Andreas Schuller

Head of Proving Grounds Vehicle Safety - Vehicle Safety Test Center

Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany

About

Andreas Schuller is member of the „upper management circle“ at AUDI AG. Following his responsibility for passive safety function development and project management integral safety he is currently leading vehicle safety testing. Before he was working at SAIC VOLKSWAGEN Shanghai/China as Director Vehicle Safety Development and in AUDI AG’s product line A0/A responsible for project management of Exterior & car body. Andreas Schuller has broad experience in the field of vehicle safety, module managment, safety electronics hardware/ software and process design and testing. In the past he was responsible for component development, software development, system development and project management for whole-vehicle safety projects. In different roles Andreas Schuller achieved a excellent understanding of complete-vehicle development. Besides German and English he is able to communicate in Portuguese and Spanish.

Experience

  • AUDI AG (On-site)
    • Senior Director Proving Ground Vehicle Safety - Vehicle Safety Test Center
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Senior Director Passive Safety Function Development and Project Coordination Integral Safety
      Sep 2022 - Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Member of Program Commitee at crash.tech International Conference
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    crash.tech focuses on modern testing and simulation methods and how vehicles contribute to passive safety in the context of current technical, social, and regulatory developments.

  • Senior Director Vehicle Safety Development 车辆安全 - Active passive safety, safety components, ecu at SAIC VOLKSWAGEN
    Aug 2020 - Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Senior Manager - Product Line at AUDI AG
    2018 - Jul 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Product Line A0/A Project Management Body Responsible for vehicle project management regarding body, front end, rear end, doors, bonnet, tailgate, windows, cleaning systems, vehicle safety, thermal management, aerodynamics. Implementation of functional and use-case orientation in project management

  • AUDI AG (6 yrs 1 mo)
    • Head of Development Safety Electronics
      2013 - 2017 · 4 yrs

      Responsible for the development of safety electronics (Sensors, ECU,Reversible belt tensioner): module development and module management for the VW Group. Integration of safety electronics for all AUDI car projects. Coordination of software development and testing of hardware (HIL) and software (SIL) Process development: transformation from component orientation to functional and use-case orientation in daily development (systems engineering, ASPICE, V-model)

    • Head of Airbag System Development
      2012 - 2013 · 1 yr

      Responsible for the development of all airbag types and the integration of curtain and side airbags into the complete vehicle for all AUDI car projects.

    • Head of Restraint System Front & Front Airbag Development
      2011 - 2012 · 1 yr

      Responsible for the development of all front airbag components and frontal restraint system development for all AUDI car projects.