Martin Schäfer

Technical Program Manager - ADAS Customer Projects

Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

Experience

  • Bosch (11 yrs 7 mos)
    • Technical Program Manager - ADAS Customer Projects
      Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

      Role: • Manage a global ADAS customer program integrating Bosch parking and driving functions based on radar, camera, ultrasonic sensors, and high-performance ECU platforms • Leading a cross-functional engineering organization through a team of sub-project managers responsible for Systems, Software, Hardware, Validation, Functional Safety, and Cybersecurity • Accountable for program scope, schedule, budget, resource planning, customer delivery, and executive customer communication Achievements: • Established the global program organization from the ground up, scaling the team from 0 to 150 program members

    • Career break
      Jul 2025 - Dec 2025 · 6 mos

      Dedicated time to family responsibilities and personal development

    • Technical Project Manager - ADAS Parking Software
      Jan 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Role: • Manage operations of a parking software platform project, designed for centralized architectures in software-defined vehicles • Responsibility for operations in a cross-functional cluster of 75 team members, covering project management, SW release processes, integration, verification and validation, system-software architecture, reference system implementation, in-vehicle operation, technical demos • Coordinate overall project operations (total project size 250 team members) by guiding collaboration between sub-cluster leads • Drive the achievement of project objectives by managing a mid double-digit million euro budget, ensuring quality and meeting deadlines. Provide regular project reports to stakeholders and customers Achievements: • Defined and implemented the operational setup in a newly initiated project. Planning, communication and steering methods were tailored to project specific needs, based on principles of SAFe, OKRs, ASPICE Level 2 • Developed project-specific vehicle demonstrators and successfully contributed to key acquisitions by showcasing the parking software product in live vehicle operations. Acquired new customers • Two years after project kickoff, defined and implemented measures to reduce the project budget by 25% while maintaining all deliverables

  • Function Developer - ADAS Cruise Control Function at MB Tech
    Jan 2014 - Nov 2014 · 11 mos

    Role: • On-site resident at Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen • HiL test development and execution for cruise control function verification

  • Internship, Working Student, Thesis at Bosch Engineering GmbH
    Sep 2011 - Oct 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos