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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: 1- 4 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 advantage
• Extended knowledge about Schaeffler Product Portfolio and broad overview of products and product groups that are potentially affected