VWGAJP00014139 - Vehicle Integration Engineer Specialist

JOB TITLE: Vehicle Integration Engineer Specialist

Location: Chattanooga, TN - Hybrid

Qualifications (Skills & Experiences & Education)

Years of Relevant Experience: Minimum years of relevant experience needed to perform the job
3 years of experience in automotive industry

Education
Required
• Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
Desired
• Masters Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience

Skills: General skills needed to perform the job
• Proficient in German and English - verbal and written skills
• Analytical and conceptual thinking - using logic and reason, creative and strategic
• Excellent communication skills - interpersonal, presentation and written
• Computer savvy - skilled in the use of software (MS-Applications)
• Integration - linking people, processes or systems
• Influencing and negotiation skills
• Resource management
• Self-starting and self-motivation
• Ability to think in broader scope
• Work in cross functional teams
• Team management
• Time management
• Good administrative skills : ability to plan, develop a structure and priorities
• Evaluation of Technical quality
• Strong analytical skills (root cause analysis)
• Monitoring of project-specific product- and vehicle structures as well as testing of new configurations
• Trace of documentation failure
• Ability to lead a team of technicians
• Escalation of critical errors in the direction of IT-Wolfsburg

Specialized Skills: Knowledge or certifications unique to this role
Required
Knowledge in the automotive area, specifically
• (international) involvement of the project participants for operating the Vehicle Integration -activities
• escalation competence in vehicle project
• requesting all information for vehicle development concerning Vehicle Integration
• Engineering support at building of Production Reference Vehicle Integration and assuring further updates
• Permanent reporting of the Vehicle Integration, especially to R&D departments
• Interface to Development Departments, Vehicle Integration Department intern and the other Departments like Production, Quality, Product management, ...
• Knowledge about test drives
• Tracking of critical Customer complaints
• Permanent production checks in close collaboration with the Development Departments
• Special automotive knowledge
• Ability to train new local staff
• Escalation in the direction of Wolfsburg
Desired
• Experience in the co-operation with VW development department(s)
• Experience in the VW development process (PEP)
• Experience in project management
• Experience on test drives

Work Flexibility: Physical requirements, travel requirements, work schedule, etc.
• Readiness for domestic and international business trips, for example to visit special test drives, suppliers/ VW location in the US, Germany, Mexico or the R&D-Center in Wolfsburg
• Readiness for professional training in Germany/Mexico (for a longer training period)

Role Summary: Brief summary which describes nature and level of work
• monitor the Department of Vehicle Integration
• making the project status transparent and provide it for committees and drives
• coordinating the validation of Vehicle Integration experimental vehicles
• generating job splits (with development partners: general and Vehicle Integration - demands, testing issues, complexity of analysis and approval)
• care for complying and validating project budget
• Decision of requests, needs of escalation and of prioritization required by the Vehicle Integration section
• synchronizing of information from the Vehicle Integration section with committees
• knowledge of top-appraisals and top-failures
• representing the vehicle project in committees (representing the project in Germany)
• representing the Type tutor on drives and in committees
giving the approval recommendation for the Vehicle Integration -parts

Role Responsibilities: List essential functions in order of importance; include percentage of time spent performing each function (total should equal 100%)
Vehicle Integration - responsibly for vehicle project (national and international) in Volkswagen - 100%
• making statements of vehicle status
• making relevant information concerning the project available for the Vehicle Integration -participants
• can provide statements concerning technique and project status
• harmonizing Vehicle Integration -project status
• Providing and sharing all relevant information with Type tutor
• if necessary representing the Type tutorList supporting dutiesList supporting duties

Pay Details: $60.00 to $65.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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