Dr. Lars Milz

As Product Owner, I define and drive the product vision and roadmap. Lead a cross-functional team, ensuring alignment and delivery across all development stages. Translate complex stakeholder and system requirements into a clear, value-driven backlog. Foster close collaboration between software and systems teams to achieve series maturity, functional safety, and product scalability. Continuously improve agile workflows within a Scaled Agile Framework to enhance quality, efficiency, and time-to-market.

Responsible for traction control functions within the central vehicle controller for premium vehicle platforms (for example Audi Q6 e-tron, Porsche Macan Electric). Designed and implemented software components for electric traction and energy management. Led integration and validation activities, ensuring system robustness and series production readiness. Collaborated with hardware and systems teams to optimize performance and maintain safety and reliability across platforms.

Developed and integrated control functions for electric traction systems within the central vehicle controller. Supported feature development and functional testing across multiple vehicle variants. Contributed to the rollout of agile methodologies and continuous testing in the product domain. Introduced a CI/CD pipeline, streamlining the development workflow and improving software reliability.

Developed and integrated control functions for hybrid and electric traction systems as an external supplier for premium OEMs (Audi, Porsche). Focused on traction control and energy management within powertrain systems. Collaborated closely with OEM development teams, contributing to pre-series and series software maturity.