Smart Cockpit Voice Assistant Product & Engineering Specialist

Chery Europe GmbH; Raunheim; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Chery Europe GmbH in Raunheim near Frankfurt is seeking a Smart Cockpit Voice Assistant Product & Engineering Specialist to lead European requirements, localization and validation of automotive voice systems across programs with HQ R&D.

You will collaborate with suppliers and vehicle teams to develop multilingual evaluation criteria, create use cases for navigation, media and controls, and drive issue resolution through release cycles.

Qualifications

• Experience with automotive voice assistant products in development, integration or validation.
• Multilingual speech systems familiarity and linguistic evaluation.
• Experience with OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Define European voice assistant requirements and localization strategies.
• Develop voice use cases for navigation, media and vehicle controls.
• Coordinate with HQ R&D and suppliers to drive validation and issue resolution.
• Design validation framework with measurable quality indicators.

Skills

ASR

NLU

TTS

Dialogue management

Voice UX

LLM-based systems

Supplier collaboration

Root-cause analysis

Test scenario design

Automotive Infotainment

Education

Degree in Computational Linguistics

Degree in Speech Technology

Degree in Artificial Intelligence or related field

Automotive program experience (advantage)

Job description

Chery Automobile is a leading Chinese auto company and an international brand whose business covers more than 80 countries and regions.

For our Engineering Center in Raunheim, near Frankfurt, we are looking for a Smart Cockpit Voice Assistant Product & Engineering Specialist

We welcome you to join a growing team of extraordinarily talented and enthusiastic people, developing tailor-made cars for the European market.

We want to work with a flexible and enthusiastic individual wo will be required to support the development of our European vehicles locally as well as globally - jointly with our teams in our headquarter in China.

Position Purpose

Lead the European product definition, localization and validation of automotive voice assistant systems to deliver a natural, reliable and competitive voice experience for European customers.

Connect European customer expectations, linguistic requirements and validation findings with HQ R&D, vehicle programs and voice technology suppliers. Independently identify product gaps, define improvements, assess technical solutions and drive issue resolution across development and release cycles.

Key Responsibilities

• Define European requirements based on customer expectations, feedback, market trends and competitor benchmarking.
• Develop voice use cases for navigation, media, communication, vehicle controls and AI-enabled interactions.
• Translate European customer needs into actionable functional, UX and performance requirements for HQ and suppliers.

2. Voice Technology & Engineering

• Evaluate ASR, NLU, TTS, dialogue management and LLM-based voice assistant capabilities and limitations.
• Understand voice system architecture, infotainment integration, vehicle-function interfaces and cloud/on-device dependencies.
• Investigate recognition, intent, dialogue, latency and integration failures; work with suppliers to establish root causes and corrective actions.
• Define multilingual requirements and assess language-specific recognition, pronunciation, intent understanding and dialogue quality.
• Identify issues involving European accents, dialects, terminology, cultural context and natural interaction.
• Develop reusable linguistic evaluation criteria and localized test scenarios.

4. Validation & Quality Improvement

• Design structured test plans, scenarios, acceptance criteria and measurable quality indicators.
• Conduct lab and in-vehicle validation across realistic driving conditions, background noise, connectivity and multilingual use.
• Document evidence, prioritize defects, verify fixes and track issue closure with HQ and suppliers.
• Assess conversational AI and LLM features including multi-turn dialogue, contextual understanding and personalized experiences.
• Evaluate reliability, safety boundaries, response quality and practical suitability for automotive use.
• Benchmark emerging solutions and propose relevant improvements for European programs.

6. Cross-functional Collaboration & Supplier Management

• Serve as the European voice assistant product and technical interface for HQ R&D, vehicle programs and suppliers.
• Review supplier proposals, challenge technical assumptions constructively and align implementation with European requirements.
• Own assigned workstreams independently and drive decisions, deliverables and validation follow-up.

1.European product requirements

Clear, testable voice assistant requirements for European languages, functions and user experience.

Evidence-based identification, prioritization and closure of key recognition, understanding and localization issues.

3.Reusable validation framework

Standardized scenarios, metrics and acceptance criteria across European vehicle programs.

Traceable technical feedback and faster supplier/HQ issue resolution.

Regular benchmarking and actionable recommendations for next-generation assistant features.

Candidate Profile

Education & Experience

• Degree in Computational Linguistics, Speech Technology, Artificial Intelligence or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience with automotive voice assistant products in development, integration, product definition or validation; production vehicle program experience strongly preferred.
• Hands-on familiarity with multilingual speech systems and linguistic evaluation.
• Experience with automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers or specialist voice technology providers is an advantage.

Technical & Professional Skills

• Solid working knowledge of ASR, NLU, TTS, dialogue management, voice UX and LLM-based conversational systems.
• Ability to distinguish speech recognition, language understanding, dialogue and vehicle integration problems and lead structured root-cause investigations.
• Ability to independently define test scenarios, evaluate system performance, communicate findings and drive corrective actions.
• Understanding of automotive infotainment architecture, vehicle-function integration and realistic in-car operating constraints.
• Strong analytical thinking, technical ownership and cross-functional supplier collaboration.

Language & Communication

• Native-level proficiency in at least one European market language (for example German, French, Spanish, Italian or English) is strongly preferred.
• Professional fluency in English for international technical collaboration; additional European languages are an advantage.
• Ability to evaluate naturalness, linguistic quality and cultural appropriateness of spoken interactions.
• Clear communication of technical requirements and issues across European teams, HQ R&D and suppliers.

Looking forward to joining our dynamics and international RD Team!