Stephan Schlimpert

Senior Tech Domain Leader - Drivetrain Technologies at Flanders Make

St-Truiden, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Senior Technology Domain Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the industrial relevant research environment. Skilled in Thermal Management and advanced cooling, lubrication & sealing technologies in e-drives. Strong engineering professional with a Dr.-Ing. focused in Engineering Science from RWTH Aachen University.

Experience

  • Flanders Make (9 yrs 7 mos)
    • Senior Technology Domain Leader - Drivetrain Technologies
      Jul 2025 - Present · 11 mos

      Working in the CoreLab MotionS as tech domain leader (Drivetrain Technologies) encounters roadmapping, project definitions, and a team leading & coaching role to generate industrial relevant innovation & according re-usable tools within a properly defined project portfolio. The Drivetrain Technologies team focuses on new technologies & according research topics related to light & heavy vehicles (EV, e-motor cycle, e-ship, off-high way, commercial vehicles), e-machine & DC grid applications. Our Mission is to verify the system performance of new technologies and build the bridge between basic research results from universities and industry.

    • Senior Technology Domain Leader - Drivetrains in Motion
      Jan 2023 - Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Working in the CoreLab MotionS as tech domain leader (Drivetrains in Motion) encounters roadmapping, project definitions, and a team leading & coaching role to generate industrial relevant innovation & according re-usable tools within a properly defined project portfolio. The Drivetrains in Motion team focuses on research topics related to light & heavy vehicles (EV, e-motor cycle, e-ship, off-high way, commercial vehicles), e-machine & DC grid applications.

    • Technology Domain Leader, Single Drivetrain & Senior Research Engineer
      Aug 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Working in the CoreLab MotionS team as tech domain leader & senior research engineer encounters mainly a technical project management & leading role, project definitions, and close follow-up of experimental and modelling work on research topics related to the automotive & machine sector.

  • Institute of Aerodynamics, RWTH Aachen University (6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Postdoctoral Research Scientist
      Apr 2016 - Oct 2016 · 7 mos

    • Research Scientist
      May 2010 - Apr 2016 · 6 yrs

      My research incorporates the following main topics: • research activities: fluid mechanics, combustion instabilities, aeroacoustics • investigation of complex flow/combustion problems by CFD/CAA simulations • development and programming of an in-house CFD/CAA software for High Performance Computing (HPC) • contributions in international peer-reviewed journals and presentations of the current research activities at international conferences • project management of the research project (SFB686) “Numerical analysis of oscillations in combustion chambers by means of a hybrid fluid mechanics/aeroacoustics procedure” • coaching students for their fluid mechanics exam and supervising them with their project, bachelor or master thesis

  • Research Assistant at Institute of Aerodynamics, RWTH Aachen University
    Nov 2009 - Mar 2010 · 5 mos

    Research project in the field of aerodynamics (wind engineering)

  • Industrial Intern at Mercedes-Benz España, S.A.
    Oct 2007 - Apr 2008 · 7 mos

  • Student Trainee at Daimler AG
    Sep 2007 - Oct 2007 · 2 mos