Position Summary

Driving Simulation and Data Processing are two of the hottest and most important technologies supporting ADAS, Automated Driving, and vehicle cockpit development. The Sim and Tools organization has the charter within Aptiv’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer to create, enhance, and maintain the code of the software tools that are used for Driving Simulation and Data Processing, both in the form of desktop applications and datacenter/cloud frameworks. Used in every corner of Aptiv’s Advanced Safety and User Experience business, and by the OEM customers themselves, the products of the Sim and Tools organization are cornerstones of the Aptiv’s ability to execute its engineering projects. We are fortunate to attract some of the best and brightest software development and software development leadership talent because tool development, especially those tools used in big data processing, datacenter/cloud/HPCC deployment, and involving AI/ML, enables a larger degree of creativity and user engagement that is unique in the automotive industry.

• The Simulation and Tools Organization delivers products in the form of ready-to-use local and server-based Windows and Linux applications that are tools used by Aptiv and OEM customer engineers in the development ADAS/AD and cockpit solutions. The tools products are in two broad categories:

• Driving Simulation Software-In-the-Loop (SIL) testing solutions for virtual validation

• Data Processing tools for data visualization, extraction, insights, and analysis

• The Simulation and Tools’ ready-to-use products are derived from shared foundations and components called Platforms.

• In the Simulation and Tools Organization all managers and senior managers are also Software Project Owners and either Platform Owners or Platform Architects.

• A Simulation and Tools Product Owner is assigned to one or more products that are derived from a Platform under the leadership of the Platform Owner. Though it is not always the case, for this specific Product Owner role the people leader at the Aptiv offices in Wuppertal Germany is also the Platform Owner of the Digital Twin Platform.

• A Simulation and Tools Product Owner is an Engineer involved in Software Development whose typical daily duties are associated with the Software Development Leadership activities of being a Product Owner rather than direct Software Development ‘coding’. However, it is expected that a Simulation and Tools Product Owner is able to also contribute as a software developer (a ‘coder’) for the products owned by the Product Owner and the Platform from which the products are derived.

Your Role as a Product Owner

• Own and maintain the Product Backlog. A Backlog of work including and derived from Change Requests, Risks, and Problems associated with the assigned Products.

• Responsible for the internal stakeholder & customer communication for the assigned product including the documentation of stakeholder and customer requirements.

• A Product Owner is cheerful, optimistic, honest, pleasant, outgoing, compassionate, rigorous, attentive, respectful, clear, and persistent. They are excellent communicators who convey confidence and eager supportiveness.

• Accept or reject stories. Accepting a story includes validation that the story meets acceptance criteria and has the appropriate acceptance tests, and that it meets its Definition of Done (DoD).

• The Product Owner writes the stories for the software developers to implement. The Product Owner determines if the stories are implemented per the acceptance and definition of done criteria.

• Participate in the development of acceptance criteria for features and draft them when feasible.

• The Product Owner documents the feature creation and feature change details that flow from change requests and oversees the work of software developers as they document the software requirements and software requirements changes, and the work of product architects and they document the product architectures and product architecture changes that flow from the feature creation and feature change details.

• Review and reprioritize the backlog as part of the preparatory work for Iteration including coordination of content dependencies with other POs and all relevant stakeholders.

• Protect the long term technical integrity of the feature/product.

• Involve the team in backlog refinement to achieve minimum handover and maximum joint understanding.

• Understand the scope and need for architectural roadmaps and collaborate with Architects and Engineering to assist with decision-making and sequencing of the key technological infrastructures.

• Define the team’s specific objectives for the upcoming Project/Program Increment.

• Play an essential role in Sprint Team Demos as well as Project/Program Increment demos to ensure that it will show the most critical aspects of the solution to the stakeholders.

• Coordinate content dependencies with other POs and all relevant stakeholders.

• Participate as a member of the extended Project Management team and review and contribute to the project-level vision, roadmap, and content presentations.

• Has a total responsibility for the Quality of the feature/product/ component.

• Ensuring every story, every test, and every release process step is executed to deliver software products that flawlessly achieve the stakeholder/customer.

Your Background

• Master’s degree in engineering, computer science, or physics (master’s degree in software engineering preferred or computer science with concentration in software development preferred).

• Ability to code/script in C++ and Python 3 [you will be tested during the evaluation process] (2+ years of job assignment experience preferred)

• 2+ years of combined education and on-the-job experience in modeling and simulation (5+ years of job assignment experience preferred)

• 1+ years of project management experience (2+ years of job assignment experience and a professional project management certification or MBA preferred)

• Understanding of the SPICE (ISO 15504) standard (2+ years of job assignment experience involving SPICE compliant software development preferred)

• Understanding of Agile software development (2+ years of job assignment experience involving work in the agile scrum working model preferred)

• Software Development Leadership experience (2+ years of Product Owner experience preferred)

• Command of the English language with clear and comprehensive written and spoken communication ability (5+ years of workplace fluent English immersion preferred) in addition to command of the German language.

Aptiv Rewards & Advantages

• Our working style: flexible work environment

• Learning, professional growth and development in a world-recognized international environment.

• Access to internal & external training, coaching & certifications.

• Recognition for innovation and excellence.

Some see differences. We see perspectives that make us stronger.

Diversity and Inclusion are sources of innovation and creativity, both of which are essential to Aptiv’s success. Everyday our diverse team comes together, drives innovation, pursues solutions, and meets challenges using their unique abilities, perspectives and talents, changing what tomorrow brings. When you join our team, you’ll get encouraged to think boldly, express your viewpoint and innovate as a matter of habit.

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