Function Specialist

Brief Role Description

This role is a career level 19P and is based in Chattanooga, TN.

The Function Specialist is responsible for a connected infotainment service/function in North America. The responsibilities consist of driving and supporting the concept, development, and maintenance of a connected infotainment product (for example, remote services, multimedia, etc). The Function Specialist coordinates the product development process, failure analysis and correction, and series production support, while supporting the product lifecycle planning, including product and usability concepts and competitive evaluation.

Connected Service Development and Integration (90%)

• Technical coordinator for the responsible connected function
• Ensuring compliance with legal, security, and safety requirements for the responsible function in the North American market
• Responsible to align North American concept definition and technical feasibility for the responsible function
• Responsible to manage the product development process for the responsible function and its application into North American vehicles, including prototyping, integration, failure analysis and correction
• Ensuring compliance of the responsible function with relevant project milestones, such as B-sample, C-sample, and final production release.
• Responsible to manage product priorities and mitigate risks and roadblocks throughout the development process
• Participation in and setup of all necessary meetings and committees to fulfill the requirements above

NAR Region Critical Infotainment Topic Support (10%)

• Evaluates product concerns from field products with detailed analysis and resolution recommendation with the supplier and other component owners throughout the world to ensure no side effects to other markets occur
• Works closely with Quality to review field concerns and identify root cause; defines countermeasures with the supplier and component owners when product changes are necessary

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent
• Experience with automotive control module root cause analysis
• Knowledge of vehicle communication networks
• Experience with automotive infotainment control module SW Development and Feature Design
• Experience in automotive product management
• Ability and drive to remain up to date on latest industry trends
• Strong presentation and summation skills
• Experience in connected services and connected application development
• Experience with cloud development and authentication

DESIRED

• Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Experience with Volkswagen infotainment control modules

Volkswagen Group of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

This role description is a guideline and does not create contractual rights between the Company and any of its applicants. The Company does not enter into any type of employment contract, implied or written, with its applicants regarding job security.

This Organization participates in E-Verify. We maintain a drug free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc., an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWoA) is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. VWoA’s operations in the United States include research and development, parts and vehicle processing, parts distribution centers, sales, marketing and service offices, financial service centers, and its stateof-the-art manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee.