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Born in Mladá Boleslav, she went to the Škoda Auto secondary school and later graduated from university: Tereza Vaňková has been associated with the largest company in the Czech Republic all her life. As Operation Integrator in a department, which is part of Technical Development division, she is responsible for ensuring the trouble-free resolution of incidents involving ŠKODA Connect services.

Electromobility. One Field, Dozens of Professions

Who Is Involved in the Development of Battery-Powered Cars? What is the best placement of a battery? And how to calculate air resistance? These are some of the topics that professions related to electromobility are dealing with. Other experts are focusing on developing services for customers and exploring ways to motivate them to buy an electric car. Whether you are more inclined towards development, production or business, you can work in the field of electromobility in all aforementioned areas.

Enyaq iV Who is involved in its development and sales?

Getting a fully electric model onto the road is a challenging and complex project. The development of EnyaQ iV, the first electric automobile in the Škoda Auto fleet involves a wide range of qualified professionals, from designers to battery developers and specialists on developing a sales network and electric vehicle charging network. This article introduces a few selected professions that have left their mark on this new model.

Even a few keystrokes can change the world

On a Wednesday afternoon, the SAP Group Competence Center is completely quiet. IT specialists are focused on their monitors, and here and there you can hear conversations in Czech, English or German. “Where can we find Mr. Jansen, please?” we ask in the sprawling open space. “He usually sits here,” one of the employees points to a table with an empty chair. “But he's probably still in a meeting, hold on, I'll check his calendar.” A moment later, the employee leads us to one of the meeting rooms, from which our respondent is just leaving. Christoph Jansen has been leading the ET2000 project since February 2023. It was established to change the way original spare parts are distributed and sold around the world.

Metrology is the foundation of modern world

All ideas can be implemented, some are just a little bit harder. This is the motto of metrologist Ondřej Košťák. “When somebody says something is wrong, I perceive those words as an excuse rather than an attempt to change anything. Implementation will come but it won’t come easy,” explains the coordinator of the Measuring Center in the Component Production Quality Department of the car manufacturing company Škoda Auto, where he has been working since 2012. His metrology journey began while studying at university, and he applied his experience on a month-long business support trip to India. He is currently leading the project of the so-called Smart Control Measurement Plan, which could significantly streamline the process of measuring and releasing parts into serial production this year. What exactly does innovation entail, and how important is metrology for today's society?

An IT career that started with a calculator from Tuzex

When Milan Kovář decided to study cybernetics, he did not even have his own computer – it was the end of the Seventies. How does one build an IT career in an era when advanced technologies are available only in factories and at universities? And how do sequencing systems, which Milan Kovář supports at Škoda Auto, work?

5 Glances at Digitalisation at Škoda Auto

From automated warehouses and car visualization to data being processed by AI. Digital automation at Škoda Auto has many faces. Learn about the delights of modern technology through the eyes of our experts.

Logistics is usually detective work

When Ellen Böhmová joined Škoda Auto in the late 1990s, she likely had no clue where the job would eventually take her. As a German-speaking assistant to the brand's head of logistics, she graduated from universities in various fields, focusing on German literature and business. She spent a few years in China and then several months in Malaysia, where she worked for various brands within the group. What provides professional fulfillment to this logistics expert with over 25 years of experience in the automotive industry?