Audi creates nearly 400 new IT jobs – 4Legend.com – AudiPassion.com
Using a mixed reality headset in the car allows you to see your real environment while monitoring virtual vehicle information: Audi is creating tomorrow’s mobility experiences today – and using synergies within Volkswagen Group to achieve this. As a group software company, CARIAD operates on a unified technological platform. In the future, Audi will integrate the CARIAD software into its models, while developing brand-specific digital functions. To this end, the brand with the four rings has called on additional software skills as the company shifts into high gear in its workforce transformation: Audi continues innovation in related fields in the future, through of accelerating the creation of approximately 400 new jobs in the IT field. In total, up to 2,000 new jobs are expected by 2025.
“Audi has adopted a clear strategy early on towards electromobility and digitalization. This allows us to make key hires now, especially in areas that are important for the future. In this area, we are combining our strengths within the Volkswagen Group. », says Markus Duesmann, CEO of AUDI AG. This multi-faceted challenge offered by Audi, which combines the software and automotive worlds, is particularly exciting for IT specialists. “From automated driving to the digital ecosystem: additional software capabilities are how we take our innovations on the road. »
From head-up display to artificial sound
Software is everywhere in cars today. An example of this is the augmented reality head-up display of the Audi Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron: it shows virtual and partially dynamic content, such as the navigation system’s turn arrows, in the driver’s field of vision . on the windshield.
Especially in poor visibility conditions, the head-up display ensures greater comfort and safety on the road. The head-up display is made possible in part by developing innovative software; the same goes for the brand’s driver assistance systems.
Finally, electromobility also opens up new fields of activity for software developers. For example, software developers design the sound of electric cars. They also program the control of the power electronics of the electric propulsion systems, the components of which have a significant impact on the safety, efficiency, driving behavior and ecological balance of the vehicles.
Working on visions of the future
At the same time, Audi is already working on future concepts focused on software. A current example: inAudi activesphere concept, car occupants can see the real environment and the road using augmented reality headsets that simultaneously display 3D content and interactive elements in their field of vision – individually configurable for the driver and passengers. This innovative operating concept, known as Audi dimensions, provides an exciting insight into the applications of the future that IT experts are already working on today.
Audi, an employer of choice: freedom and flexibility for pioneering spirits
“Our desire is to be a pioneer in sustainable premium mobility. We are therefore looking for brilliant minds, endowed with a pioneering and curious spirit to explore new paths, which will ensure the continued success of the brand with four rings. At Audi, they can enjoy the freedom of independent and hybrid work in a highly stimulating technological environment. »said Xavier Ros, Member of the Audi Management Board in charge of Human Resources and Organization.
Recently, the Global Institute “Top Employers” named AUDI AG “Top Employer Germany” for the third time in a row. Audi has done particularly well in the areas of corporate responsibility, diversity and inclusion, and well-being. Projects such as “better normal” and the “hybrid working” agreement of the Audi company promote flexible working models. At the same time, professional development programs and employee networks promote diversity within the company, with the workforce at the German sites alone including more than 100 nationalities. Finally, a job guarantee until 2029 gives all Audi employees the security they need to learn new skills in future areas. This award places Audi among the most attractive employers in Germany.
IT jobs online – the typical career site shows teamwork
All job vacancies in the IT field can be viewed both on the Audi job portal and on a newly merged career site between Volkswagen and CARIAD. Like all the group’s brands, Volkswagen Passenger Cars incorporates the CARIAD electronic architecture in its models, which mainly serve the mass market. Audi, on the other hand, focuses on high-end individual mobility, as demonstrated, among other innovations, by the Audi activesphere concept with its new operating system. With different development priorities, the Volkswagen Group aims to bring individual features and services to market faster.
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