Sr Software Engineer

Job Description

Continental Automotive is one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world and a leader in automated driving. Through our pioneering technologies and services, we're changing the future of mobility to make it more safe, smart, and sustainable. Our Deer Park, IL location is seeking a Software Product Owner to join our team.

Are you ready to shape the future with us?

THE POSITION
Be part of the international software development team to develop embedded software for Radio, Radio-Navigation or Connectivity (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GSM / 4G LTE features based) products to meet OEM customer requirements. Be involved through-out the software development life cycle (project planning, requirement definition and analysis, architecture analysis and definition, design, implementation, integration and validation), field-test and maintenance of the embedded software.

Core Responsibilities:
-Responsible for the activity definition and deliverables of a SW agile team. -Will lead SW development from the project perspective in order to prioritize and plan the activities within the team. -Will be the interface with the external stakeholders for any negotiation or work definition. -Collaborates with Product Managers to plan and deliver solutions according to project and customer needs.

Additional Responsibilities:
-Defines and prioritizes the activities for the development team.
-Identify risks and generates the action plan, as well as communicates these to stakeholders.
-Helps define the customer needs for his team and generates a roadmap and vision about the team strategy.
-Leads and approves the team planning.
-Establishes open communication and team culture within the team.
-Defines the acceptance criteria for team deliverables. based on the quality standards from the department.
-Establish & monitor objective feedback channels to measure the performance of the organization.
-Aligns team vision and goals with those from the product.
- Pro-actively drive the quality in the project; Make the project team sensitive to improve the process & product quality.
- Ensure use of preventative quality assurance measures according to company standards.

WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY• Immediate Benefits• Paid Time Off• Tuition & Employee Discounts• Annual Bonus• Employer 401(k) Match• And more benefits that come with working for a global industry leader!

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
- 2+ years in embedded software development.
- Experienced in project planning.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
- 3+ years experience in product development, meeting timelines, project planning, and providing technical leadership to internal or external customers.
- Experience in automotive business.
- Experience in the system architecture development of complex embedded Systems.
-Experience with automotive HW and SW.

About Continental

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2020, Continental generated sales of €37.7 billion and currently employs around 193,000 people in 58 countries and markets. In 2021, the company celebrates its 150th anniversary. The Vehicle Networking and Information business area, with its vision of @Always On,@ sees the vehicle of the future as a partner that supports its passengers with intelligent and secure solutions - seamlessly networked, user-friendly, convenient and smart. The business area develops and integrates components and end-to-end systems for connected mobility - architecture, hardware, software and services. With solutions for networking, human-machine interaction, user experience, high-performance computing, digital services and system integration for passenger cars, light commercial vehicles and fleets, Vehicle Networking and Information ensures stable and safe connectivity and smooth information flows for connected mobility.