Thesis work Visualization of AUTOSAR ARXML and State Machines through Interactive UI Prototypes
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Thesis Worker at Volvo Cars
Welcome to explore the world of Volvo Cars by writing your thesis with us! As a thesis worker in our organization you are supported by a supervisor who follows you during your project. Through your thesis work you will be able to contribute to our company purpose providing freedom to move in a safe sustainable and personal way from day one!
About this opportunity - Background
Innovation starts with being curious. At Volvo Cars we believe that being curious and truly committed to understanding people is the key to future success. We are looking for driven and motivated students interested in pursuing their master thesis within Vehicle Engineering during the spring term 2026.
At Vehicle Engineering our responsibility spans the entire chassis interior climate body & exterior functions mechanical Integration and a range of vehicle attributes with impact on design and customer experience of our complete product. Across these domains and all development cycles we will lead an effective delivery operation on complete level in close sync with other Engineering units functions and stakeholders across the company.
This thesis work is within the area of Core SW at Deceleration and Steering.
Problem Statement
There is a gap between the richness of ARXML/state machine descriptions and the usability of tools available to engineers. While several commercial tools provide basic visualization they are often:
Not flexible for custom queries
Tightly coupled to proprietary ecosystems
Lacking lightweight UI approaches that can be integrated into modern workflows (e.g. web-based JSON-driven).
A prototype that ingests ARXML/state machine models and visualizes them via an interactive lightweight front-end could significantly improve usability traceability and developer experience.
Objective
The thesis aims to investigate and evaluate tools and frameworks for visualizing ARXML and state machines with the end goal of developing a proof-of-concept UI that supports intuitive visualization and querying.
Scope of the thesis work
The thesis will investigate how different information modeling frameworks (RDF/OWL property graphs JSON/JSON-LD) can be applied to represent ARXML and state machine semantics in a way that supports visualization and querying.
Key activities:
1. Survey & Comparison: Evaluate RDF vs property graphs vs JSON approaches in terms of expressiveness query power tool support and integration with visualization frameworks.
2. Mapping Design: Define how ARXML entities (signals SWCs ports interfaces) and state machine constructs (states transitions events) map into nodes/edges/triples.
3. Prototype Development: Implement a pipeline that extracts ARXML state machines transforms into chosen model (e.g. RDF graph or JSON graph) visualizes via a web-based UI.
4. Evaluation: Compare the ease of querying scalability and usability of each approach for typical automotive engineering questions (traceability impact analysis signal flow visualization).
What youll bring
Educational Background: Masters student in Software Engineering Computer Science
Core Competencies: Strong programming background ability to navigate large/complex code bases and skills in front-end technologies (React or similar).
Beneficial Skills: Familiarity with AUTOSAR/ARXML state machine modeling and experience with graph or semantic web technologies (Neo4j RDF JSON-LD).
Work Location: On-site presence is preferred for collaboration and access to resources but remote work can be considered.
Duration
Tentative proposed thesis work period: 19th January 2026 to 26th of June 2026 (dates can be flexible with /- 7 days)
The duration for this thesis work is 20 weeks.
30 ECTS (Master academic credits) in agreement with your Thesis Advisor in University
This thesis is to be conducted by 2 Students working in pair.
Volvo Cars. For Life.
For nearly a century Volvo Cars has empowered people to move freely in a personal sustainable and safe way. Today we are driving bold advancements in electrification sustainability and automotive safety. To realize our ambitious vision we are seeking innovative minds who are ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow today.
In our company we believe extraordinary things are achieved by ordinary people with the drive to make a difference.
Ready to take the next step
Applications should include your CV and a brief personal letter stating your interests within the given area and your thoughts and credentials. Submit your CV in English
Applications must be received no later than 31st of October 2025. We are prioritising direct applications to ensure a fair and efficient application process.
For questions regarding the recruitment process please contact Recruiter Radoslaw Piela at or Siddhant Gupta at
For specific questions about the position please reach out to Hiring Manager Mats Roland Gustafsson at
Welcome with your application!
Key Skills
- CSS
- InVision
- HTML5
- Ux
- Usability
- Wireframing
- Fireworks
- UI
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Responsive Web Design
- Sketch
About Company
Volvo Car USA is a subsidiary of Volvo Car Group of Gothenburg, Sweden and is headquartered in Rockleigh, NJ, with regional sales offices located in Rockleigh, Summerville, SC, and Irvine, CA. In addition, Volvo Car US Operations, the home of our new US factory, is located in South Ca ... View more
