​Systems Development Lead (CW)

• Plan, maintain, and manage the detailed system development plan, including work packages, responsibilities, dependencies, due dates, and milestones.

• Define and manage product and release scope, and align features, change requests, and defects with customers, project management, and engineering disciplines.

• Ensure release and milestone readiness through transparent progress tracking, reliable status reporting, and early escalation of schedule, scope, quality, and resource risks.

• Plan the required engineering effort, balance capacity and demand, and prioritize tasks within the Systems Engineering team across releases and sprints.

• Serve as the central technical interface to customers, the System Project Lead, Software Development Lead, Hardware Development Lead, Test, Functional Safety, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing, and other stakeholders.

• Manage the development and maturity of stakeholder and system requirements, including quality, prioritization, allocation, and end-to-end traceability.

• Ensure that system requirements and architectural specifications are consistently implemented, integrated, and verified in software, hardware, and testing.

• Coordinate system baselines, configuration status, release packages, and release notes, and ensure fulfillment of agreed release criteria.

• Actively manage risks, issues, and changes, including technical impact assessments, tracking of corrective actions, and support for defect management.

• Provide functional leadership to the system project team through planning meetings, reviews, decision facilitation, coaching of functional owners, and continuous improvement of effective engineering processes.

• Represent Systems Engineering status in customer reviews, scope and release reviews, Change Control Boards (CCBs), and technical project and milestone decisions.

• Promote team-oriented collaboration and provide technical support in selecting optimal solutions.

Your Profile:

• University degree in mechatronics, electrical engineering, electronics, or a comparable field.

• At least five years of professional experience in automotive electronics, e-mobility, or a comparable environment.

• Initial experience in the technical leadership of teams or projects.

• Solid knowledge of automotive electronic control unit (ECU) development, ideally in the field of high-voltage inverters.

• Good knowledge of Systems Engineering principles and guidelines, combined with a strong process-oriented mindset.

• Good knowledge of project management and relevant tools, such as Microsoft Project.

• Experience with requirements management tools, such as Polarion or DOORS.

• Experience with task and ticket management tools, such as JIRA or IBM Rational RTC.

• Knowledge of relevant automotive standards, such as ISO 26262, Automotive SPICE, or comparable standards.

• Ability to efficiently resolve complex technical challenges in time-critical environments.

• Strong communication skills and intercultural competence.

• Excellent written and spoken English and German.

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