BFFT ELECTRONICS SPECIALIST FOR AUDI ANALYSE & STRATEGIE MARKETING-KOMMUNIKATION 2014/2015 1
CONTENTS 01 Brief Introduction 02 BFFT Core Competencies 03 Corporate Culture 2
01 BRIEF INTRODUCTION 3
KEY DATA BFFT: Behr Fichtner Fahrzeugtechnik Company founded: 1998 by Georg Behr and Markus Fichtner Focus: Development of electronic systems Customers: - Automotive: VW Group, incl. Audi, ERL*, Lamborghini, Bentley - Avionics: Airbus Group, inkl. Defence & space, Helicopters, MBDA History 1998 Foundation 2001 Development partner Audi AG (focus on electronic systems) 2005 Construction of the first BFFT corporate building 2007 Development of the engineering services on customer s premises" area of business 2009 Opening of the BFFT branch office in Berlin 2010 Construction of the new BFFT headquarters 2013 Integration in the Aton Group 2014 Corporate restructuring (incl. formation of additional departments, focus on new EE trends) * VW Electronics Research Laboratory 4
SITES AND SECONDMENTS 5
CONTINUOUS GROWTH Employees permanent/total: Turnover: 750 700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 60 Mio 55 Mio 50 Mio 45 Mio 40 Mio 35 Mio 30 Mio 25 Mio 20 Mio 15 Mio 10 Mio 5 Mio 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 0 Mio 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Employees permanent Employees total 6
BFFT SERVICE PORTFOLIO ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT Driver Assistance Systems Infotainment/HMI/Connect Energy Storage Systems Pre-development Functional models Prototype vehicles Exhibits Development Project management Requirements management Functions specification Test specification Supplier management Testing & Validation Test rig construction / test vehicles Testing at the test rig Testing at the vehicle Series Electronic Control Units Special Projects 7
02 BFFT CORE COMPETENCIES 8
SUMMARY Pre-development & Development Testing & Validation...Electronic Concepts/Tooling...Test Engineering...Driver Assistance Systems Logo BFFT...System/Function Validation...Infotainment/HMI/Connect... Vehicle Integration... Vehicle Testing...Vehicle Networking/Metrology Supplementary Services...Energy Storage Systems/Electrification... Production-/Modification Management...Embedded Systems Engineering... Special Projects 9
PRE-DEVELOPMENT & DEVELOPMENT ELECTRONIC CONCEPTS/TOOLING Hardware development and electronic production Embedded & high-level softwaredevelopment BFFT s own product development for the networking and digital video signal processing Projects: MOST150 amplifier measurement unit, DSP-Studio group software, Laptimer, AADC competition, FPC-triggering systems, battery management, etc. Logo BFFT DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS Management of sensor-based DAS functions System and platform development support Electronic Control Unit-related diagnosis concepts Testing and validation of DAS functions Projects: platform development support for Audi DAS, test rigs (HIL, SIL) and the testing of DAS video functions, front sensors system development, piloted parking demonstration & test * Audi Autonomous Driving Cup 10
PRE-DEVELOPMENT & DEVELOPMENT INFOTAINMENT/HMI/CONNECT Function management and validation for system and country versions Test and validation of customer and vehicle-related online functions for the ECE, RoW and USA markets Development support and qualification of sound systems for vehicles and commercial vehicles Validation of an overall infotainment system for commercial vehicles (MAN/Scania) Logo BFFT VEHICLE NETWORKING/METROLOGY Verification of vehicle networks and fault analysis at buslevel - Metrology and data recording - Data analysis/data classification by means of CAPL analysis scripts - Error analysis and reporting 11
PRE-DEVELOPMENT & DEVELOPMENT ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS /ELETRIFICATION Conceptualization, development and production of ESS - Design and electronic development - Development of a battery management system Function development and validation in addition to the series production management of ESS Validation tests and benchmarking (cell, module and system level) Projects: HV traction batteries (R8 e-tron, A1 e-tron), on-board batteries 8R8 e-tron, Audi Sport) Logo BFFT SERIES DEVELOPMENT Development of software, electronic control units and tools from the drafting of the specifications to the series production Software development, hardware development, test engineering, functional safety, industrialization and series production management, project management Projects: Series software management (Audi/VW), electronic control units for Audi Sport (small series), ADTF tool and framework for series development 12
TESTING & VALIDATION TEST ENGINEERING Conceptualization and development of component-based test and laboratory test rigs Production of cable harnesses Maintenance of electromechanical systems, HIL and test systems Test rig construction:, master jigs, HIL simulators, test tracks, test and flight case, test cable harnesses Projects: Audi A3 master jig quality assurance (CHN), development of an Audi A6 laboratory vehicle, etc. Logo BFFT SYSTEM-/FUNCTION VALIDATION Partially and fully automated function validation of electronic components and cross-section functions HIL-testing, diagnosis and flash tests, VBV tests, test management, ticket management Projects: testing institution diagnosis, series laboratory vehicles, test automation and infotainment analysis, etc. 13
TESTING & VALIDATION VEHICLE INTEGRATION Technology platforms Concept vehicles Prototypes set-up Simulators, demonstrators, exhibits Projects: VEMO (Variables Ergonomic Model), PreCrash, D5 Clinic, networking board, MMI 2015 exhibit, autonomous driving technology platform, etc. Logo BFFT VEHICLE TESTING Vehicle preparation for test drives - Software/hardware updating - Vehicle conversion Conducting test drives - Customer-oriented testing of the entire vehicle - Function testing of individual systems Projects: Audi EE central updating workshop, Audi endurance test, PreCrash test 14
SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES PRODUCTION-/MODIFICTAION MANAGEMENT Management of component groups that are in series and the new development of individual components if required Project coordination: central interface to OEM and suppliers Release management for itemized development lists Constructive data change/creation, Digital Mock-Ups Projects: Series management set-up, series management cockpit/centre console, seat documentation, etc. Logo BFFT SPECIAL PROJECTS Project management outside the BFFT EE core field Operation of the Audi driving experience centre in Neuburg (workshop/service, guest hospitality, customer service, event management & presentation technology) International deployment (Lamborghini, Bentley), China management (FAW/VW, Foshan/Changchun) Patent, trademark & design protection Legal service (documents management) PLAnet trade (tool development), TechScouting, etc. 15
03 CORPORATE CULTURE 16
STAFF ORIENTATION EVENTS & SPONSORING 17
STAFF ORIENTATION BFFT FANSOFAS* *FC Ingolstadt 04, ERC Ingolstadt, Cinestar Ingolstadt 18
STAFF ORIENTATION BENEFITS 19
BFFT AWARDS FOCUS Award 2014 & 2015: Germany s Most Popular Employer 2014 & 2015: Germany s Most Popular Employer in the mediumsized company/automotive category Speciality: The staff rated the employer Evaluation fields: Image, work-life balance, work environment, career advancement possibilities, social benefits Other awards: 2012: Bavaria s Best 50 2014: kununu* - the most popular company in the entire automotives industry 2014 2014: Winner of the Bavarian medium-sized company prize 2014: Certification "Top Employer Engineering" 2015: Certification "Top Employer Automotive" Important online platform for the rating of employers by their staff 20
INGOLSTADT REGENSBURG BERLIN WOLFSBURG SAN FRANCISCO BOLOGNA BFFT BFFT Headquarter Headquarters Ingolstadt/Gaimersheim Dr.-Ludwig-Kraus-Str. 2 2 85080 85080 Gaimersheim Tel.: Tel.: +49 +49 8458-3238-0 Mail: Mail: info@bfft.de www.bfft.de VIELEN MANY THANKS DANK BFFT Unternehmenspräsentation Nr.