-Biggest issue is that the NA branch works mostly on NA customer projects...more on the integration side of things vs. original algo content. The bulk of the core algorithm development work is done in Germany, and the NA team basically tweaks this so it will integrate with the specific customer projects (ie a lot of wrapper work). This means a lot of ppl don't possess in-depth, true background knowledge of the logic (bc core work is done in Germany where the experts are), and a lot of the content related questions get fwd'd to the core team in germany.
-Many NA oem's and mobility companies are doing their own in-house sw - so bosch is having to focus more on actuators and integration (I would recommend working for an oem that is pursuing in-house algo development...a lot better resources).
-If you're use to a fast cycle of code/flash/test in vehicle - forget it. New proving ground rules prevent most of the teams from actual vehicle testing bc of a new cost structure yikes.
-Churn rate seems to be at a medium level - most leaving to oem's or west coast companies (not the other way around). A fair amount of empty desks. Seems like its mostly cheap young kids straight out of school and a few sr level's that no longer have career ambitions (ie most mid-level's have moved on or are bosch lifers).
-Some managers can be crazy micro-manager style (like ironically brutal levels), and make you sign attendance sheets @ every meeting and spend significant amount of meeting time tracking your vacay on multiple redundant spreadsheets.
-At the end of the day, you are a supplier and at the mercy of customers demands, so life/work balance depends on this.
-A majority of the application algo layer is done in Acet model based coding (often written in German)....that no one in industry uses.....so if you want to specialize in latin.
-SW release and testing process by the customer teams seems like a hot mess, and everyone uses different processes (if there is one), and tools.
-A lot of weird little things: overly high security for no reason (required laptop cable locks, having to lock your screen when you get up, multiple security doors), pay is monthly, everything is annoyingly cost centric: time sheet tracking vs. generic headcounts for projects, vacation is earned and tracked in a weird ocd way ugh.
-Winter test is in MN instead of the UP, so it makes that pain even more of a pain.
