Job Description

Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. Does that sound interesting to you? As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.

General Information

Specialist Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Compliance (m/f/d)

For our Sustainability and Technical Compliance team, we are looking for a specialist in the area of software compliance (m/f/d) to ensure Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) compliance for our delivered software. The software compliance area includes legal regulations and industry standards (e.g. software maintenance in field UNECE R156, ISO/CD 24089), customer standards (e.g. VW KGAS, Daimler SW Compliance Guide) and management of software rights (e.g. 3rd party, Open Source).

Your Key Responsibilities

• To ensure compliance of Open Source Software used in product development.
• Interface to Schaeffler Emobility division World-wide projects for supporting LCR (license compliance review) with regards to FOSS, queries regarding OSS license/usage issues.
• Co-ordinate with engineering & legal teams for open source compliance activities during entire product life cycle
• Review Software Architecture and design of a project w.r.to OSS usage
• Review OSS components (license terms and obligations) and approval of the same (through legal team) to be used in software development
• Coordinate with external vendors (wherever necessary) with regards to OSS compliance in software development
• Maintain FOSS BOM (Bill of materials)
• Manage and escalate risks/incidents to project and/or business as required in case of FOSS non-compliance
• Clarification and interpretation of LTR (Legal Technical Regulations) relevance and mapping to the different impacted processes
• Interface with 3rd party process responsible to update/modify/derive FOSS compliance standards as part of the standard process and rollout of the same
• Organize and maintain a global network within the engineering community to ensure knowledge exchange for FOSS compliance related topics especially with impacted product development teams

Your Qualifications

• Bachelors in Engineering (Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Computer Science, Telecommunication)
• Working experience with Open Source software development and design (using C/C++/Java) (Total work experience: 6-8 years)
• Knowledge of Open Source Software architecture/Platforms (Linux/Eclipse/Android)
• Advanced communication skills for collaboration within international organizational structures, as well as advanced team working, and networking skills needed
• Experience with Linux OS will be preferred
• Hands on experience with Open Source Licensing & Compliance and Scripting would be an added advantage
• Professional experience in the automotive function and software development preferably in the supplier business would be an added adva

As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.

Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.

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Your Contact

Vitesco Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.

Hemanth Hurudi