Industrial PhD: Design for Data as a Product

at  Volvo Group

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport 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.
Are you passionate about changes and innovations and want to be part of a paradigm shift in the development of transport and mobility solutions? This is a great opportunity to do that for a Industrial PhD on Design for Data as a Product [DDaaP]. This exciting research project will be carried out in close collaboration with Chalmers University of Technology*.

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.
Group Trucks Technology are seeking talents to help design sustainable transportation solutions for the future. As part of our team, you’ll help us by engineering exciting next-gen technologies and contribute to projects that determine new, sustainable solutions. Bring your love of developing systems, working collaboratively, and your advanced skills to a place where you can make an impact. Join our design shift that leaves society in good shape for the next generation

Platform product development sets the foundation for the paradigm of DDaaP. Conducting preconceptual development and assessing the current standard offering, what has been sold and how it is utilized, is crucial in the standardized approach to being able to make the right decisions. Even more important is to secure that missing capabilities and additional opportunities are being identified and designed into the new products in the platform. In the classical product development setup, the design engineers are responsible to provide hardware solution; with the new paradigm the expectation is that the hardware solutions are accompanied by relevant data that describes how the technical solution is performing.
DDaaP is a holistic approach with the intent of mastering the data eco system to comply and support its requirements, all the way from early efficient platform development to product utilization over the product life cycle. A systemized approach on how to create, maintain and leverage such data will benefit internal and external stakeholders and pave the way for a servitization of the standard offering. The establishment of such a setup will also contribute to increased product sustainability but also product circularity prospects.
The primary objective with Industrial PhD candidate position is to define and establish a framework that support such a system. The framework will be created and developed working in real development efforts, synthesizing and formalizing the area to further empower these capabilities and extend insights and knowledge. Research in areas such as stakeholder analysis, product development way of working, in depth understanding of the intricate chain of activities forming the eco system, these areas, together with governance models, emphasis the width and magnitude of the knowledge to capture to become an expert in this area.
Your major responsibility is to pursue research in Design for DDaaP, publish and present scientific articles as a part of the research, support the Volvo Group patent strategy, and take part in discussions for knowledge sharing.