Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
Dynamic and results-oriented Mechanical Engineer with extensive experience in project management within the automotive industry • Leading complete vehicle projects, validation and verification management, in an automobile international development center • Navigating complex challenges with strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to deliver projects on time, within budget and meet quality targets • Skilled in cross-functional coordination to achieve successful project outcomes and foster effective stakeholder relationships • Excellent communication abilities enabling transparent reporting of project status and efficient coordination with engineering, manufacturing and purchasing teams
•Project team lead of up to 12 indirect reports; Reporting to: Chief Engineer • Technical leadership for the advanced development of light commercial vehicles, managing technical convergence and coordinating projects. • Vehicle project technical responsibility: decision authority for all performance, design, package, BOM, layout aspects • Close collaboration with development teams, manufacturing & purchasing • Documentation and presenation of project maturity in relevant forums
Project team lead of up to 16 indirect reports; Reporting to: Chief Engineer • Responsible for the verification and convergence of performance and technical attributes throughout the entire product life cycle • Coordinated the validation of cost optimized components in vehicles and subsequent approval • Managed the convergence of the performance of the integrated EP6 gasoline engine in 2 platforms (packaging, passive safety, thermal, NVH)
Manage specific body subsystem performance convergence and test / hardware planning, including status reporting and risk management.
Project team lead of up to 6 indirect reports; Report to: Chief engineer • Lead the cross-functional program validation team • Validation plan creation and management of the complete validation of a vehicle (components, systems, integration), including hardware planning and optimization • Project status reporting at milestones and risk management
• Responsible for planning all European durability vehicles, considering global strategic aspects • Further developed the vehicle validation and verification process • European responsibility for the global harmonization of overall vehicle validation and the corresponding tools and processes, integrating specific powertrain requirements into the testing procedures
Development Engineer for Internal Combustion Engines within the Powertrain organization. Main responsibilities: coordination, preparation, execution of dyno durability of gasoline engines, including post test component evaluation.