Lead Systems Engineer - End 2 End Architecture & PMT (m/f/d)

We are CARIAD, an automotive software company and part of the Volkswagen Group. Our mission is to make the automotive experience safer, more sustainable, more comfortable, more digital, and more fun. Soon, we’ll be a team of more than 5,000 software developers and engineers, building the leading tech stack for the automotive industry and creating a unified software platform for over 10 million new vehicles per year.

We’re looking for talented, digital minds like you to help us create code that moves the world. Together with you, we’ll build outstanding digital experiences and products for all Volkswagen Group brands that will transform mobility. Join us as we shape the future of the car and everyone around it.

YOUR TEAM

We work in the central architecture department and own the processes, methods and tools for our end to end E/E architecture.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Leading the definition of a Systems Engineering based Architecture Framework, particularly using Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) within the automotive domain
• Defining and capturing processes and methods covering the Requirements and Architecture design definition from the highest level stakeholder requirements down to the definition of software components and their deployment to hardware
• Working with multiple disciplines to capture their needs with the aim of tailoring the existing processes and methods, whilst also proposing the future solutions
• Specifying the required tooling which meets the needs of the stakeholders and incorporate the defined methodology

WHO YOU ARE

• University degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with proven delivery experience in large and complex product development domains, ideally in automotive/aerospace/rail or similar
• Knowledge of the Systems Engineering V Lifecycle and how to apply it to a highly complex project/product which spans across multiple domains such as electrical, mechanical and software; preferably, you also have worked in a software driven environment and have successfully connected Systems and Software Engineering
• Practical experience with the use of standardized modelling languages such as UML, SysML etc. and with modern system architectural development processes, methodology and tools such as ISO15288, INCOSE Technical Processes, SYSMOD, Harmony SE, IBM Rhapsody, NoMagic MagicDraw etc.
• Practical experience with Requirements Management/Requirements Engineering processes and methods as well as tools such as DOORS, PTC Integrity, Codebeamer or equivalent is desirable
• Practical experience with ISO26262, ASPICE and their application in an agile environment is desirable

NICE TO KNOW

• 40-hour weeks
• Remote / mobile work
• Company pension plan
• Annual professional development