Function Architect

Scope: Full time - hybrid set up

Duration: 1 year with the possibility for an extension

Location : Södertälje

Assignment Overview: Function Architect role focused on supporting vehicle software and functional changes throughout early development stages. The role involves cross-functional collaboration, facilitating alignment, and defining system concepts to ensure clear and agreed solutions.

As a Function Architect, you support vehicle software and functional changes early in the development flow, from idea to agreed solution. The role involves close collaboration with internal customers driving changes, system owners, and other impacted stakeholders. You facilitate discussions, define system concepts, and ensure alignment across both technical and non-technical stakeholders while contributing to a flow-oriented way of working.

Responsibilities:

• Support vehicle software and functional changes early in the development flow, from idea to agreed solution.
• Work closely with the internal customer, system owners, and other impacted stakeholders.
• Facilitate discussions to understand required changes, impacts, and affected systems.
• Create and communicate clear system concepts (e.g., principles, interfaces, messages, consequences).
• Document agreed solutions in the architecture toolchain.
• Explain complex topics in a way that supports alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support a flow-oriented way of working and promote good practices within the organisation.

Education: Must have:

• B.Sc. and/or M.Sc. in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

Experience: Must have:

• Solid experience from function development, system development, or system ownership in an embedded/vehicle context.
• Understanding of vehicle/platform complexity and how changes in one area affect others.
• Good communication skills and ability to create alignment in a group.

Nice to have:

• Automotive experience - highly valuable and sought after.
• Knowledge of communication topologies such as CAN and/or Ethernet.
• Experience working in a continuous delivery/change process for embedded software.

Language :

• English

Personal / Soft Skills:

• Interest in moving into an architecture role and working cross-functionally.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Hands-on approach to explaining how to do things.
• Coaching approach with the ability to explain clearly and humbly so others can follow.