Daniel (Gil) Gonzalez
Lead CAD Engineer and Technical PM
Experience
Feb 2024 - Present
1 year 1 month Seville, Spain
Lead CAD Engineer and Technical PM
DevTeM Engineering
- Engineering and CAD development in aeronautic jigs & fixtures
- Project management for acquisition processes in plastic design projects
- Key challenges: Scope definition, offer creation, project setup & staffing
May 2022 - Mar 2023
11 months Helmond, Netherlands
Technical Project Leader Interior Cabin
Lightyear
LY2 project:
- Coordination of concept phase development for complete Interior Cabin development (complete Interior Trim, Seats, Head Console). Including activities like high level time plan, section book, styling reviews, cost estimation and suppliers' coordination
- Key challenges: Development of comprehensive project plan, including project gate definition, tooling strategy and resource allocation
Jan 2015 - Apr 2022
6 years 4 months Sindelfingen, Germany
Technical Project Leader / Lead CAD Engineer / Studio Design Engineer
AKKA GmbH
Project assignments:
Extern: Lead Engineer at Lightyear (LY0 project) - 03/2021 – 04/2022
- Interior Module Responsible in full car development: Headliner, Head Console, Pillar & Trunk Trim, Carpet and Multimedia Devices integration
- Studio Design Engineer in Exterior
- Key challenges: Develop complex modules with demanding deadlines, while implementing standard processes and tools (e.g. PLM, gates definition, release and change management) in a startup environment
System responsible Seats (Grammer) - 10/2019 – 02/2020
- Coordination of Lead CAD designers in the development of the backrest and armrest of seat for Industrial Construction Vehicles (metal structure, plastic parts, electromechanics) and interface to client
- Internal departments coordination: Tolerance, Simulation, DMU, PMO
- Key challenges: Development of high-level Time Plan in a very tight schedule, where constant lead time optimizations were requested
Tech. Project Leader Int/Ext (Ineos Grenadier) - 10/2018 – 09/2019
- Technical coordination of Exterior Modules development: Bumpers, Grill, Trim, Sealings, Accessories
- Technical coordination of Interior Modules development: Cockpit, Seats, HVAC, Trim, Steering Wheel, Pedals
- Key challenges: Capacity and Resources management in fast scaling teams (ramp-up from 3 engineers to 16 within one year)
Lead CAD Engineer Exterior (Ineos Grenadier) - 10/2017 – 09/2018
- 3D construction of exterior modules (plastic and metal parts) in concept phase: Bumpers, Grill, Lights Integration, Exterior Trim. CAD tool: Catia V5
Extern: CAD Engineer at Bosch (Porsche Cluster) - 01/2016 – 09/2017
- Development (3D, 2D, properties definition) of Cluster components, from concept to series: plastic parts, heat management components, speaker integration systems, PCBs, Glass. CAD tool: Catia V5
Sep 2013 - Dec 2015
2 years 4 months Holzgerlingen, Germany
Lead CAD Designer
Southco
- Development of locking and positioning systems (Fiat, Iveco, Maserati, Audi...) from concept to series: Glovebox, Center Console, Multimedia systems fixing. CAD tools: Catia V5 & Siemens NX
- Technical analysis: tolerance calculation, FMEA, FEA, Moldflow
- Test Plan development, first off-tool-parts tracking
Jan 2011 - Aug 2013
1 year 8 months Weissach, Germany
CAD Designer
Gotech
- 3D construction of interior parts (plastic and metal sheet) for Porsche: Infotainment systems integration, Cable harness elements, electric car charging station. CAD tool: Catia V5
Summary
Mechanical Engineer with over 13 years of experience in Interior and Exterior development, 5 of them in coordination roles, and the rest as CAD or Lead CAD Engineer
Languages
Spanish
Native
English
Advanced
German
Intermediate
Education
Sep 2001 - Mar 2011