ADS Project Manager

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Joining TÜV Rheinland means working for one of the world’s leading testing, inspection, and certification service providers with more than 20,000 employees globally. Our employees are our most important asset. That is why we invest in their development and offer competitive pay, multiple health insurance plan options, and a 401(k) with up to 6% company match. At the same time we live an international, team-oriented culture characterized by respect, collegiality and openness.

This enables our employees to develop their potential, apply new knowledge and methods directly - and plan a long-term career with real opportunities for advancement.

SUMMARY:

We are looking for a highly motivated engineer to develop and to manage vehicle-level testing for ADAS. The candidate should have a fundamental interest in the automotive field, deeper understanding of ADAS and/or AV technology, and excellent communication skills. As ADS Technical Team Lead, the right candidate will be working cross-functionally with engineers and will be responsible for technically rolling out projects from concept to execution.

The successful candidate will have a background in project management, automotive testing, regulations and standards, and vehicle architecture.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• As a project manager and consultant, you will be responsible for the full-scale project organization and project management of 1 to 2 projects in parallel of projects in vehicle assessment, homologation support, connected and automated driving, data collection and ADAS
• You maintain close contact with the clients and coordinate internally the entire provision of services from a technical and administrative point of view. In the event of conflicts or technical problems, you provide support in finding solutions
• This includes the supervision of contract execution and the smooth control of project relevant scheduling
• You represent the assessment reports or test results to clients and are also responsible for the technical and formal quality assurance of reports and gather expert feedback.
• Due to your technical expertise and proximity to the customer, you will also provide significant impetus for the further development of our future services
• Support the service/product management function and the local marketing & sales teams
• Support the innovation and R&D departments
• Support the development and the consistency of service execution
• Raise applicable regulations and necessary procedures for instrumentation, bring-up and test scenarios

• Profound understanding of the Automotive Business Line in particular homologation/type-approval, automotive testing in general and automotive market and general affinity towards technology.
• Very good knowledge of common project management methods and planning methods
• Proven experience in automotive testing including insight in topics like Connected and Autonomous driving, Proving Ground testing, Open Road Testing will be appreciated.
• First professional experience in projects for safeguarding driver assistance and/or active safety systems (e.g. emergency braking systems, ACC, Lane Keeping Assist, etc.)
• Knowledge of sensor technology (radar, camera, lidar, ultrasound, V2X)
• Able to communicate effectively and persuasively
• Highly motivated, self-directed, and results driven
• Accurate, with strong attention to details and flexible at the same time
• Able to work in a multicultural environment
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills
• Able to convey technical information comprehensively to various audiences including both experts and generalists;
• Fluent in English, German is a plus

• University degree in engineering or master's degree or bachelor's degree in a technical field (electrical engineering, automotive engineering, telecommunications and/or industrial engineering with specialty in electronics or relevant experience for the position)

• The candidate must offer +10 years of experience in…