AD/ADAS Defect Analyst

Job Responsibilities:

• Evaluate North American AD/ADAS System Performance (70%): Analyze and document potential issues from collected measurement data, identifying faults and conducting first-level root cause and defect routing analysis.
• Fault Tracking and Analysis: Maintain a fault tracking system, providing updates on defect status, responsible parties, and fix plans. Support functional owners with further fault analysis and defect resolution.
• Follow-Up on Fixes: Ensure tickets are closed in a timely manner by tracking fixes to software releases, escalating when necessary.
• Create and update summary reports on faults and findings and submit these to responsible departments.
• Test AD/ADAS Systems (30%): Conduct in-vehicle testing focused on the performance of Automated Driving and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems under US-specific conditions.
• Actively work on process development and continuous improvement.
• Other responsibilities of this role could include: 
• Support local market adaptations by reviewing system specifications, certification, and regulatory requirements. This includes both SAE Level-2 and Level-3 Automated Driving projects.
• Evaluate competitive AD/ADAS systems in the US market, comparing their performance and driver feedback to Mercedes-Benz systems. Provide feedback and suggest improvements.
• Create component and system performance specifications based on unique USA market road and infrastructure conditions, traffic conditions, driver behaviors, or customer expectations.
• Communication and Reporting:
• Maintain regular communication with internal and external departments to stay aligned with shifting timelines and deliverables.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's of Science Degree, preferably in Engineering (computer, computer science, mechatronics, electrical, mechanical, etc), Data Science, Statistics, or similar.
• 2+ years of ADAS experience.
• AD/ADAS Knowledge: Knowledge of Automated Driving and Driver Assistance Systems. Knowledge of competitor systems and all AD/ADAS sensor technologies.
• Automotive Development Knowledge: Understanding of vehicle development process. The ability to analyze and interpret diagnostic and fault measurements to trouble shoot issues.
• Project Management Skills: Ability to coordinate across multiple departments in order to deliver on-time results in a dynamic environment.
• Organizational and Leadership Skills: Ability to organize tasks and report task status clearly and efficiently to our team, stake-holder departments, and management as needed.
• Interpersonal and Team skills: Experience in intercultural environment. Must be able to independently build-up working relationships with intra-company expert departments in Germany.
• This position will be based in Atlanta, GA. During the first 6 months, it will require regular (1-2 weeks/month) travel to Long Beach, CA and/or San Jose, CA for onboarding. Following onboarding, requires ability to travel up to 5% including domestic and international business trips and test drives. This includes test trips that could require overnight and weekend travel.
• Data visualization skills: Ability to organize and create clear and meaningful visualizations of data to explain trends to stake-holders. Ability to work with large databases. Experience working with various visualization tools like Power BI and Tableau is a plus.
• Basic programming skills: Ability to create scripts with a language like Python. Basic web development with tools like Django and React is a plus.
• Valid US Driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to test drive vehicles and pass Daimler driver T2 level certification that evaluates the driver’s control of the vehicle dynamics at limit-handling conditions.
• German language skills, written and spoken could be helpful.