Volkswagen Group of America Innovation and Engineering Center California (IECC) · 3 days ago
Senior Project Lead AI/ML/DL
Belmont, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$165K/yr - $195K/yr
8+ years expVolkswagen Group of America Innovation and Engineering Center California (IECC) is a part of one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers, focusing on applied research and development. The role of Senior Project Lead involves managing advanced R&D projects, coordinating with internal and external partners, and mentoring project engineers.
Automotive
Hiring Manager
Coleen Kane, CDR
Responsibilities
Serves as Project Lead:
Project Coordination and Communication
Project Resource Planning
Project Budget and Engineering
Project/progress reports and Presentations to management (both internal and external Project Affiliates)
Develops and contributes to proposal scope definition and planning
Acts as liaison between ICC to internal/external partners
Give clear and unbiased assessment of project status and needs to partners, stakeholders and management
Analytical and conceptual thinking – using logic and reason
Creative and strategic problem-solving mindset – exhibit good judgement in making decisions
Able to work in a highly dynamic, multi-disciplinary, time-line bound and target oriented work environment
Good people and test resource management – functional and strategic
Assertive with excellent communication skills – presentation, written and interpersonal
Able to continuously question and challenge the status-quo, always documenting and applying the lessons learned
Team player with good collaboration and integration skills – joining people, processes and systems
Proven influencing and negotiation skills – steer project in order to obtain best outcome
Able to understand the technical and financial angles of the project – direct team members on best approach to take
Mentors project engineers and manages job training for project team members
Qualification
Required
Eight years or more in R&D
Two years or more as a technical project leader
Bachelor or Master degree in engineering (Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Chemical, Material, Automotive, etc.)
Product Development
Experience gathering and organizing requirements and writing functional specifications
Adept at diving deep into the weeds with engineers while keeping the product vision in mind
Ability to plan/review architectures, technical designs, test strategies, test cases etc
Able to understand and engage in market-oriented product development
Project Management
Proven record of project leadership within the automotive industry
Has held a project leadership role throughout entire projects (planning, execution, close-out)
Experience running one or more projects simultaneously
Excellent English language skills mandatory
Exceptional communication with internal / external partners, stakeholders, and project affiliates and management
Manage timelines, budgets, resource planning, risk etc
Able to work in a dynamic, time-line bound and target oriented work environment
Leadership
Capable of leading by influence, not authority
Effective public speaker – comfortable presenting complex technical information in front of technical and non-technical audiences at all levels of the organization
Effective at communicating with teams across cultures and in different times zones
Able to continuously question and challenge the status-quo, always applying the lessons learned
Preferred
An emphasis on AI/Machine Learning and Deep Learning strongly preferred
Master or PhD degree in engineering (Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Chemical, Material, Automotive, etc.)
Curiosity to understand the automotive customer of the future
Prior experience working with a large enterprise
Analytical skills. Proven record of active engagement in process improvements
German language skills are highly desired
Benefits
Eligibility for annual performance bonus
Healthcare benefits
401(k), with company match
Defined contribution retirement program.
Tuition reimbursement
Company lease car program
Paid time off
Company
Volkswagen Group of America Innovation and Engineering Center California (IECC)
At the Innovation and Engineering Center California (IECC), we represent the Volkswagen Group in applied research and development.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase