Senior Development Engineer- ACA

Volkswagen Autoeuropa•Santa Clara, CA

About The Position

"Vorsprung durch Technik" or, "Progress through Technology" is our company ethos and is the core belief that drives the development of every Audi vehicle. It inspires the innovative solutions, revolutionary engineering and progressive design that have become synonymous with the Audi name. And it reminds us to challenge ourselves, rewrite the rules from time to time and always fuel our pioneering spirit. The spirit that sets us apart on the racetrack and the open road. In our relentless pursuit to become the number one premium car brand in America, we need employees who share in this spirit of challenging the status quo in everything that we do. Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group has a long tradition of dramatic innovations. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group comprises twelve brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania, and MAN. Here in the US, we are blending German engineering with American ingenuity. As AoA ADAS Hub, we develop and realize Advanced Driver Assistant and Autonomous Driving solutions. Our mission is to make mobility safe, accessible, and most attractive for our customers. Doing this your location has a big focus on the US market and reflects the customers' needs of the North American region. For that, we support the entire operation from strategy, perception, fusion, planning, execution, and end-2-end integration. We are an integral part of Volkswagen Group's, fleet operations for the next generation assisted and self-driving systems. Our mission is to drive innovations which means we are not only impacting one of the world's largest car makers, but also the lives of millions of our customers. Role Summary: The role is the driving force behind the development of the ACA+ functionality from start of the project until the milestone „end of production“ and thus the central contact person throughout the whole product development process. The role is responsible for the interdisciplinary concept design, definition and specification during the beginning of the project as well as for the implementation, testing and approval of the intended functionality during the further procedure.

Requirements

7 - 10 years of work experience
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (mechanical, electrical, computer science or comparable)
Knowledge of Volkswagen Group/ AUDI AG internal IT processes, infrastructure and Service/ Support structure
Wide and reliable network within AUDI AG and the Volkswagen Group
Excellent planning and organization, project management and time management skills
Effective analytical and conceptual skills to derive adequate solutions for technical problems
Ability to solve complex problems
Ability to work independently
Excellent communication skills
Open minded and empathic work style
Excellent team player
Comfortable with ambiguity and tackling new problems
Proven working experience in the domain of functional development for ADAS, especially automated driving
Expertise in embedded SW and its implementation
In-depth knowledge of control theory in automotive domain, especially regarding longitudinal and lateral control
Excellent knowledge of VW Group internal softwares like IDEX, ODIS, AVx, System 42, DOORS etc
Strong English language and German language skills (written and spoken)
Flexibility to travel (domestic and international)
Full time position

Nice To Haves

Master's or PhD in in Engineering (mechanical, electrical, computer science or comparable)
Project management (desirable in innovative technology environment and agile methods)

Responsibilities

Concept Design and Definition of the Functionality (20%)
Transferring the needs of marketing and sales department into technical descriptions
Identifying the relevant stakeholder for realizing the intended functionality
Responsible for setting up a functional team for coordinating the further development
Responsible for requirements clarification with other stakeholder (like other components or functionalities) and documentation in due form
Ensuring the consideration of the functionality within the electrics/electronics architecture as well as the whole car architecture
Controlling of the creation and implementation of functional architectures, safety analysis, safety concepts and test concepts
Implementation / realization (40%)
Responsible for setting up a project plan including a feature release plan considering the different levels of maturity of the ACA+ functionality as well as the levels of maturity of all relevant partner ECUs and partner functionalities
In charge of monitoring the implementation and realization in close contact to all relevant partner ECUs and partner functionalities
Organizing of regular functional team meetings for coming to an agreement between all involved parties with respect to functional contents and schedule
Controlling and coordination of the functional team by regular status meetings according to the project plan
Responsible for continuous reports of level of maturity
Responsible for reaching predefined milestones (according to project plan) and escalation in the case of non-achievement
Testing (30%)
Definition of measurement setup and cars together with involved parties
Responsible for the adequate definition of test scope, test cases, test locations and scenarios considering the specific needs of the functionality and the current level of maturity (e.g. definition of tests on module, component or system level)
Organization of adequate test drives according to the SW release plan
Ensuring the compliance of the intended functionality with all functional and non-functional requirements
Approval (10%)
In charge of collecting all relevant test reports
In charge of collecting the minor approvals of all involved components and functionalities
Responsible for giving an approval recommendation to line manager