Senior Compliance & Vehicle Systems Engineer (Autonomous Driving)

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As ADMT, we develop and realize fully autonomous mobility and transportation services. Our mission is to make mobility and transportation-as-a-service safe, accessible and most attractive for society. For that, we cover the entire ground from strategy and business development, software development and end-2-end integration, fleet operations to next-generation self-driving systems. Being the driver in Volkswagen Group initiative for mobility solutions, we're an integral part of Volkswagen Group's future success.

Senior Compliance & Vehicle Systems Engineer (Autonomous Driving)

Role Summary:

The Systems and Safety team is responsible for the development of requirements and safety aspects necessary to support US public road fleet operations. Within this team, the Sr. Compliance and Vehicle Operations Systems Engineer will be responsible for comprehensively understanding and addressing the scope of requirements related to the operation of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) beyond the Dynamic Driving Tasks (DDT). These include, but are not limited to, passenger management, fleet operations, remote assistance, and interactions with first responders. The person in this role will also actively interface with product developers, operations partners, government officials, law enforcement, first responders, and local transportation departments, to identify their needs, ensure compliance, develop requirements, and oversee their effective implementation and strategies to verify and validate the functionality.

Role Responsibilities:

* Identify relevant requirements for the AV, fleet operations, remote assistance, first responder interactions etc. in the US. This includes requirements from laws, regulations, standards, best practices, and the state-of-the-art developments across the industry.

* Navigate the complexities of balancing requirements between legal interpretation vs business needs.

* Work cross-functionally across product managers, safety engineers, operations leads, government and community engagement teams to develop non-DDT requirements and parameters for US operations.

* Proactively engage with relevant VW Group of America stakeholders (Safety Office, Legal, Product, Operations, etc.) to assess project relevance.

* Interface with relevant government officials such as Law Enforcement, First Responders, Local Transportation Departments to ensure compliance with local regulations and their needs such as communication with AV or the operator.

* Conduct regular reviews with an implementation team to ensure requirements are met and get buy-in.

* Guide and advocate for the requirements through the appropriate change process (participation in committees, decomposition of requirements).

* Interface with V&V team on establishing pass-fail criteria and test modalities (HIL, track, fleet, etc.) for the verification of developed requirements.

Supporting responsibilities:

* Develop or support necessary artifacts for specific requirements (scenario examples, technical concepts, impact chains, influence on other functionalities, first responder interaction plans etc.).

* Tailoring of the safety case for US operations.

Qualifications

Years of Relevant Experience:

* 7+ years of experience in a requirement focused role in the development of autonomous vehicles.

Education - Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field
• Preferred: Master's degree

Skills:

• Technical leadership across a diverse team
• Excellent communication skills with ability to span a large and global diverse team
• Proven self-starter mindset and the ability to work independently or with minimal supervision
• Be able to handle rapidly changing priorities
• Proven track record of delivering high priority assignments efficiently
• Strong desire to learn new skills related to technology and software

Required Specialized Skills:

* Strong record working in the field of systems engineering and safety as it relates to requirements development and management.

* Expertise with the application of systems engineering principles to safety critical systems.

* Strong understanding of evaluation of autonomous systems including pass/fail criteria, metrics, requirements, and more.

* Expertise working with regulations and regulatory authorities.

* Strong foundation in systems engineering fundamentals

Desired Specialized Skills:

• Experience in developing and/or testing autonomous systems
• Automotive engineering experience
• Expertise with modern systems engineering requirements management practices

Work Flexibility:

• Schedule accommodation of working time zone differences between US and Germany when necessary
• Up to 15% travel between US locations (Belmont, CA and Austin, TX) and Europe (Munich / Wolfsburg, Germany)

The average base salary range for this role in Belmont, CA will be $165,000 - $185,000, plus an annual bonus target and other incentives and benefits.

Volkswagen Group of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

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