Technical Manager / Hardware Project Owner (f/m/d)

Technical Manager / Hardware Project Owner (f/m/d)

In this position you will be responsible for the technical product development of one of our automotive User Experience products. This includes the latest generations of infotainment or driver-monitoring systems. The projects range from a few 20 to 300 employees. The scope of your responsibility ranges from customer contact, electrical and mechanical development, supplier management to test and validation planning as well as production rollout of the products.

Your Role:

• Technical customer communication of the project

• Carrying out design reviews

• Developing solutions to systematic, cross-project and/or cross-competency technical problems

• Collaborate with stakeholders (Customer, Platform Owner, System Lead, System Architect, and Product Owner) to

  • Identify needs and requirements

  • Create capability roadmaps

  • Break down capabilities into features

  • Create acceptance criteria for features

• Understand scope and need of architecture roadmaps and work with architects and platform owners to unlock key technologies.

• Collaborate with release management to define customer releases and solution progress.

• Use metrics to track project progress.

• Visible participation in demos and technical progress presentations to stakeholders.

Other Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for successful completion of project/platform milestone reviews and PI checks.

• Support Supplier Managers in the implementation of supplier deliverables.

• Identify, report, and escalate resource issues in the current project.

Your Qualifications:

• University degree (TU/TH/FH) Dipl.-Ing or Master in electrical engineering/communications engineering or comparable

• Several years of professional experience in automotive development (EE, mechanics, system and/or SW)

• Broad technical knowledge in the area of Active Safety or User Experience

• System knowledge of automotive products (system integration/networking) desirable

• Project management skills: Estimation, planning, goal setting and achievement.

• Strong communication and presentation skills, ability to present complex issues in a simplified manner

• Strong customer focus, understanding of market and technology trends

• Knowledge and experience in applying agile methodologies such as scrum or similar

• Team player

• Conflict resolution skills

• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects in parallel

• People management skills and constructive feedback

• Fluent in written and spoken German and English

• Willingness to travel worldwide

Aptiv Benefits:

• Freedom and interesting assignments in a work enjoyable environment where you can analyze world-changing problems and develop solutions

• We value our employees as the most important asset of our company

• We offer flexible and family-friendly working hours and ways of working

• We compensate competitively according to your degree and experience

• We facilitate a variety of professional development opportunities

Some see differences. We see perspectives that make us stronger.

Diversity and inclusion allow us to be especially innovative and creative, which is critical to Aptiv’s success and the foundation of our competitive advantage.

Every day, our colleagues come together and, as a team, drive innovation, pursue new approaches to solutions, and take on challenges by each applying their unique skills, perspectives, and talents. Together, our teams are shaping the future.

When you become part of our team, you’ll be encouraged to think boldly and make your case. Thinking innovatively becomes a habit at Aptiv.

Some see technology. We see a way to make connections.

At Aptiv, we don’t just see the world differently; we work to change reality.

That means developing technologies that push the boundaries of what’s possible to make transportation safer, greener, and more connected. Over 180,000 people work at Aptiv today, spread across 44 countries and united by a common purpose. Join us, and let’s shape the future together

Are you interested in this job? Awesome! We look forward to receiving your application .

If you have any questions or would like to find out more about the position and Aptiv, please contact Mr. Sebastian Timmer, Talent Acquisition Specialist. He is happy to assist you and is available at 00 49 202 291 1243 or by e-mail at sebastian.timmer@aptiv.com

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