Senior Software Architect - CARIAD Maps (m/f/d)

At CARIAD, we're bundling and further expanding the Volkswagen Group's software expertise. We're uniting over 6,500 global experts to build a scalable technology stack, including a software platform, unified electronic architecture and reliable connection to the automotive cloud. Our CARIDIANS are developing vehicle functions such as driver assistance systems, a next-generation infotainment platform, power electronics and charging technology, and digital services in and around the vehicle.

Our software can already be found in Volkswagen ID. models and will soon power Audi and Porsche vehicles with the E3 1.2 platform in 2024.

It's no easy task, but with experts like you, we can shape the future of mobility. Join us at CARIAD and be part of this exciting journey!

YOUR TEAM

Within the domain "Intelligent Cockpit & Body" you will be part of creating one future cross-brand, standardized infotainment and body platform of the Volkswagen Group. Having you in our team, you will unfold expertise in customer-centric software development for infotainment and body functions in the car, mobile and beyond.
We are strongly seeking for passionate, who are willing to transform mobility and its customers together!

As SW Architect for CARIAD Maps you'll be responsible for the system and software architecture of our IDAV (Integrated Driver Assistance Visualization) component. This component visualizes the environment and combines location-based information with sensor recognition in a design-oriented way. You'll be responsible for aligning interfaces with our driver assistance teams and ensuring a stunning visualization in our instrument clusters.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Analyze customer requirements and write software specifications
• Define, model and align software interfaces between IDAV (Integrated Driver Assistance Visualization) and our ADAS functions
• Align vehicle protocols and inter-ECU communication with our ADAS subsystems.
• Define non-functional requirements (NFRs) such as performance, resource consumption and latency and establish a measurement system to monitor their evolution
• Ensure compliance with software quality standards and best practices
• Support field testing and defect analysis

WHO YOU ARE

• Degree in electrical engineering, electronics, mathematics or computer science
• Knowledge in automotive communication protocols and distributed systems
• Experienced in software development for automotive systems
• Willingness to travel for field testing overseas
• Proficiency in English and German language
• Driving licence

NICE TO KNOW

• Remote work options
• Temporary work from abroad in selected countries
• Flextime / optional working hours
• Company pension plan
• Annual professional development
• Sabbatical option up to 6 months
• 30 days paid + 10 days unpaid leave
• Possibility for VW Group car leasing

YOUR RECRUITING CONTACT

Susanne Pfeilschifter