Karlheinz Kotschnig

Segment Advanced Safety & User Experience

Segment Advanced Safety & User Experience. Definition of strategic goals and long-term strategy in the area of radar. Market and technology screening in order to identify trends, opportunities and potential partnerships. Support of acquisition activities, product and business case definition, technology development as well as cost reduction and product improvement programs.

Professional and disciplinary guidance of the department with responsibility for P&L, project execution, acquisition, R&D and resource planning. Support of the definition of products and services in the area of ADAS/AD & Connectivity. Definition of development processes, interfaces and tools. Focus in particular on strengthening the project management in the complete area of ADAS/AD & Connectivity.

Business Unit Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Definition of strategic goals and products in the area of radar based on current and future customer and market requirements. Coordination of development and pre-development activities with focus on radar and within the system context. Support of acquisition, business case definition, technology development as well as cost reduction and product improvement programs. Interface to customers, partners and suppliers.

Program Unit Electronic Warfare and Situational Awareness. Responsible for all matters within the area of Radar EW like profit & loss, project execution, order intake and acquisition, business development, technology development, product planning and development, business cases and resource management. Disciplinary management of the project managers in the Radar EW department.

Program Unit Electronic Warfare. Management of Research and Development Projects for creation of technology being the basis for future products as well as for internal marketing and development of the related business cases. Definition and implementation of the technology roadmap. Identification of synergies, business potential and technological opportunities to strengthen the product portfolio and the roadmap defined for the business area. Creation of proposals and support of the acquisition process.

Program Unit Electronic Warfare Execution of Turnkey-Projects in the field of Communication Intelligence in the Middle East area. Secondment to the Middle East area in 2010/2011 for enhancing roll-out and commissioning processes, monitoring local suppliers and intensifying and optimizing the communication to customers. Bid Management for further campaigns. Support of other activities of the company in the Middle East region.

Business Unit Image and Knowledge Management. Responsible for the product development PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System). Overall coordination of all PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) related tasks in the area of PACS.

Business Line Automotive & Identification. Project lead of system projects (Hardware and Software) for the development of Smart Cards. Negotiation and execution of contract development projects according to specifications defined by external customers.

Business Line Automotive & Identification. Project Manager and Software Engineer Tools & Firmware. Project Management and Software Engineering/Development in the area of contactless smart card systems (Reader software: Firmware, Windows libraries and applications) as well as in the area of contact smart cards (Operating systems).

Title: "Design of a Secure Access Module for Contactless Smart Cards".

Development of Windows applications for optimization of industrial processes.

Technical School with focus on Electronics and Information Technology