Vehicle Integration Engineer Specialist

Volkswagen - Chattanooga, TN

Full-time

Chattanooga, TN

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers

About the position

The Vehicle Integration Engineer Specialist plays a crucial role in the Department of Vehicle Integration, ensuring that project statuses are transparent and effectively communicated to relevant committees and stakeholders. This position involves coordinating the validation of experimental vehicles and generating job splits in collaboration with development partners. The specialist is responsible for managing project budgets, making decisions regarding requests and escalations, and prioritizing needs within the Vehicle Integration section. Additionally, the role requires synchronizing information from the Vehicle Integration section with various committees and understanding both top-appraisals and top-failures in vehicle projects. The specialist will represent the vehicle project in committees, including those in Germany, and provide approval recommendations for Vehicle Integration parts. In this role, the engineer will be responsible for the vehicle project on both national and international levels within Volkswagen. This includes making statements regarding vehicle status and ensuring that all relevant information is available to participants in the Vehicle Integration process. The specialist will harmonize project statuses and provide necessary updates to the Type tutor, representing them when required. The position demands a high level of analytical and conceptual thinking, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams. The engineer will also be tasked with monitoring project-specific product and vehicle structures, testing new configurations, and addressing documentation failures. Leadership skills are essential, as the specialist will lead a team of technicians and escalate critical errors to the IT department in Wolfsburg.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the Department of Vehicle Integration and ensure project status transparency.
• Coordinate the validation of Vehicle Integration experimental vehicles.
• Generate job splits with development partners, addressing demands, testing issues, and complexity of analysis.
• Ensure compliance with and validation of project budgets.
• Make decisions on requests, escalations, and prioritization for the Vehicle Integration section.
• Synchronize information from the Vehicle Integration section with committees.
• Represent the vehicle project in committees, including in Germany.
• Provide approval recommendations for Vehicle Integration parts.
• Make statements regarding vehicle status and share relevant information with project participants.
• Harmonize Vehicle Integration project statuses and provide updates to the Type tutor.

Requirements

• 6 years of experience in the automotive industry.
• Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in German and English, both verbal and written.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Excellent communication skills, including interpersonal, presentation, and written abilities.
• Computer savvy with proficiency in MS Applications.
• Ability to link people, processes, or systems effectively.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
• Resource management capabilities.
• Self-motivated with the ability to think broadly and work in cross-functional teams.
• Team management and time management skills.
• Good administrative skills, including planning and prioritization.
• Strong analytical skills for root cause analysis.
• Experience in monitoring project-specific product and vehicle structures.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience in cooperation with VW development departments.
• Familiarity with the VW development process (PEP).
• Experience in project management and test drives.