Digiteq Automotive
We have been testing and developing automotive electronic and software systems to help change the automotive industry since 2001.
We are a subsidiary of CARIAD SE (51% share) and Škoda Auto a.s. (49% share). This makes us 100% a member of the Volkswagen Group and allows us to participate in the most interesting projects of various Group´s brands.
Management
Wilhelm Schmitt
Managing Director and CEO
of Digiteq Automotive since 7/1/2021
He previously worked as Head of Strategy & Operations ADAS&AD in CARIAD SE and has also been a member of the Supervisory Board of FDTech GmbH and ASTech GmbH. Prior to joining CARIAD SE, he held various management positions at Audi AG and Volkswagen Group´s subsidiaries. He graduated from university in psychology, and he started his career in the Internal Organization Development at Audi AG in 1995. From 2001, he headed the Management Consulting, Marketing and Sales of Volkswagen Bildungsinstitut GmbH for the branches in Dresden and Poland. From 2007, he headed the Project Management / Strategy Concepts department of chassis developement at Audi AG, before being appointed CEO of EFS GmbH in 2016. Between 2019 and 2020, he led Strategy, Architecture, Pre-/Concept-Development of automated driving functions and chassis developement at Audi AG.
Pavel Štěpánek
Managing Director and CFO
of Digiteq Automotive since 9/1/2023
Before joining Digiteq Automotive, he was Head of Development and Product Controlling at Škoda Auto for eight years. In this position, he was responsible for the financial management of new projects such as the successor to the KODIAQ, the successor to the SUPERB and Škoda Auto's new electric models. Since 2015, he has also been appointed as a member of the the General Assembly of Digiteq Automotive.Pavel Štěpánek holds a degree in economics from a German university. After graduating in 2002, he started his career at Škoda Auto, and he has held various management positions within controlling both domestically and internationally since 2005. In the period from 2010 to 2015, he served as the CFO for the Group's sales company VGR in Moscow, where he was responsible for the management and financial performance of the Volkswagen, Škoda, Audi, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Bentley, and Lamborghini brands.
Who we work for
The history of Digiteq Automotive
Corporate responsibility at Digiteq Automotive
We pay special attention to our compliance with all the legal and ethical rules which refer to competition, the financial and tax sectors, environmental protection and the relations with our employees, including the provision of equal opportunities.
As far as the social sphere is concerned, we focus on our employees’ further development and we take care of them.
We provide premium support for their education and personal development. Our employees manage to find a good work-life balance thanks to our flexible working hours, the option of doing some work at home and our shorter 37.5 hour working week.
The “Linka bezpečí” help-line provides high-quality and easily accessible assistance to children and students and anybody acting on their behalf. It helps to resolve demanding life situations and everyday problems. It provides crisis intervention and counselling by telephone, chat and e-mail. All of this is anonymous and free.
The “Zdravotní klaun” project cheers up children in hospitals, geriatric patients and other people in need. It helps to improve their psychological status and overall health, not only by means of the activities of specially trained medical clowns, but also with other related projects.
Certificates and standards
A good solution is not enough for us, so we always strive for a perfect one. We are assisted in this by the certificates and standards which we comply with.
We use tools which represent an industry-wide standard for programming on the MATLAB/Simulink platform and develop components according to the AUTOSAR architecture, when testing our assistance or comfort systems. We are able to maintain maximum software quality thanks to the V-Model concept and Automotive SPICE.
Quality management system is implemented and certified according to ISO 9001 standard. Its framework and main principles are determined by our Quality Policy.
