Infotainment: Instrument Cluster System Integration

Technical Product Engineer (BTV) – Infotainment Instrument Cluster

Our team at Mercedes-Benz Research and Development, India works on the new intuitive and intelligent infotainment system, MBUX – Mercedes Benz User Experience. We develop API interfaces as an abstraction layer for various MBUX functions and functions and features to support autonomous driving. We do a lot of development activities on advanced engineering topics showcasing the new features and technologies that can be included in our future products. Extending the entertainment to rear passengers, we are involved in software development for rear seat entertainment (RSE) too. We are completely responsible for the infotainment system component as a product and responsible to achieve the quality KPIs of our product in the field. These development activities are ably supported by our testing team which uses the latest technologies and methods for automated testing.

We are now seeking a Product Engineer with a strong system and vehicle electronic systems knowledge to work in the area of Infotainment system (MBUX) for Mercedes Benz Vans.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Development and series support for Instrument Cluster for VANs which fulfil the legal regulations and production demands, the objectives from the project, Carline and module strategy, with regard to function, quality, and costs.
• Creation, control and maintenance of a schedule (with component and software release versions) taking into consideration process milestones at entire vehicle level in consultation with Purchase, Logistics, Calculation and Quality
• Budget planning for sample deliveries
• Coordination with the E/E system partners with regard to the system parts in the components
• Contact person for components for carline project, delegated, if necessary, to the E/E system partner or other project participants
• To ensure documentation of the progress in development in the RD systems (EPDM,Dialog, SUMS)
• Assistance in the module strategy and in the module group
• Participation and providing information for concept tests in E/E (design reviews and B sample tests)
• Matching the component package with the overall vehicle design
• Coordination and support for EMC measurements on the vehicle if required
• Assistance in complete supplier management (in-house parts and purchased parts)
• E-level: Lead control of (system-, imposed part-) supplier with regard to issues related to development and production process
• Q-level: control of (system-, imposed part-) supplier with regard to development issues
• Supplier management
• Coordinating the development process with the supplier
• Controlling the development at the supplier
• Creation and coordination of change requests for changes in components
• Monitoring the component-FMEA of the supplier
• Monitoring the test activities at the supplier
• Coordination of test activities at Merecedes-Benz VANs for the component test (In some cases perform smoke tests to ensure basic functionality)
• Coordination of defect management for the ECU
• Reports in the carline committees/stakeholders with regard to component-specific topics
• Release of the components (if applicable, with prerequisite of a separate Hardware- and Software-release) in the scope of PPF using sample card and AE, if required.
• Coordination of ECU diagnosis in plant, aftersales, proto-build shop etc
• Generation and release of the ECU-coding (or coordination of the system-coding)
• Plants logistics: Coordinating ordering for plants after blank-release

Skills

• Has strong automotive domain knowledge - especially in the area of Instrument Cluster
• Is self-motivated and able to mentor/guide new team members
• Has strong inter-personal skills with good communication.
• Preferred to have work experience with global teams and has a good understanding of OEM/Tier-1 development models
• Has proven ability of problem-solving and also is able to motivate the team towards problem solving
• Has a good understanding of the development processes in the automotive OEMs/ Tier-1s
• Is able to appreciate and embody core values, integrity and professionalism in day-to-day operations
• Has worked in development of ECUs/Electronic components with high complexity (Like Instrument Cluster, HeadUnit)

Experience: 8-11 years of experience in Embedded systems software and ~6 years of relevant experience in Automotive domain (preferably with infotainment systems)

Education & Training: Master’s / Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Electronics & Communication/Electrical Engineering or in a relevant stream.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Development and series support for Instrument Cluster for VANs which fulfil the legal regulations and production demands, the objectives from the project, Carline and module strategy, with regard to function, quality, and costs.
• Creation, control and maintenance of a schedule (with component and software release versions) taking into consideration process milestones at entire vehicle level in consultation with Purchase, Logistics, Calculation and Quality
• Budget planning for sample deliveries
• Coordination with the E/E system partners with regard to the system parts in the components
• Contact person for components for carline project, delegated, if necessary, to the E/E system partner or other project participants
• To ensure documentation of the progress in development in the RD systems (EPDM,Dialog, SUMS)
• Assistance in the module strategy and in the module group
• Participation and providing information for concept tests in E/E (design reviews and B sample tests)
• Matching the component package with the overall vehicle design
• Coordination and support for EMC measurements on the vehicle if required
• Assistance in complete supplier management (in-house parts and purchased parts)
• E-level: Lead control of (system-, imposed part-) supplier with regard to issues related to development and production process
• Q-level: control of (system-, imposed part-) supplier with regard to development issues
• Supplier management
• Coordinating the development process with the supplier
• Controlling the development at the supplier
• Creation and coordination of change requests for changes in components
• Monitoring the component-FMEA of the supplier
• Monitoring the test activities at the supplier
• Coordination of test activities at Merecedes-Benz VANs for the component test (In some cases perform smoke tests to ensure basic functionality)
• Coordination of defect management for the ECU
• Reports in the carline committees/stakeholders with regard to component-specific topics
• Release of the components (if applicable, with prerequisite of a separate Hardware- and Software-release) in the scope of PPF using sample card and AE, if required.
• Coordination of ECU diagnosis in plant, aftersales, proto-build shop etc
• Generation and release of the ECU-coding (or coordination of the system-coding)
• Plants logistics: Coordinating ordering for plants after blank-release

Skills

• Has strong automotive domain knowledge - especially in the area of Instrument Cluster
• Is self-motivated and able to mentor/guide new team members
• Has strong inter-personal skills with good communication.
• Preferred to have work experience with global teams and has a good understanding of OEM/Tier-1 development models
• Has proven ability of problem-solving and also is able to motivate the team towards problem solving
• Has a good understanding of the development processes in the automotive OEMs/ Tier-1s
• Is able to appreciate and embody core values, integrity and professionalism in day-to-day operations
• Has worked in development of ECUs/Electronic components with high complexity (Like Instrument Cluster, HeadUnit)