Thomas Ruckser

Smart Cabin Product Development @ Lotus Tech Innovation Centre

Germany

About

Experience

  • Lotus Tech Innovation Centre GmbH (Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area)
    • Head of Infotainment & Connectivity
      Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

      Responsible for the development and delivery of Infotainment and Connectivity for Lotus lifestyle vehicles for global markets outside of China.

    • Infotainment System Engineering
      Sep 2020 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Responsible for the development and delivery of the Infotainment Display Head Unit for Lotus lifestyle vehicles for global markets outside of China.

  • McLaren Automotive Ltd (6 yrs 4 mos)
    • Principal Engineer - Infotainment Systems
      Apr 2018 - Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Leading the team responsible for developing, testing and delivering McLaren’s global infotainment and driver information platforms including displays and camera systems across all McLaren vehicles. Responsibilities include: • Day to day management of infotainment team incl. development of individual team members • Resource planning & recruitment • Lead infotainment strategy & technology roadmap • RFQ, supplier selection & nomination • Build and maintain supplier relationships • Act as overall project lead for McLaren’s next generation infotainment platform • Oversee development and test activities to ensure deliveries are on-time and within budget • Report on current activities, project status and issues at all levels of the business

    • Senior Project Engineer - Infotainment Systems
      Jun 2016 - Mar 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Leading the technical delivery of McLaren’s global infotainment platforms from concept to production across all McLaren vehicles for Sports, Super and Ultimate Series. Responsibilities included: • Authoring, review & approval of technical specifications, DFMEAs and DVPs • Ensuring internal & external customer requirements are captured as part of future infotainment systems • Supporting supplier RFQ activities and managing change requests • Engineering releases & change management • Technical project management to ensure delivery in line with McLaren development plan • Managing external suppliers • Leading test & validation activities incl. management of infotainment test team • Driving resolution of quality concerns and field issues • Establishing McLaren’s infotainment system roadmap • Building and growing the infotainment team Successfully delivered the second generation of McLaren's Infotainment System introduced on 720S comprising of Infotainment and Driver Information features.

    • Infotainment Systems Engineer
      Jun 2014 - Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Infotainment Application Engineer (Altran UK) at Ford Motor Company
    Dec 2011 - Jun 2014 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Responsible for the application and delivery of Ford’s SYNC and MyFord Touch connectivity solutions including Emergency Assistance across the global range of Transit Programs, working with the teams in Europe, America & Asia. Altran team leader for Electrical/Electronic Systems Engineering (EESE), UK. Responsibilities included: • System integration into Transit vehicle platform • Engineering releases & change management • Supplier coordination & management • Test planning, coordination & execution (DVP) • Engineering sign-off in line with program milestones • Launch support for plants in Europe & North America • Issue tracking & resolution • Series support

  • Entwicklungsingenieur (Bertrandt) at AUDI AG
    Jul 2010 - Nov 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Responsible for the test & validation of Audi’s in-vehicle network monitoring software component across all vehicle lines. Responsibilities included: • Writing system requirements • Creating test cases & test specifications • Development of test setup & restbus simulations • Test planning, execution & reporting • Issue tracking & resolution • Overseeing external supplier for delivery of an automated test solution

  • Berufsakademie Studium (Elektrotechnik/Nachrichtentechnik) at Agilent Technologies
    Sep 2005 - Sep 2008 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    As part of the Agilent university sponsorship, worked in various departments with multinational teams on 3-month rotation basis (3 month work placement/3 months university). Responsibilities included: Creating Technical Documentation, Test & Measurement Automation, Development of Test Solutions