Senior AD/ADAS Market Function Owner

Job Responsibilities:

• Overall Product Specification & Market Requirements
• Define and adapt AD/ADAS system specifications and product requirements for the U.S. and Canadian markets, leveraging expert knowledge of North American driving environments, infrastructure, driver behavior and regulations. Utilize this experience and deep understanding of local market expectations to prioritize and escalate local market improvements, defects, and fixes independently. Alignment of system and vehicle level requirements with global function owner team and third-party system development.
• System Development Testing & Issue Reporting
• Conduct systematic testing of development builds to expose the system to a diverse set of relevant use cases.
• Identify, analyze, and report system issues by providing data-driven release recommendations ensuring local market suitability.
• Keep track of existing issues and their impact on defined KPIs to support timely target achievement.
• Project Management
• Oversee project timelines and deliverables for the relevant features. Coordinate cross-functional alignment among global engineering teams, project planners, certification and regulatory affairs colleagues.
• Benchmarking & Industry Landscape
• Continuously evaluate competitor ADAS performance through on road testing and research to identify emerging technologies to inform system design, performance targets, and feature competitiveness for North America.
• Other responsibilities:
• Update and maintain SW and HW on dedicated test vehicles by flashing ECUs, calibrating sensors and performing readouts.
• Update and maintain the vehicle measurement equipment to ensure sufficient uptime and testing availability. 
• Utilize experience in advanced troubleshooting of complex CAN/Flexray/Ethernet based network architectures.
• Create professional PowerPoint presentations to clearly present to management in an effective manner.
• Develop testing strategies and contribute to planning for verification and validation ADAS test routes, test methods, and reporting.
• Establish key performance metrics based on high-level strategic goals relating to ADAS testing deliverables and track on a recurring basis.
• Support budget planning and updates with customer departments.
• Support other engineering teams with vehicle testing and system knowledge when requested. 
• Actively work on process development and continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, or Mechatronics Engineering (Master’s preferred).
• 6+ years of experience in AD/ADAS development, validation, or testing within the automotive industry.
• Strong understanding of automated driving and driver assistance systems (AD/ADAS), including sensors, algorithms, and competitor technologies.
• Hands-on experience with vehicle networking architectures (CAN, FlexRay, Ethernet) and tools such as CANoe, CANalyzer, and DTS Monaco.
• Proven ability to analyze diagnostic data, identify root causes, and implement effective system improvements.
• Knowledge of automotive functional safety standards (ISO 26262, SOTIF, UL4600).
• Excellent project management skills — able to coordinate across global teams, manage timelines, and deliver results in fast-moving environments.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; experience working in cross-cultural teams (German language skills a plus).
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and ability to obtain Mercedes-Benz T2 driver certification.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% (domestic/international, including test trips).
• Valid US Driver’s license.