Patrick Jäger - Functional Safety Manager in Platform E³ 1.2

Q: Where is Patrick based?

Patrick is based in Wolfsburg, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

Q: What languages does Patrick speak?

Patrick speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Advanced), Swahili (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Patrick have?

Patrick has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Patrick has worked in at least 14 different roles and for 11 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 11 months . Note that Patrick may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Patrick's latest experience?

Patrick's most recent position is Functional Safety Manager in Platform E³ 1.2 at Cariad SE .

Q: What companies has Patrick worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Patrick has worked for Cariad SE , Marquardt GmbH , JoyNext GmbH , Continental Automotive Distance Control Systems GmbH , and GKN Automotive GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Patrick most experienced in?

Patrick is most experienced in industries like Automotive .

Q: Which business areas is Patrick most experienced in?

Patrick is most experienced in business areas like Product Development , Project Management , and Quality Assurance (QA) . Patrick also has some experience in Production/Manufacturing and Procurement and Purchasing .

Q: Which industries has Patrick worked in recently?

Patrick has recently worked in industries like Automotive .

Q: Which business areas has Patrick worked in recently?

Patrick has recently worked in business areas like Product Development , Project Management , and Quality Assurance (QA) .

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Wolfsburg, Germany

Experience

Jul 2024 - Present

1 year 8 months

Wolfsburg, Germany

Functional Safety Manager in Platform E³ 1.2

Cariad SE

Coordination of sub-suppliers
Release planning
Ensuring ISO26262 compliance
Ensuring meeting project milestones
Assessment planning, tracking, and review of FuSI work products
Tools: Jira/Confluence: activity tracking/documentation, cPlace FuSi: Functional Safety Management, GroupDMS: configuration management, DOORS: requirements engineering, Stages: process management

Nov 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 2 months

Rietheim-Weilheim, Germany

Lead Systems Engineer WBCM

Marquardt GmbH

Coordination of hardware, software, and mechanical engineering
Release planning
Ensuring ASPICE compliance
Ensuring meeting project milestones
Representing the technical aspects to management and the customer
Requirements engineering internally and externally
Coordination of change requests and RFQs/RFIs
Sample management
Leading teams at locations in India and Romania
Tools: DOORS: requirements engineering, Jira/Confluence: activity tracking/documentation, Dimensions: configuration management, Agile: release management

Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

10 months

Dresden, Germany

Technical overall project manager MIB3 EI GP & MIB3 OI GP

JoyNext GmbH

Task force management
Introduction of ASPICE and ensuring process compliance
Ensuring meeting project milestones
Representing technical aspects to management and the customer
Requirements engineering internally and externally
Coordination of change requests and their proposals
Sample management
Tools: Polarion: requirements engineering, Jira/Confluence: activity tracking/documentation, MS Project: project management

May 2021 - Dec 2021

8 months

Lindau, Germany

Team Lead HiL Development

Continental Automotive Distance Control Systems GmbH

Developing the project plan
Requirements engineering
Point of contact for the end customer
Supporting the development of the architecture
Coordinating external companies
Ordering required hardware
Coordinating the disciplines needed to set up the HiLs
Tools: DOORS: requirements engineering, Jira/Confluence: activity tracking/documentation, MS Project: project management

Nov 2020 - Apr 2021

6 months

Lohmar, Germany

Systems Engineering/Support Technical Lead eDU

GKN Automotive GmbH

Supporting the development of the project plan
Advising and supporting requirements engineering (SYS1/SYS2/SYS3)
Managing change management (SUP10)
Supporting the preparation for the ASPICE assessment
Tools: PTC Integrity: requirements engineering, activity tracking, Stages: process development, WindChill: configuration management, MS Project: project management

Sep 2019 - Jul 2020

11 months

Unterschleißheim, Germany

Senior Project Manager/Technical Lead LiDAR HiL

Magna Telemotive GmbH

Creating the project plan
Sourcing external service providers
Coordinating internal and external suppliers
Ensuring adherence to project milestones
Representing the technical aspects to management and the customer
Requirements Engineering
Developing the HiL system
Integrating the HiL system into the data management environment
Setting up two HiL farms
Testing the HiL system in the HiL farms
Validating the system (P&C)
Tools: Jira/Confluence: activity tracking, MS Project: project management

Feb 2019 - Jul 2019

6 months

Unterschleißheim, Germany

Project Manager ADCAM Mid/High SiL (LM1, LM2, SM1, SM2, Reprocessing)

Aptiv Services Deutschland GmbH

Creating the project plan
Sourcing external service providers
Coordinating internal and external suppliers
Ensuring adherence to project milestones
Representing the technical aspects to management and the customer
Requirements Engineering
Tools: Jira/Confluence: activity tracking, MS Project: project management

Oct 2017 - Dec 2018

1 year 3 months

Babenhausen, Germany

Technical Project Manager Daimler HuD

Continental Automotive AG

Coordinating the involved disciplines (HW, ME, SW) across locations
Transitioning to production
Sample management
Ensuring process compliance (ASPICE Level 2)
Preparing the project assessment to achieve ASPICE Level 3
Ensuring adherence to project milestones
Representing the technical aspects to management and the customer
Internal and external Requirements Engineering
Redesign to Cost
Process development in production
Tools: DOORS: requirements management software, Jira: activity tracking, MKS Integrity: version management, MS Project: project management

Aug 2016 - Apr 2017

9 months

Dresden, Germany

Technical Project Manager VW MIB3

Preh Car Connect GmbH

Internal and external Requirements Engineering
Coordinating change requests and their offers
Sample management
Ensuring process compliance (ASPICE Level 1)
Ensuring adherence to project milestones
Representing the technical aspects to management and the customer
Tools: Polarion: requirements management software, Confluence: collaboration platform, Jira: bug tracker, MS Project: project management

Mar 2016 - Jul 2016

5 months

Dresden, Germany

Subproject Manager VW MIB3

Technisat Digital GmbH

Requirements Engineering
Coordinating 6 work groups
Sample management
Ensuring process compliance (ASPICE Level 1)
Ensuring adherence to project milestones
Representing the technical aspects to project management and the customer
Tools: Polarion: requirements management software, svn tortoise: version management

May 2014 - Mar 2016

1 year 11 months

Babenhausen, Germany

Technical Project Manager VW FPK/I ID S3 AD AP

Continental Automotive AG

Systems Engineering
Requirements Engineering
Coordination of the HW, SW and mechanical sub-disciplines
Ensuring process compliance
Preparation and execution of the ASpice assessment to achieve Level 2
Transferring the product from development into production
Representing the technical aspects to the customer
Redesign to Cost
Supporting process development in production
Tools: DOORS: software for requirements management, MKS Integrity: version control, Muster-DB: database for managing customer samples, MS Project: project management

Feb 2014 - Apr 2014

3 months

Babenhausen, Germany

Systems Engineer in VW customer cluster/I ID S3 AD AP

Continental Automotive AG

Systems Engineering
Requirements Engineering
Preparing proposals for new projects
Tools: DOORS: software for requirements management, MKS Integrity: version control

Jul 2013 - Jan 2014

7 months

Langen, Germany

Technical Project Manager for the AHUs of 4 car lines

Panasonic Automotive Systems Europe GmbH

Systems Engineering
Requirements Engineering
Interface and coordination between development departments (Japan, USA) and system testing
Interface to program management (USA)
Customer window (Europe, USA)

Feb 2012 - Jul 2013

1 year 6 months

Systems Engineer – MIB VW SE Team

Panasonic Automotive Systems Europe GmbH

Systems Engineering
Requirements Engineering
Interface between development teams in Germany and Japan
System testing, production and customers for diagnostics, media, SW download, SWaP, infotainment recorder
Certifications for Apple, SDARS, HD/IBOC

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Automotive (12.5 years).

Automotive

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Product Development (12 years), Project Management (10.5 years), Quality Assurance (7 years), Production (1.5 years), and Procurement (1 year).

Product Development

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Production

Procurement

Skills

Information Technology
Communication Systems
Digital Image Processing
Communication Engineering
Multimedia Communication
Telecommunications
Electronics
Materials And Electronic Components
Systems Theory
Tools / Computer Skills
Rational Doors, Polarion
Ptc Integrity, Svn Tortoise
Ms Project
Jira, Rtc (Bug Tracking Tools)
Confluence
General Skills / Personal Competencies
Organizational Skills
Technical Support
Negotiation Skills
Strong Communication Skills

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Advanced

Swahili

Advanced

Education

Sep 2002 - Jun 2003

ENSEEIHT Toulouse, France

Studies in electronics and telecommunications · Toulouse, France

Oct 1999 - Nov 2005

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen

Intermediate examination certificate · Master's studies in political science, economics, and international economic and technical cooperation · Aachen, Germany

Oct 1997 - Nov 2005

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen

Academic degree Dipl.-Ing. · Studies in electrical engineering and information technology, specialization in information and communication technology · Aachen, Germany

...and 1 more

Certifications & licenses

Certified Automotive Functional Safety Engineer

TÜV Süd

Certified Provisional Assessor Automotive Spice

intacs

Project Management Professional

PMI

Certified Professional For Requirements Engineering Foundation Level

REQB

Certified Tester Foundation Level

ISTQB

MATLAB/Simulink Training

MathWorks, Munich

Memory & memory training

Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen

Intercultural communication

aspetersen, Aachen

Moderation & presentation

ZLW/IMA, RWTH Aachen

Profile

Created

February 2025

Last Update

January 2026

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Patrick based?

Patrick is based in Wolfsburg, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

What languages does Patrick speak?

Patrick speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Advanced), Swahili (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Patrick have?

Patrick has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Patrick has worked in at least 14 different roles and for 11 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 11 months. Note that Patrick may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Patrick be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Patrick would be well-suited for roles such as: Functional Safety Manager in Platform E³ 1.2, Lead Systems Engineer WBCM, Technical overall project manager MIB3 EI GP & MIB3 OI GP.

What is Patrick's latest experience?

Patrick's most recent position is Functional Safety Manager in Platform E³ 1.2 at Cariad SE.

What companies has Patrick worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Patrick has worked for Cariad SE, Marquardt GmbH, JoyNext GmbH, Continental Automotive Distance Control Systems GmbH, and GKN Automotive GmbH.

Which industries is Patrick most experienced in?

Patrick is most experienced in industries like Automotive.

Which business areas is Patrick most experienced in?

Patrick is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Quality Assurance (QA). Patrick also has some experience in Production/Manufacturing and Procurement and Purchasing.

Which industries has Patrick worked in recently?

Patrick has recently worked in industries like Automotive.

Which business areas has Patrick worked in recently?

Patrick has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Quality Assurance (QA).

What is Patrick's education?

Patrick holds a Master in Master's studies in political science, economics, and international economic and technical cooperation from Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, a Bachelor in Studies in electrical engineering and information technology, specialization in information and communication technology from Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen and a Bachelor in Training as an automotive mechanic, focus on car maintenance from Autohaus Schweiger Utting am Ammersee.

Does Patrick have any certificates?

Patrick has 9 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified Automotive Functional Safety Engineer, Certified Provisional Assessor Automotive Spice, and Project Management Professional.

What is the availability of Patrick?

Patrick is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Patrick?

Patrick's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.