Job Responsibilities:

• USA and Canadian-market focused testing of Automated Driving and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems:
• Systematically test and evaluate the performance of AD/ADAS systems, with a focus on US-market specific conditions. Collect measurement data to identify, analyze, and document potential issues found during testing.
• Review all system faults with first level analysis for root cause and defect routing. Track open faults, provide support to functional owners for further fault analysis, and defect fix confirmation.
• Summarize faults and findings into a release report, and submit to responsible departments in a systematic and timely manner. Provide Release Recommendation reports as required, based on system performance in the local market.


• USA and Canadian-market technical input for all SAE Level-2 and Level-3 at MBRDNA, including:
• Provide technical support and consulting for various regulatory and certification topics.
• An understanding of competitive AD/ADAS systems in the US-market, including system attributes, system performance, and driver feedback and monitoring performance. Utilize this knowledge to review and judge Mercedes-Benz product performance objectively and subjectively compared to competitive systems, and provide feedback and actionable improvements to development departments. 
• Create component and system performance specifications based on unique USA market road and infrastructure conditions, traffic conditions, driver behaviors, or customer expectations


• Maintaining and updating test vehicles to the latest SW/HW levels:
• Update and maintain SW and HW on dedicated test vehicle to both released and pre-released levels. The ability to flash ECUs, calibrate sensors, and perform ECU readouts is required.
• Update and maintain the vehicle measurement equipment to ensure proper operation at all times.
• Utilize experience in advanced troubleshooting of complex CAN/Flexray/Ethernet based network architectures
• Create and support workshop orders required for more involved ECU/HW updates.


• Communication and Reporting:
• Keep regular communication with internal and external departments in order to stay informed on regularly shifting timelines related to all previously mentioned tasks.
• Maintain vehicle scheduling and track hardware and software availability in order to complete tasks on time and minimize vehicle down time.
• Support other engineering teams as needed and to stay informed of feature development, issues, and release status for AD/ADAS systems.


• Other responsibilities:
• Develop testing strategies and planning for ADAS testing projects, test routes, test methods, and reporting.
• Establish performance metrics relating to key 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.
• Align and share project status and testing results with other international testing sites.
• Research US specific traffic environment and condition related to Automated Driving and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (mechanical, computer, computer science, mechatronics, electrical, etc)
• AD/ADAS Knowledge: Knowledge of Automated Driving and Driver Assistance Systems.  Knowledge of competitor systems and all AD/ADAS sensor technologies.
• Project Management Skills: Ability to coordinate across multiple departments the vehicle updating, testing, and reporting in order to deliver on-time results in a dynamic environment.
• Organizational and Leadership Skills:  Ability to organize people, budgets, logistics, and workshop tasks within the Tech Center, as well as with the customer departments, functional teams, and management in Germany. Ability to participate and lead groups on test-drives.
• Interpersonal and Team skills: Experience in intercultural environment, German language skills favored to read and understand project requirements and communicate with counterparts in Germany. Must be able to independently build-up working relationships with intra-company expert departments in Germany.
• Ability to travel up to 30% including domestic and international business trips and test drives. This includes test trips that require frequent overnight and weekend travel.
• Periodically lift up to 25 pounds primarily for the preparation of test drives and accompanying equipment.
• Frequent use of speech, vision, hearing, use of hands for computer use and presentations. Frequent sitting, standing and reaching with hands.
• Frequent sitting and gripping with hands.
• Valid US Driver License with a clean driving record and 3 years of licensed driving experience. Note that after a conditional offer of employment is made, your driving record will be subject to review during a standard background check. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Automotive Development Knowledge: Understanding of vehicle development process. Familiarity with vehicle networking architecture (CAN, Flexray, etc), common diagnostic tools and measurement systems such as CANoe, DTS Monaco, as well as ability to analyze and interpret diagnostic and fault measurements to trouble shoot issues.