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We are looking for System Team Leader to manage the execution of one or two ECU development projects, leading the system development activities over the whole lifecycle (from requirements analysis to system testing) and driving the system teams to achieve defined program quality, cost, and delivery objectives. Thereby the role acts as an interface for the system aspects of a program towards the customer, external partners, and internal groups.

Your Missions
Ensure keeping defined cost, quality, and timing targets in all System development & maintenance projects in his/her scope.
Actively drive customer change management to keep SYS development budgets within the target
Plan and negotiate the system team’s capacity needs together with SYS line management in our resource management tool on a monthly basis
Establish on the basis of the customer’s milestone and feature release plans an overall system project plan (milestones, features, resources, work packages)
Manage the set-up of the product development project.
Track regularly the planned progress vs. actual achievement (schedule, scope, cost, and quality) and define corrective actions in case of deviations (weekly SYS team meeting)
Manage the resolution of critical problems (reported by customer or plant) and drive them rapidly to their closure
Ensure compliance with system process & quality standards
Report product system status regularly to senior management (weekly status report and regular management review meetings)
Provide resource plan as a major input for financial planning and forecasting in a timely fashion (monthly)
Provide information for purchase orders (work scope and schedule for external work packages) in a timely fashion
Provide feedback on the performance of project team members for appraisals in a timely fashion (typically twice a year, on request or as required)
Closely align with line managers for important project matters (e.g. major schedule confirmation to the customer, resolution of critical production problems, budget)
Lead, coordinate, and perform system RFQ activities: requirements analysis, implementation concept (incl. SYS architecture, System safety), risk analysis, estimation of effort and cost
Provide the defined set of documentation for the system part of an RFQ to the overall RFQ lead
Deliver system process improvements (6 months)
Define process customizations for the system scope, get approval, and manage their introduction as per the agreed schedule

To Be Successful For This Role
Master/PHD degree in Embedded systems
Experience in similar positions is highly required
5 years of successful professional experience in a similar position in the Automotive
Team Work & Customer focus approach

Language Skills
Fluent English required & Mandatory
Germany optional
Work Location:
Parc Technopolis (Sala Al Jadida)
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