Nils Freitag (PhD)

Technical & Engineering Leader | Service Design | AI/ML

Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Experienced technical and disciplinary leader with a PhD in Physics and an MBA, combining strong analytical capabilities with a strategic business mindset. Over 7 years of industry experience in ADAS and full-vehicle architecture, with a strong record of leading teams of up to 40 members. Deep expertise in systems and software engineering, as well as ASPICE-based process optimization. Quick to master new technologies and domains. Proven ability to engage with customers, align cross-functional teams, and drive innovation toward strategic business goals.

Experience

  • Fachbereichsleiter Service Design at gkv informatik
    Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    • Responsible for the strategic development of Service Design, leading a team of product managers and enterprise architects • Driving transformation and reducing complexity across the organization • Enabling data-driven decision-making to improve service delivery, operational efficiency, and sustainable architecture at scale

  • Aptiv (8 yrs)
    • Manager Systems Engineering / SW Systems
      Aug 2022 - Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      As part of Aptiv's CTO organisation: • Spearheading next generation vehicle-level architecture analysis and modeling, across ADAS, UX, Body and Chassis domain, covering SW and HW. • Identifying and driving multiple IP applications across business units. • Leading a consortium for an AI/ML project in manufacturing from inception to successful funding application.

    • Engineering Team Manager
      Aug 2019 - Aug 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      As part of Aptiv's Advanced Safety organisation: • Managed 12 SW Engineers in development, testing, integration, and DevOps teams for Advanced Safety at Aptiv. • Conducted goal setting, performance reviews, coaching, and knowledge sharing to foster a cohesive team environment. • Achieved a high team member satisfaction rating of 9.6/10.

    • Sensing Function Owner
      Apr 2018 - Jul 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

      As part of Aptiv's Advanced Safety organisation: • Led ASPICE/ISO26262-compliant integration of a vision sensing function for a BMW L2 Active Safety project, including KPI design and validation. • Drove OEM alignment on function performance and managed Tier 2 supplier Mobileye’s Freespace detection integration.

  • Reisender at Weltreise
    May 2017 - Jan 2018 · 9 mos

  • Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at RWTH Aachen University
    Jul 2011 - May 2017 · 5 yrs 11 mos