analytics tools is a merit.
Experience working in an agile, cross-functional product-development or maintenance environment.

Förmåner

Medical and dental insurance plans
On-site medical clinic
Pharmacy assistance program
Reimbursement for corrective lenses (ophthalmology)
Sick leave assistance
Childcare allowance
Special education allowance
Extended maternity and paternity leave
Meal and food vouchers and on-site meals (depending on work location)
Company-provided shuttle transportation
Profit Sharing Program (PLR)
Private pension plan – Vikingprev
Life insurance
Volvo Association Club
Access to a wellness app with partner gyms and fitness studios

Färdigheter

MATLABPythonPower BI

#Automotive#Engineering#Product Development#Application Engineering#Powertrain

Om Volvo Group

The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, with its headquarters in Gothenburg, employs about 100,000 people, has production facilities in 18 countries and sells its products in more than 190 markets.\n\n

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