Director E/E Architecture- SDV Hub (m/f/d)

Here at CARIAD we are facing increased innovative competition from new tech-savvy players in our industry. Mastering the paradigm shift to a customer-driven, software-first perspective has become a demanding challenge for many established automotive manufacturers. Shifting to a software-defined approach is a fundamental change away from predominantly engineering-minded environments.In strategic foresight, Volkswagen has created a central software unit called CARIAD to provide a platform in this essential exercise across our brands. While CARIAD also covers the software platform for all existing models in the market, the focus now is on creating a truly software-defined vehicle (SDV) unit – the CARIAD SDV Hub. This hub, which is currently in its ramp-up phase, will support the development of new and mostly battery electric cars’ software and hardware architectures in a confined, fast-growing environment.For the core of the SDV Hub, we are looking to hire engineers and other technology professionals across all levels that are ready to rethink the way we do software for our future cars. After a thorough analysis of both our current architectures and the best practices as displayed by some of our competitors in the market, we have identified broad strategic guidelines and a general direction for the SDV Hub. The SDV Hub allows for complete conceptional freedom to fill this space with cutting-edge, innovative architectures that will be the foundation for all of our software products including a cross-organizational continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline combined with efficient processes, methods and tools. The thorough integration of selected brand vehicles will ensure a complete end-to-end perspective. Thus, principles of modern software development will enable a new level of customer satisfaction in products to come. YOUR TEAM We, the E/E architecture team for the SDV hub, oversee the electric and electronic behavior and interaction among the vehicle components.Our daily mission involves shaping a competitive and contemporary mobility experience for our upcoming vehicle generations, all built upon a software-defined vehicle foundation. WHAT YOU WILL DO Heading a department of motivated engineers, leading your teams functionally and disciplinaryDevelopment concept strategy for E/E systems, as well as concept development and modeling of E/E functionsDevelop high level E/E architecture based on the brand requirementsLeading the effort for the future automotive EE architecture for the next generation of vehiclesLead proof of concept (PoC) studies to validate proposed HW/ SW architectureContinuous compliance monitoring to meet targets in terms of cost, quality, function, variance and weight with market-specific regulation and defined environmental targets WHO YOU ARE Visionary with strong moderation skillsStrong skill in working with cross functional teamsSeveral years of experience in leading and managing teams with strong leadership and decision-making skillsGood knowledge of global automotive trendsDeep experience in base technologies (, ECU development)Knowledge of low voltage and high voltage energy systems and it’s expected interactions within E/E ArchitectureKnowledge of Software Architecture and Software Development processUnderstanding of global automotive standards and safety certificationsUnderstanding of state-of-the-art automotive security conceptsIdeally minimum of eight years of hardware and/ or software development experienceProven track record in shipping high volume productsKnowledge in homologation, testing, integration/diagnostics NICE TO KNOW Remote work optionsTemporary work from abroad in selected countriesFlextime / optional working hoursCompany pension planAnnual professional developmentSabbatical option up to 6 months30 days paid + 10 days unpaid leavePossibility for VW Group car leasingIf you have further questions about the candidate journey at CARIAD, please contact us: