Michael Krüger

Technical and program expertise for Interior components.

Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

16+ years in Automotive, OEMs and TIER1; 10+ years technical lead and management of development projects; International and intercultural project teams; Functional lead of Development Engineers, CAD Engineers, Validations Engineers (> 20 people depend of project)

Experience

  • Faurecia (Full-time · 18 yrs 9 mos)
    • Program Development Leader (Faurecia Interior Systems)
      Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

      Technical lead of Mercedes-Benz projects S-class (BR223) and GLC (BR254) for Interior components as instrument panel, door panel and center consoles. Intercultural mindset with responsibility of technical development in direct contact with customers, suppliers and internal team members.

    • Program Development & Acquisition technical Lead (Faurecia AST Division)
      May 2020 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Technical lead of Mercedes-Benz S-class (BR223) and BMW Mini (U25) for Interior components as parcel shelf and trunk components. Intercultural mindset with responsibility of technical development in direct contact with customers, suppliers and internal team members. Member of the team for the first successful BMW acquisition.

    • Program Development Leader (Faurecia AST Division)
      Jan 2018 - Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Technical lead of Mercedes-Benz S-class (BR223) for Interior components as parcel shelf