Senior CAD / Product Engineer, Modeling and 3d Visualisation, Interior Design, Product Design

3/2016 – 2/2025

• Series development of instrument panel for the new OPEL Grandland
• Management of the engineering team in India
• Tool-appropriate design of plastic injection molded components,
add-on parts (HOPs), blow molding air ducts, crash analyses, ISO
tests, occupant protection, etc.
• Production-appropriate design of the drawings and
management of these with Yanfeng India
• DFMEA activities
• Prototype support, assembly support, assessment of individual parts with regard to quality and accuracy of fit, error analysis, validations, testing
• Management of regular meetings with the customer Opel and responsible suppliers
• Help with series start-up at the customer OPEL in the Eisenach plant
• Before: series start-up support for the new OPEL Astra, matching activities, installation analyses, validation of series tools
• Before: Lead engineer for three instrument panels for the customer Stellantis in Paris. Management of a design team for pre-development and series development in Paris and Shanghai.
• Product responsibility for several add-on parts of the instrument panel (IP) of the new Citroen Picasso
• Management of engineering activities in collaboration with the in-house design team in Shanghai
• Tool-appropriate design of the injection-molded components, crash relevance, ISO, occupant protection, etc.
• Tool-appropriate design of the drawings and management of these with Yanfeng Shanghai
• DFMEA activities
• Prototype support, assembly support, assessment of the individual parts in terms of quality and accuracy of fit, error analysis, validations, testing
• Recording of test results and coordination with the Yanfeng Valencia production plant and the toolmakers in Europe and Shanghai
• Initiation of simulation runs in the area of car crash for various IP components
• Management of regular meetings with the customer PSA, Yanfeng China and responsible suppliers

Projektentwickler, Produktentwicklungsingenieur, CAD (computer-aided design), Teamleiter

10/2011 – 2/2016

• Lead Engineer Rear Compartment Trim, team leader in the final development of over ten components
• Sub-System Architect Interior Trim for Opel/GM in the area of Next Generation Cars
• Staff management in the overall vehicle project (Opel/GM), Rear Compartment Trim and Garnish Trim area
• Capacity and budget planning
• Analysis of installation space components, electronic components and body parts in relation to the complete Rear Compartment Trim
• Creation of "DE sections" and "criterias"
• Customer support and preparation of presentations and meetings on the GTE development process in conjunction with the international development center and design studio Opel/GM Rüsselsheim
• Technical support of the design studios/Alias Surfacer in the development of door trim for the Opel Corsa
• FMEA strategies
• Coordination and technical agreement with parts suppliers

Projektentwickler, Produktentwicklungsingenieur, CAD (computer-aided design), Teamleiter

8/2010 – 8/2011

• Control of the design work in Unigraphics NX 7 for the "Delta 2" project on the topic of pre-development (VA/IC) rear compartment trim and garnish trim.
• Pre-development/packaging in the area of IP/console and HVAC
• Analysis of installation space components, electronic components and body parts in relation to the complete trim
• Creation of "typical sections" and "criteria"
• Construction and coordination of a complete seatbuck (Delta 2)
• Customer support and preparation of presentations and meetings on the VA/IC development process
• Personnel management, capacity and budget planning
• In-house CAD leader, power user Teamcenter

Produktentwicklungsingenieur, Projektingenieur, CAD (computer-aided design)