Makes the project status transparent while providing it for committees and drives
Coordinates the validation of EG experimental vehicles
Generates job splits (with development partners: general and EG-demands, testing issues, complexity of analysis and approval)
Complies and validates project budget
Makes decisions on requests, determines the need to escalate and prioritize required by the EG section
Synchronizes information from the EG section with committees
Knowledge of top-appraisals and top-failures
Represents the vehicle project in committees (representing the project in WOB)
Represents the TB on drives and in committees
Gives the approval recommendation for the EG-parts and whole vehicle
Role Responsibilities
EG- responsibly for vehicle project (national and international) in Volkswagen - (100%)
Makes statements of vehicle status
Makes relevant information concerning the project available for the EG-participants
Provides statements concerning technique and project status
Harmonizes EG-project status
Provides and shares all relevant information with Type tutor
Represents the Type tutor if needed
Qualifications
Years of Experience:
6 years of experience in automotive industry
Education - Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent
Education - Desired
Master's degree in Engineering
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, ETKA, Elsa Win pro, …)
Integration – joining people, processes or systems
Influencing and negotiation skills
Resource management
Self-starting and self-motivation
Ability to think in wider scope
Work in cross functional teams
Team management
Time management
Good administrative skills : ability to plan, develop a structure and priorities
Technical quality evaluation
German skills written and verbal are advantageous
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 mechanics team
Escalation of critical errors in the direction IT-Wolfsburg
Specialized Skills - Required
Knowledge in the automotive area, specifically
(international) involvement of the project participants for operating the EG-activities
escalation competence in vehicle project
requesting all information for vehicle maturity concerning EG
Engineering support at building of Production Reference Whole Vehicles and make updates
Permanent reporting of the Whole Vehicles, especially to R&D departments
Interface to Development Departments, EG 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 for training new hires
Escalation on issues to Wolfsburg
Specialized Skills - 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
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 trainings in Germany/Mexico (for a longer training period)
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Hybrid
Primary Location
United States-Tennessee-Chattanooga
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Project Management and Information Technology
Industries
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing and Manufacturing
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