Vehicle Property Owner Passive Safety

Scania is undergoing a transformation from being a leading supplier of trucks, buses, and engines to providing complete and sustainable transport solutions. Together with TRATON and our sister brands MAN, Volkswagen Truck & Bus, and International, we are working to shape the future of mobility with innovative and environmentally conscious solutions. Our values – customer first, respect, team spirit, responsibility, and elimination of waste – are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are at the forefront of creating a sustainable future.

Role Summary

We are looking for a Property Owner for Passive Safety to join our Cab Durability and Crash simulation unit at Traton R&D in Södertälje. As the transport industry undergoes a major transformation—driven by sustainability, electrification, and autonomy—our group plays a key role in shaping the vehicles of tomorrow.

Our team is responsible for finite element (FE) strength and fatigue simulations of the cab as well as complete vehicle crash simulations. In addition, we are responsible for the vehicle property Passive Safety. This means, among others, to set demands on our trucks to ensure that our drivers and passengers have the safest possible working environment and that other road users are protected in case a crash with our trucks is unavoidable. This responsibility is extremely important right now with the upcoming EuroNCAP Safer truck testing programme launch. With us, you will have a key role in developing future Scania products while also improving existing ones.

Job Responsibilities

The role of a property owner is cross-functional and refers to the complete vehicle. You are responsible for driving the property management work and are the driving force for target setting and validation in our development projects. You will work in close collaboration with crash simulation and testing as well as with Product Property Manager for Safety.

Your key tasks include:

·         You deliver and communicate targets for Passive safety when starting pre-development and development projects.

·         You develop and update load cases and targets for passive safety based on e.g., statistics, experiences from the field, benchmarking and new regulations in collaboration with the Product Property Manager

·         You deliver status reports of current situation and forecast regarding passive safety

·         You support Product Property manager with your expertise in Passive safety

·         You are an communicative expert in the field of passive safety, you inform and educate in the field

Who You Are

We are looking for someone with a genuine interest and high-level expertise in passive safety.

·         You have excellent communication skills, both oral and in writing, and are used to formulate targets and requirements.

·         You have excellent collaboration skills, you respect the needs of other vehicle properties and design and seek for solutions in collaboration with other experts.

·         You have an MSc or PhD degree in mechanical or automotive engineering or in a similar field.

·         A minimum of five years of experience in passive safety and crash simulations, testing or similar in the automotive industry is require.

     This Is Us

We offer a good working environment with helpful and experienced team members in Cab simulation. In addition to your closest colleagues in simulation and testing, you will collaborate with our colleagues in the brand Scania but also globally within Traton R&D with our sister brands.

Scania Offers

We offer a dynamic, flexible workplace with hybrid work options, including Scania Sergel and Midway hubs. With a structured development plan and courses, Scania supports your career growth both locally and internationally.

Benefits include training at our health center Gröndal or wellness allowance, result bonus, flexible hours, and company car leasing. Scania also hosts events for employees and their families, and Stockholm residents enjoy direct access to Södertälje via Scania Job express buses.

Application

Your application should include a CV and any relevant certificates. We welcome all applicants and strive for diversity in our recruitment processes.

Apply as soon as possible, no later than 2025-06-10. Screening will take place on an ongoing basis during the application period. Logical and personality tests may be used as part of the selection process, and a background check may be required for this role.

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Recruiting Manager: Taina Vuoristo, taina.vuoristo@scania.com.