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Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group has a long tradition of dramatic innovations. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group comprises twelve brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN. Brief Role Description Lead for end-to-end technical project responsibility for all Volkswagen vehicle infotainment and connected car functions and services sold in North America; lead the definition and development of new connected infotainment functions and services for model refinement and product improvements through the alignment and tracking of the functional implementation in series production; serve as team leader for market specific connectivity and infotainment function/service experts responsible for all aspects of the industrialization of the VW brand connected infotainment services, from initial concept and product specification through the final market validation and release recommendation; monitor company objectives and the personal goals of the team to ensure all members have defined, aligned objectives to support the projects and the company; lead the activities of the engineers within the team to support all of the R&D, Regional, and Factory support issues; serve as a trainer and mentor to the engineers on the team, and strives for the team to achieve a high standard of work output and quality; contribute and implement cost savings ideas for the Electrical Development responsibilities; lead critical regional discussions and topics with suppliers and WOB/NAR developers for connected infotainment functions and services for the vehicles assembled at Volkswagen Chattanooga and/or for the NAR market; serve as NAR function and service development team lead, working with teams across the region including Sales, G2/G3/G4, Legal, Safety Affairs; manage team of engineers supporting critical topics with urgent troubleshooting and analysis of regional connectivity topics; lead critical regional discussions and topics with suppliers and WOB/NAR developers for connected infotainment functions and services for the vehicles assembled at Volkswagen Chattanooga; evaluate concerns from the manufacturing process and field products with detailed analysis and resolution recommendation with the supplier and other component owners throughout the world to ensure no side effects to other markets occur; work closely with Quality to review field concerns and identify root cause; define countermeasures with the supplier and component owners when product changes are necessary. Full-time position; hybrid/office & home-based Qualification requirements Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field of study and 120 months of experience. Experience must have included: connected infotainment development; automotive control module development and root cause analysis; vehicle communication networks; network within connected infotainment development. 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. This role description is a guideline and does not create contractual rights between the Company and any of its applicants. The Company does not enter into any type of employment contract, implied or written, with its applicants regarding job security. This Organization participates in E-Verify. We maintain a drug free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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