Vehicle Testing Lead (m/f/d)

Join the world leader in advanced energy storage solutions and be part of the success story of VARTA. At Clarios, we’re powering today, into tomorrow.

Your contribution:

The Vehicle Testing Lead is responsible for leading strategic important cross-department projects for exploring and testing low voltage electrical systems in vehicles (possibly with disciplinary leadership of certain teams) with a high degree of autonomy, significant contribution to further development of the department and organization. In this role you are the recognized technical expert and interface to external and internal customers as well as to suppliers to plan, execute, document, publish & present status & results. The role includes the development of new capabilities, processes, innovative concepts and training of company internal employees.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading engineering projects incl. team lead for vehicle power net testing & vehicle diagnostic
• Plan, execute, document, publish & present status & results to internal & external customers
• Use tools like CANalyzer, CANoe, and data loggers to collect and analyze system data
• Technical market analysis; market developments of new vehicle models, e.g. hybrid- vehicles
• Development of knowledgebase about new and future vehicle electrical architectures
• Development of test procedures: organization, conduction and execution of vehicle benchmarking
• Adaptation and simulation of vehicle power net systems for the laboratory e.g. battery power & life test.
• Knowledge development & acquisition of new test equipment relevant for power net testing
• Development and execution of training for internal teams

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Tasks require knowledge/skills typically gained through:

• a four-year university program (Master’s, Magister, or university-level Diplom) and multiple years of professional experience,
• or a three-year vocational qualification plus advanced professional development (state-certified technician or state-certified business administrator) and professional experience that demands deep specialized or cross-functional expertise.
• Good project management skills
• Hands-on skills to do instrumentation on vehicles
• Strong data analytics, documentation & communication skills
• OE automotive/tier 1 experience with powertrain systems/components
• OE test specifications experience and customer interface experience
• Experience in vehicle diagnostic tools, communication tools & protocols like CAN, LIN, Vector
• Experience with machine learning, big data handling, cloud data processing
• Fluent English and upper intermediate German language skills
• Willingness to travel up to 10% of the working time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with batteries and related algorithms like SoC/SoH/SoF
• Familiar with competitor benchmarking
• Exposure to battery management systems (BMS) in vehicles.
• Basic scripting or programming skills in MATLAB, Python, Excel, Famos for data processing and reporting

Your benefits: What we offer you

As a technology leader with strong brands (i.e. VARTA® and OPTIMA®), Clarios notably lives on the creativity, capability and satisfaction of its employees. Therefore, we offer people with drive and power many good reasons to join us:

• Exciting professional tasks and challenges in a diverse international future-oriented environment with strong commitment to integrity, values, social engagement, and sustainability.
• Arrange your working hours and breaks flexible via our flexible working hours model and combine your professional and private life even better according to our above average number of vacation days, mobile work policy and company kindergarten.
• A competitive remuneration package, including additional payments as well as company pension scheme.
• Your well-being is very important to us: Take advantage of our preventive health care offers such as fitness center, physiotherapist, modern office environment, healthy canteen, team and company events or hobby clubs.
• Stay fit whilst at the same time positively contributing to our environment: Lease your company bike.
• Our well-advanced onboarding process and buddy program supports you to quickly grow into the position and team. By using the offering in our Learning Academy, LinkedIn Learning and EMEA Mentoring Program you will be able to further grow professionally and personally.
• Last, but not least we support you in relocating and finding an apartment in your work location, if applicable and depending on individual factors.

Do you want to learn more about the position and our EMEA region? Check out our regional page and get in touch with our recruiting team.

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