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Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to driving prosperity and shaping the future landscape through sustainable transport, mobility, and infrastructure solutions.

We strongly feel the importance of further advancing the state of the art and are continually working to identify new areas to do so. Right now, we are looking for a new colleague to pursue an Industrial PhD journey within Automotive Product Cybersecurity, to further boost our research activities and move beyond the frontiers in specific topics such as Automotive Cyber Forensics and AI powered automation of cybersecurity tasks.

As an Industrial PhD student, you will actively be contributing to the Vinnova funded research project “MAGIC - Meeting Automotive Liability Challenges through Forensics Soundness” (1), as our main researcher, and working closely together with the project partners, including other PhD students.

Academic studies will be carried out at Chalmers Research School over a nominal time of five years for Ph.D. studies. This involves activities such as, taking courses, attending Ph.D. School, teaching, publishing papers, under the guidance of senior professors Elad Michael Schiller and Magnus Almgren.

Responsibilities

• Represent Volvo GTT in the MAGIC project and take leadership of research activities led by Volvo GTT
• Supervise Master thesis students within the scope of the MAGIC project
• Actively investigate and explore future opportunities for research projects
• Present Volvo GTT research both internally and externally

Qualifications

• M.Sc. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English
• Strong background in Computer Networks and Cybersecurity
• Strong skills in programming languages and system development
• Familiarity with AI/ML, forensic methods, or analysis of security and performance properties is a plus

We value a collaborative attitude and an interest in working both in teams and independently. Self-motivation, attention to detail, and a problem-solving analytical ability are important personal qualities for this position.

What’s in it for you?

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group, which was recently ranked as the most attractive employer amongst engineers in Sweden, recognized for the interesting, meaningful work and innovation (2).

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.

You will be working within Volvo GTT central cybersecurity department for product cybersecurity located at the Volvo Lundby site in Gothenburg, Sweden. The department is responsible for the cybersecurity activities used throughout Volvo GTT, such as Threat Analysis and Risk assessment, incident response, review of technical designs and creation of cybersecurity concepts. The team is helpful, multicultural, and with a broad network within automotive cybersecurity, both inside and outside of Volvo, as well as internationally.

As part of the MAGIC research project, you will have a chance to network also outside of the Volvo Group with academia, research institutes, other vehicle manufacturers, and other strong players in the cybersecurity field.

Ready for the next move?

Feel free to apply to the job directly on our website. The position offered is a full-time permanent employment contract. However, you need not only be selected by Volvo GTT, but also approved by the Chalmers Research School, hence the approval by the Research School is a condition to be entitled for the position. For this reason, be aware that information in the application may in part or whole be shared with Chalmers Research School for the purpose of supporting the candidate selection process.

Curious and have some questions? Feel free to reach out to us!
Prakash Jayaraman, Group Manager Infrastructure Capabilities & Vehicle Type. Email – [email protected].

For questions about Chalmers Research School, please reach out to Elad Michael Schiller [email protected] and Magnus Almgren [email protected].
We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via email.

(1) MAGIC project (https://www.vinnova.se/en/p/magic---meeting-automotive-liability-challenges-through-forensics-soundness/)
(2) Employer ranking (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/volvo-group_we-have-been-ranked-as-the-top-employer-by-activity-7252660265903661057--U0L/)
(3) Doctoral studies (https://www.chalmers.se/en/research/we-train-new-researchers/about-doctoral-studies/)