Vehicle Integration Specialist

Volkswagen AG•Chattanooga, TN

About The Position

Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group has a long tradition of dramatic innovations. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany 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. Coordinate ORU robustness testing and support the release statements for the vehicles sold in the North American market which will support over the air updates; coordinate test plan with partners to ensure proper testing and resources are planned; plan and organize needed parts and vehicles; assure that all test information is provided, ensuring relevance to the region; ensure that all test orders are performed on each component/control module in each of the necessary vehicle and powertrain configurations for defined test phases; create regular status reports as requested by partner teams; support release recommendation for ORU Robustness for software and hardware tested; ensure complete documentation (failure report, vehicle protocol, network traces) on electrical communication errors during the launch phase of vehicles which will support ORU; ensure error documentation uploads to the central database and follows up directly with responsible engineers for resolution; provide regular reports of failure ticket status to partners in VWAG and Chattanooga; attend the Fehlerrunde and Task Force meetings as needed in order to resolve failure tickets quickly; test over-the-air updates of various vehicle control modules; troubleshoot as necessary; update test vehicle fleet via hardware installations, software updates, etc.; track/update the vehicle configurations in our tracking systems; provide guidance, advice, feedback and support to the team members with less experience; ensure specialized knowledge and team processes are well documented.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronic, Industrial, or Automotive Engineering or related field of study and 60 months of experience
Testing automotive electronic system and automotive control modules
Automotive control module root cause analysis
Understanding of vehicle communication networks and the ability to capture traces
Electric vehicle system architectures
Troubleshooting communication breakdowns within the network by analyzing the network communication

Responsibilities

Coordinate ORU robustness testing and support the release statements for the vehicles sold in the North American market which will support over the air updates
Coordinate test plan with partners to ensure proper testing and resources are planned
Plan and organize needed parts and vehicles
Assure that all test information is provided, ensuring relevance to the region
Ensure that all test orders are performed on each component/control module in each of the necessary vehicle and powertrain configurations for defined test phases
Create regular status reports as requested by partner teams
Support release recommendation for ORU Robustness for software and hardware tested
Ensure complete documentation (failure report, vehicle protocol, network traces) on electrical communication errors during the launch phase of vehicles which will support ORU
Ensure error documentation uploads to the central database and follows up directly with responsible engineers for resolution
Provide regular reports of failure ticket status to partners in VWAG and Chattanooga
Attend the Fehlerrunde and Task Force meetings as needed in order to resolve failure tickets quickly
Test over-the-air updates of various vehicle control modules
Troubleshoot as necessary
Update test vehicle fleet via hardware installations, software updates, etc.
Track/update the vehicle configurations in our tracking systems
Provide guidance, advice, feedback and support to the team members with less experience
Ensure specialized knowledge and team processes are well documented