Development Engineer - Technical Recommendations

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Role Summary

We are looking for a Development Engineer to join our Technical Recommendations team. Your primary responsibility will be translating customer requirements into technical solutions, validate the concepts to the customer needs and ensure that we deliver the best product by securing the modular principles. Leveraging your expertise, you are providing the technical recommendations to assist Sales in selecting the most suitable options from the Modular System for the customer transport requirements.

 

This role is a part of TRATON Group R&D, located in Södertälje, Sweden.

Job Responsibilities

•    Coordinating the recommendation work together with different projects, technical expertise (R&D), Sales & Marketing and other brands in the TRATON Group.
•    Creating and delivering the technical recommendations according to the project milestones.
•    Contributing with your experience to other areas within TMS Management.
•    Updating the existing Recommendations according to new improvements and feedback from the markets. 

Who You Are

You are committed, responsible and curious. You are able to see the structure and grasp the whole picture but you are at the same time patient enough to work with the small details. Your ability to express yourself well in written English is important and if I you also know Swedish, it is a merit. Collaborative skills and the ability to lead the work and drive progress are other important qualities to succeed well in this role. The questions you work with will cover several technical areas and different parts of the truck. You need experience from working within Scania R&D or comparable operations. Knowledge of the complete truck and usage of the truck is meritorious. A technical background, knowledge of the complete truck and usage of the truck is meritorious.

 

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds – your unique experience and perspectives is valuable to us.

This Is Us

The Group Technical & Commercial Specification plays an important role in Modularisation Planning. As a team, we describe the TRATON Modular System based on customer options over time, recommend suitable performance steps from user factors, linking the brand offering and making it accessible within TRATON. We can offer an exciting and dynamic role in a fantastic team with highly experienced employees. You will work in a context that allows you to deepen your knowledge of the complete truck and how it is used by the customer.

 

Within TRATON Group R&D, you are an important part of something bigger. Joining us means gaining access to the ins and outs of the entire transportation industry. 

TRATON Offers

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

 

Benefits include wellness allowance, bonus, flexible hours, and company car leasing. We also host events for employees and their families, and Stockholm residents enjoy direct access to Södertälje via Scania Job express buses for an easy commute to Södertälje.

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 2025-09-05. 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: 
Paulo De Sena Freitas, Development Engineer, paulo.freitas@scania.com or Florian Roderfeld, Unit manager, Florian.Roderfeld@scania.com

 

We look forward to your application!

 

This recruitment process is handled by Scania for TRATON Group R&D

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