Director Quality - Automotive (m/f/d)

The cars of the past were guided by human hands - the cars of the future will be driven by human ideas
In the quest towards full automation, we have set out to tackle the toughest challenge of autonomous driving - safety. Our trusted safety platform is on board more than one million vehicles. If you come work with TTTech Auto in Munich, Ingolstadt or Vienna, your ideas will be, too.
Director Quality - Automotive (m/f/d)

As Director of the Quality department at TTTech Auto you will globally supervise the execution of product and projects quality management as well as assurance related tasks. Furthermore, you will pro-actively drive forward improvements in the area of SW & HW development processes, including the management of quality teams in all of our related international subsidiaries. With your leading and supporting abilities you will build strong cooperation with all our business units and build synergies between our international locations.

Your Tasks

• Drive and ensure quality planning and quality support in projects / product development, in areas of software and electronics hardware
• Pro-active management, identifying risks and opportunities and implementing appropriate measures
• Supervise the execution of product quality assurance related tasks, project activities and artifacts, including performance of project audits, documentation and reporting
• Involvement in quality activities on project level, e.g. by covering key quality tasks in important projects
• Guidance on quality-related methodologies and standards (particularly Automotive SPICE), ensuring consideration and fulfillment of industry and customer specific requirements
• Drive constant improvements of our SW development processes to maintain compliance while optimizing the performance of our engineering teams utilizing those processes
• Own and improve QA related PDCA processes for addressing process deviations
• Interface for quality-relevant aspects to customers, including review and negotiation of quality-related contractual aspects, support of customer audits, customer reporting and claim management
• Lead and develop the global TTTech Auto Quality team
• Provide expert advice and coaching to leadership and employees in Quality Management topics
• Spread quality culture and oversee onboarding across all relevant areas and throughout the entire organization
• Act as a trainer, mentor, and coach for employees at lower levels by helping them to grow in their skills and expertise and fostering a continuous learning culture

Your Profile

• Completed technical studies, with software focus or a comparable qualification is a plus
• Several years of experience and profound knowledge of embedded software development, preferably in automotive areas including safety- and security-critical environments
• Several years of experience in leading teams, preferably in SW Quality or in SW R&D environment
• Profound knowledge in coding guidelines, secure and safe coding, code reviews, code analysis and related tools
• Profound experience in applying ASPICE methodologies in embedded software projects
• Knowledge of ISO 26262 and agile development methodologies is a plus
• Communicative personality who appreciates to work in an international environment
• Ability to create a good work atmosphere in an inspiring, visionary and motivating way
• Passionate about leading diverse teams across countries and organize work within an international environment
• Proactivity, flexibility, solution-orientation
• Accuracy, ability to assert yourself and perseverance
• Ability to manage and pursue a portfolio of various and changing tasks
• Very good command of English and German language

Our Offer

• Exciting work environment - be part of future high-tech innovations and cutting-edge technologies
• We are a team - flat hierarchies, open door policy, communication at eye level and hands-on mentality
• Technical Expertise - work among fellow technical experts and minds that will inspire you
• Trust and responsibility - turn your ideas into reality from day one and have a real impact on megatrends shaping the future
• Work-life-balance - additional days off, the opportunity to work from home, individual working time models, workcation (up to 45 workdays per year Mobile Working within the EU)

TTTech Auto consists of more than 1,100 employees in 9 locations worldwide. Join our pioneering team and become part of our fascinating projects.

We provide an attractive and performance-based salary, which is based on your qualifications and professional experience.

ONLY VALID FOR VIENNA: This position is subject to the Collective Agreement for Employees in the Metal Trade ("Kollektivvertrag für Angestellte Metallgewerbe") and we offer a minimum salary of € 80,000.- gross per year. Actual compensation can be well above this standard.

TTTech Auto AG, Operngasse 17-21, 1040 Vienna, Austria, Phone: 1 - 0