We are looking for a highly experienced V.A.S. Autonomous Transport Solution Sign-Off Lead to support the assessment and sign-off readiness of advanced Level 4 autonomous transport solutions.

V.A.S. is responsible for collecting, consolidating, and assessing the information, data, evidence, and work products required to determine whether an Autonomous Transport Solution is ready for a sign-off recommendation.

The assessment supports both Volvo internal decision forums and joint decision-making together with Autonomous Driving (AD) Partners.

This is a highly senior role requiring a combination of technical automotive expertise, systems engineering knowledge, autonomous vehicle experience, project coordination, stakeholder management, and technical decision-making.

The successful candidate must be able to understand complex technical information, identify gaps and risks, challenge stakeholders with the right questions, and ensure that complete, consistent, traceable, and high-quality evidence is available for sign-off decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the collection of evidence, technical information, data, and work products from Volvo engineering teams and Autonomous Driving Partners.

• Maintain an overall view of deliverables, responsibilities, dependencies, milestones, risks, open issues, and decisions.

• Review technical and project documentation for completeness, consistency, traceability, quality, and sign-off readiness.

• Continuously follow up with internal and external stakeholders to close documentation and evidence gaps.

• Coordinate across software, hardware, vehicle, systems engineering, safety, verification, validation, and autonomous-driving teams.

• Organize and facilitate technical reviews, readiness reviews, and project reviews covering the complete Autonomous Transport Solution.

• Identify and escalate technical risks, deviations, missing evidence, unresolved dependencies, and pending decisions.

• Assess whether the complete solution has sufficient evidence to proceed toward sign-off.

• Prepare a consolidated readiness assessment and sign-off recommendation for Volvo and joint Volvo–AD Partner decision forums.

• Maintain decision records and ensure agreed actions are assigned, followed up, and closed.

• Ensure documentation and evidence are delivered according to agreed milestones and quality expectations.

• Facilitate alignment between Volvo and external technology/Autonomous Driving partners throughout the assessment process.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 15+ years of professional experience in automotive systems.

• Proven expertise in Level 4 autonomous vehicle integration, validation, and sign-off.

• Extensive experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing complex automotive software and hardware systems.

• Strong background in Systems Engineering and complete vehicle/system development.

• Extensive experience with requirements management and requirements traceability.

• Strong knowledge and practical experience with ISO 26262 Functional Safety.

• Deep understanding of automotive development processes, frameworks, verification, validation, and technical governance.

• Strong software and hardware development background within ADAS and Automated Driving.

• Experience with sensors, actuators, vehicle control systems, and vehicle-level integration.

• Strong understanding of OEM–Tier supplier relationships and automotive supplier ecosystems.

• Experience collaborating with external technology suppliers and preferably Autonomous Driving technology partners.

• Proven ability to evaluate complex technical evidence and determine system/readiness status.

• Experience working in both start-up and multicultural OEM environments.

• Exposure to business development, sales, marketing, and engineering leadership.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills in an international environment.