What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Lead Safety Process and Compliance Engineer position at CARIAD?
We are CARIAD, an automotive software development team with the Volkswagen Group. Our mission is to make the automotive experience safer, more sustainable, more comfortable, more digital, and more fun. To achieve that we are building the leading tech stack for the automotive industry and creating a unified software platform for over 10 million new vehicles per year. We're looking for talented, digital minds like you to help us create code that moves the world. Together with you, we'll build outstanding digital experiences and products for all Volkswagen Group brands that will transform mobility.
Role Summary
This is a Principal level position as the Lead Safety Process and Compliance position in the System Safety and Validation team. This role has two major objectives:
- Coordination, execution and documentation of the safety development process/practices and coordination of the overall compliance and homologation activities.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for new and novel process automation measures to connect across the multiple domains levels of system development and tools in the development toolchain.
Role Responsibilities
Alignment of Process and Development Activities
Responsible for leading process implementation activities for our internally and joint developed hardware and software components across the system. Acts as single-point-of-contact for German team members for safety development process in the SDV Hub. Locates and manages dependencies & logistics for process inefficiencies. Integrate and create tools to expedite or automate the speed at which work products are generated and managed.
Reviews and tailors the development process from a first principles perspective. Manage and deliver process definition to achieve quality and safety governance needs.
Additional Activities
Creation of relevant safety and process documentation, requirements, and reports. Reports the status to CARIAD stakeholders & management. Lead contract engineers on documentation activities (as needed).
General Skills
Attentive Listener
Listens actively while withholding judgment and advice. Clarifies intentions & motivations to anticipate and address potential conflicts & avoid misunderstanding.
Drives Diversity
Leads with Integrity
Thrives in Ambiguity
Create Clarity & Momentum
Highly Accountable
Develops Strategy, Partnerships & Business
Required Specialized Skills
Proven track record in designing end-to-end development processes which have been audited/assessed by 3rd party experts and utilized for successful production.
Strong knowledge and experience in FMEDA, DFMEA, FMEA, HARA/HAZOP STPA, TARA and software failure analysis. Experience with developing complex cyber-physical systems. Experience in Safety management, traceability, analysis and tracking tools.
Desired Skills
Software development experience and familiarity with modern CI/CD pipelines. Process and tooling automation experience. Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Strong organizational and planning skills. Motivated, energetic and desire to undertake new challenges. Good problem-solving and analytical skills.
Workplace Flexibility
Calls, (virtual) meetings & workshops (overlapping with German/US business hours as needed) to align with leadership and development teams. Occasional international and domestic travel to provide on-site support and planning/integration workshops with our internal and external stakeholders.
Years of Relevant Experience
12 years of Safety Engineering industry experience. 5 years of hands-on experience in development of safety concepts for highly complex systems.
Education
Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics or related technical field. Desired Education: Master's Degree (or greater) in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics or related technical field.
