Senior AD/ADAS Market Function Owner
San Jose, CA
Autonomous Driving – Sys Eng and V&V (4108) /
Full-time /
On-site
At Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America (MBRDNA), we are committed to delivering world-class automotive technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible. Our teams of highly skilled engineers and designers use cutting-edge software and technology, to enhance the driving experience and reduce environmental impact.
The responsibility of this role is to lead Automated Driving and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (AD/ADAS) testing programs evaluate and drive local market improvements of the AD/ADAS systems in the USA and Canadian Markets for Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles.
The role leads customer evaluation and feedback programs (‘betas’) to methodically evaluate customer satisfaction before large-spread feature introductions.
Additionally, this role should provide technical input on all USA and Canadian-market topics to support the related development departments for local market adaptations. This includes leading system specification reviews and revisions, certification and regulatory reviews, and media and regulatory-facing technical presentations.
Job Responsibilities:
- Program management of US ADAS Beta Programs:
- Overall oversight of beta program timeline, deliverables, contingencies, and stakeholders. Tracking & communication of status of above.
- Software deployment: Engagement of stakeholders/counterparts on software release, on demand functions, MB app, variant coding, and OTA to enable technical deployment of beta software on select vehicles attributed to beta participants.
- Data insights: Clear goal outline and engagement of data stream and analytics owners to deliver desired metrics. Transformation and communication of metrics for top management audience.
- Customer enrollment, engagement, and training: Collaborate with stakeholders at MBAG & MBUSA to identify target participants, and invite them to the program. Communication with participants to support their satisfaction and give them voice. Create training program to ensure participants are aware of what the beta function can and cannot do.
- USA and Canadian-market focused testing of Automated Driving and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems:
- Systematically test and evaluate the performance of AD/ADAS systems, with a focus on US-market specific conditions. Collect measurement data to identify, analyze, and document potential issues found during testing. Utilize experience and deep understanding of local market expectations to prioritize and escalate local market defects fixes or improvements independently.
- Review all system faults with first level analysis for root cause and defect routing. Track open faults, provide support to functional owners for further fault analysis, and defect fix confirmation.
- Summarize faults and findings into a release report, and submit to responsible departments in a systematic and timely manner. Provide Release Recommendation reports as required, based on system performance in the local market.
- USA and Canadian-market technical input for all SAE Level-2 and Level-3 at MBRDNA, including:
- Provide technical support and consulting for various regulatory and certification topics.
- An understanding of competitive AD/ADAS systems in the US-market, including system attributes, system performance, and driver feedback and monitoring performance. Utilize this knowledge to review and judge Mercedes-Benz product performance objectively and subjectively compared to competitive systems, and provide feedback and actionable improvements to development departments.
- Create component and system performance requirements based on unique USA market road and infrastructure conditions, traffic conditions, driver behaviors, or customer expectations.
- Alignment of system and vehicle level requirements with global function owner team and third party system development partners.
- Ability to communicate with executive leadership on all topics above and the ability to influence the product and testing direction based on this expert knowledge.
- Communication and Reporting:
- Keep regular communication with internal and external departments in order to stay informed on regularly shifting timelines related to all previously mentioned tasks.
- Support other engineering teams as needed and to stay informed of feature development, issues, and release status for AD/ADAS systems.
- Other responsibilities:
- Develop testing strategies and planning for ADAS testing projects, test routes, test methods, and reporting.
- Establish performance metrics based on high-level strategic goals relating to key ADAS testing deliverables and track on a recurring basis.
- Support other engineering teams with vehicle testing and system knowledge when requested.
- Actively work on process development and continuous improvement.
- Align and share project status and testing results with other international testing sites.
- Research US specific traffic environment and condition related to Automated Driving and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (mechanical, computer, computer science, mechatronics, electrical, etc)
- 4-6+ years of relevant work experience.
- AD/ADAS Knowledge: Knowledge of Automated Driving and Driver Assistance Systems. Knowledge of competitor systems and all AD/ADAS sensor technologies.
- Automotive Development Knowledge: Understanding of vehicle development process. Familiarity with vehicle networking architecture (CAN, Flexray, etc), common diagnostic tools and measurement systems such as CANoe, DTS Monaco, as well as ability to analyze and interpret diagnostic and fault measurements to trouble shoot issues.
- Project Management Skills: Ability to coordinate across multiple departments the vehicle updating, testing, and reporting in order to deliver on-time results in a dynamic environment.
- Automotive Functional Safety: Understanding of automotive functional safety principles and standards (ISO 26262, SOTIF, UL4600, etc).
- Organizational and Leadership Skills: Ability to organize people, budgets, logistics, and workshop tasks within the Tech Center, as well as with the customer departments, functional teams, and management in Germany. Ability to participate and lead groups on test-drives.
- Interpersonal and Team skills: Experience in intercultural environment, German language skills favored to read and understand project requirements and communicate with counterparts in Germany. Must be able to independently build-up working relationships with intra-company expert departments in Germany.
- Ability to travel up to 30% including domestic and international business trips and test drives. This includes test trips that require frequent overnight and weekend travel.
- Ability to test drive vehicles and pass Daimler driver T2 level certification that evaluates the driver’s control of the vehicle dynamics at limit-handling conditions.
- Valid US Driver’s license.
Preferred Qualifications:
- German language skills, written and spoken.
- Master's degree with emphasis in Mechanical, Mechatronics or Electrical Engineering.
The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on a wide range of factors, including, but not limited to, job-related education, skills, and experience, geographic location, and market conditions. The current salary range for this position is as follows and may be modified in the future: $122,700 - $153,400.
Why should you apply?
Here at MBRDNA, you create digital ecosystems around cars, you design a language between humans and machines, you make a car even more intelligent - you make the new reality for cars. MBRDNA was honored as one of the "Best Places to Work" by BuiltIn in January 2024, a testament to our commitment to creating an exceptional work environment. At each of our offices, we foster a culture of collaboration and continuous learning, ensuring every team member can thrive and innovate.
Benefits for Full-Time* Employees Include:
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families
• 401(k) with employer match
• Up to 18 company-paid holidays
• Paid time off (flexible time off for salaried employees), sick time, and parental leave
• Tuition assistance program
• Wellness/Fitness reimbursement programs
* Internships & Contractors excluded from Full-Time Employee benefits
MBRDNA is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workforce. MBRDNA only accepts resumes from approved agencies who have a valid Agency Agreement on file. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, MBRDNA employees, or send to any MBRDNA location. MBRDNA is not responsible for any fees or claims related to receipt of unsolicited resumes.
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