Function Specialist

Volkswagen Autoeuropa•Chattanooga, TN

About The Position

This role is a career level 19P and is based in Chattanooga, TN. The Function Specialist is responsible for a connected infotainment service/function in North America. The responsibilities consist of driving and supporting the concept, development, and maintenance of a connected infotainment product (for example, remote services, multimedia, etc). The fFunction Specialist coordinates the product development process, failure analysis and correction, and series production support, while supporting the product lifecycle planning, including product and usability concepts and competitive evaluation.Possible Tasks within this Role Connected Service Development and Integration (90%) Technical coordinator for the responsible connected function Ensuring compliance with legal, security, and safety requirements for the responsible function in the North American market Responsible to align North American concept definition and technical feasibility for the responsible function Responsible to manage the product development process for the responsible function and its application into North American vehicles, including prototyping, integration, failure analysis and correction Ensuring compliance of the responsible function with relevant project milestones, such as B-sample, C-sample, and final production release. Responsible to manage product priorities and mitigate risks and roadblocks throughout the development process Participation in and setup of all necessary meetings and committees to fulfill the requirements above Regular status report preparation NAR Region Critical Infotainment Topic Support (10%) Evaluates product concerns from field products with detailed analysis and resolution recommendation with the supplier and other component owners throughout the world to ensure no side effects to other markets occur Works closely with Quality to review field concerns and identify root cause; defines countermeasures with the supplier and component owners when product changes are necessary

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent
Experience with automotive control module root cause analysis
Knowledge of vehicle communication networks
Experience with automotive infotainment control module SW Development and Feature Design
Experience in automotive product management
Ability and drive to remain up to date on latest industry trends
Strong presentation and summation skills
Experience in connected services and connected application development
Experience with cloud development and authentication

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
Experience with Volkswagen infotainment control modules
German language skills

Responsibilities

Technical coordinator for the responsible connected function
Ensuring compliance with legal, security, and safety requirements for the responsible function in the North American market
Responsible to align North American concept definition and technical feasibility for the responsible function
Responsible to manage the product development process for the responsible function and its application into North American vehicles, including prototyping, integration, failure analysis and correction
Ensuring compliance of the responsible function with relevant project milestones, such as B-sample, C-sample, and final production release.
Responsible to manage product priorities and mitigate risks and roadblocks throughout the development process
Participation in and setup of all necessary meetings and committees to fulfill the requirements above
Regular status report preparation
Evaluates product concerns from field products with detailed analysis and resolution recommendation with the supplier and other component owners throughout the world to ensure no side effects to other markets occur
Works closely with Quality to review field concerns and identify root cause; defines countermeasures with the supplier and component owners when product changes are necessary