Senior Program Manager Automated Driving function development @ Mercedes Benz

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate: Effective collaboration with stakeholders at MBRDI and Mercedes-Benz AG (Germany).
• Track: Keep a complete track of the release dates and important milestones.
• Direct: Provide oversight and direction to the team for daily operations to meet the milestones.
• Cultivate: Consciously create a workplace culture that emphasizes the identified mission and vision.
• Discuss: Participate in technical discussions within the team and with stakeholders, steering the project in the right direction based on experience.
• Lead: Lead employees to meet the overall organization quality and productivity goals.
• Manage: Manage overall operational, budgetary, and financial responsibilities and activities of the team.
• Recruit: Work with the Human Resources team to recruit, interview, and hire as per the project needs.
• Develop: Lead employees using performance management and development processes, including goal setting and regular feedback.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Technical Skills: Thorough understanding of end-to-end electrical and electronics product development life cycles.
• Experience: Prior experience in software development, verification & validation (unit test, software testing at HIL, vehicle level) in automotive ECUs.
• Knowledge: Strong knowledge of layered architecture in ECU and build process.
• Management: Prior experience in managing teams and working in a matrix organization setup.
• Performance: Experience with performance management frameworks.
• Quality: Experience implementing software quality management practices supporting embedded system projects, driving continuous improvement in software teams.
• Tools: Exposure to planning and tracking tools.
• Process: Process definition, deployment, and harmonization experience.
• Algorithms: Experience with development and release of DNN, ML algorithms, and associated tools.
• Communication: Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Safety: Experience in implementing functional safety requirements in the project as per ISO 26262.

Additional Skills (Nice to Have):

• Basic knowledge of the German language.
• Knowledge and experience working with ADAS systems, exposure to appropriate regulations and standards for different markets.
• ISTQB, SAFe certifications.

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor's / Masters degree in Engineering disciplines such as Mechanical, Electronics, Computer Science, or related fields.
• Additional certifications (if any): PMP, Six Sigma, Agile, etc.

Preferred Qualifications (Good to Have):

• Domain knowledge in automotive engineering or related fields.
• Exposure to international projects and global stakeholder management.
• Experience with Daimler systems or similar global platforms.