Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium
Powertrain Engineer As a Powertrain Engineer, my main role was to study Electric Drives (EDs) and identify the most suitable motor for integration into the vehicle. This included creating a representative driving cycle, calculating vehicle tractive requirements, modeling candidate motors, and evaluating performance within hybrid configurations. The process ensured the final motor selection met performance, efficiency, and reliability targets. Key Responsibilities: - Conducted research on EDs, driveline configurations, modeling, and simulation techniques. - Developed a representative driving cycle from scratch to define vehicle performance requirements. - Calculated tractive requirements based on the driving cycle for accurate motor specification. - Researched available electric motors and coordinated with suppliers for technical data. - Modeled three motors in LMS AMESim using multiple approaches, comparing pros and cons and establishing a reusable methodology. - Simulated, analyzed, and evaluated hybrid configurations to determine the optimal motor. - Provided proposals and recommendations to the university and Fastrada Motorsport. - Authored an introductory manual for students on selecting, modeling, and simulating EDs. Team Captain As Team Captain, I led a multidisciplinary student team, ensuring efficient workflow, adherence to deadlines, and effective communication between team members and project leadership. Key Responsibilities: - Planned project strategy, defined milestones, and designed workflow to meet deadlines. - Organized meetings, prepared presentations, and reported progress to the project leader. - Assigned tasks and monitored team participation to ensure productivity and cohesion. - Facilitated communication and distributed information among team members. - Led problem-solving efforts to overcome technical or organizational challenges.
As a Senior Technical Project Manager, I lead the development and implementation of advanced mobile robotic solutions by transforming industrial trucks into autonomous systems. I am responsible for the end-to-end project lifecycle, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet both technical and quality requirements. Key Responsibilities & Achievements: - Project Planning & Execution: Define project scope, objectives, milestones, and deliverables; develop detailed schedules and resource plans; monitor progress and implement corrective actions to keep projects on track. - Risk & Quality Management: Identify and mitigate technical, operational, and schedule risks; ensure adherence to internal standards, safety regulations, and quality requirements throughout the project lifecycle. - Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Lead and coordinate global, multidisciplinary teams including mechatronics, software, systems architecture, safety, and validation engineers to ensure alignment and effective collaboration. - Stakeholder & Supplier Management: Act as the main point of contact for internal stakeholders, external partners, and suppliers; manage expectations, resolve conflicts, and facilitate decision-making to support project objectives. - Technical Oversight: Drive technical requirements management, design coordination, and project reviews; support make-or-buy decisions, component selection, and integration planning. - Operational Readiness & Support: Oversee production readiness, commissioning, and service handover; lead root cause analyses and problem-solving initiatives to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and smooth project delivery. - Continuous Improvement & Knowledge Transfer: Implement lessons learned, improve processes, and mentor team members to enhance technical and project management capabilities across the organization.
Lead Design Engineer As a Lead Design Engineer (LDE), I acted as the primary technical interface between the company and the customer, ensuring smooth, efficient, and accurate communication. I was responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of all engineering activities and project deliverables related to the client. In this role, I represented the company in all technical matters, delegated customer requests to the appropriate internal teams, and ensured timely and high-quality feedback back to the customer. Key Responsibilities Customer Interface: Serve as the technical point of contact, maintaining continuous, clear, and professional communication with the client. Project Coordination: Provide technical input, coordinate the design team, and manage every phase of the project—from concept development to industrialization and series production. Sensor Development: Design, develop, and validate high-temperature sensors (HTS) and lead continuous improvement initiatives focusing on performance, cost, quality, and standardization. Cross-functional Integration: Integrate components and concepts developed by functional expertise teams into customer projects, ensuring successful development and market introduction. Design Reviews & Validation: Organize design reviews, conduct risk assessments, and prepare validation proposals to ensure successful execution of concept, design, and product validation phases. R&D Contribution: Contribute to ongoing product development and design improvements in collaboration with R&D teams. DFMA Leadership: Lead technical discussions with suppliers (S-DFMA), production teams (P-DFMA), customers (C-DFMA), and internal stakeholders such as SQE, PDE, PPE, and Marketing. Daily Engineering Activities: Conduct root cause analyses (RCA), prepare failure analysis (FA) reports, perform risk assessments, support supplier qualification, execute DFMEA, and contribute to the improvement of internal design and development processes
Professional Summary Sensor-NITE develops and produces exhaust gas temperature sensors for the automotive industry. As technological requirements for performance, safety, efficiency, and emissions continue to rise, Sensata contributes by delivering innovative and environmentally responsible solutions. I am part of an internationally operating team and responsible for the design and development of high-temperature thermocouple sensors and related components (metal parts, cables, assemblies). I work closely with automotive OEM customers to understand their requirements and translate them into robust, cost-effective sensor solutions optimized for manufacturability. As a Senior Design Engineer, I lead the development of technical products and ensure a smooth handover to project teams for validation and industrialization. I coordinate engineering activities within the team, report to the supervisor, and maintain close customer interaction, supported by my experience as Lead Design Engineer for key OEM accounts. Key Responsibilities: - Product Development: Lead the design and development of products, components, processes, and methodologies that enhance overall vehicle performance for automotive customers. - Project Leadership: Manage and support multiple projects in parallel, guide probe R&D engineers, and report progress to the team supervisor. - Requirements Translation: Convert customer specifications and internal requirements into clear, measurable product performance criteria. - Prototype to Production: Transform concepts into prototypes, oversee testing, and optimize designs for mass production with respect to cost, timing, and quality. - Design Reviews: Actively participate in internal technical reviews and cross-functional project design reviews with stakeholders. - Production Support: Provide engineering support for production-related issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement effective solutions.
Sunny Europe N.V. operates in the marine trading sector. As External Representative, I was responsible for supporting logistics operations and strengthening the commercial network across Northern Europe. Key Responsibilities - Maintain product flow and ensure timely delivery to strategic customers active in marine trading across Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. - Prepare and manage all required shipping and customs documentation in compliance with international trade regulations. - Support the company’s growth by maintaining strong relationships with existing customers and contributing to the expansion of the sales network.