Daniel (Gil) Gonzalez gil
Lead CAD Engineer and Technical Project Manager
Experience
Feb 2024 - Present
1 year 6 months Seville, Spain
Lead CAD Engineer and Technical Project Manager
Freelancer
- Design engineering and CAD development of fixtures for aerospace projects
- Project management for acquisition processes in plastic design projects
- Key Challenges: Scope, proposal, and resource management
May 2022 - Mar 2023
11 months Helmond, Netherlands
Technical Project Manager Vehicle Interior
Lightyear
- Coordination of the concept phase for interior development (full cabin trim, seats, overhead console), including activities such as high-level time planning, section book, styling reviews, cost estimation, and supplier coordination (LY2 project)
- Key Challenges: Development of a comprehensive project plan including project phases, tooling strategy, and resource allocation
Mar 2021 - Apr 2022
1 year 2 months Sindelfingen, Germany
Lead Engineer at Lightyear (LY0 Project)
AKKA GmbH
- Coordination of interior development: headliner, overhead console, pillar and trunk trims, carpet, and device integration
- Studio Design Engineer (styling coordination) for exterior
- Key Challenges: Development of complex modules under tight deadlines while simultaneously implementing processes (milestone definition, PLM, release and change management) in a startup environment
- Achievement: Developed and finalized 130 parts for market readiness (Lightyear 0 Interior)
- Role: Project lead for development
Oct 2019 - Feb 2020
5 months Sindelfingen, Germany
Technical Project Manager / Lead CAD Engineer (System BTV Seat Development Grammer)
AKKA GmbH
- Coordination of CAD engineers and customer management in the development of backrest and armrest for industrial vehicles (metal structure, plastic parts, electromechanics)
- Coordination of internal teams: tolerancing, simulation, DMU, PMO
- Key Challenges: Development of a detailed schedule within a very tight timeframe with continuous optimization demands
Oct 2018 - Sep 2019
1 year Sindelfingen, Germany
Technical Project Manager Int/Ext (Ineos Grenadier)
AKKA GmbH
- Technical coordination of exterior module development: bumpers, grille, trims, seals, accessories
- Technical coordination of interior module development: cockpit, seats, HVAC, trims, steering wheel, pedals
- Key Challenges: Capacity and resource management in rapidly growing teams (from 3 to 16 engineers in one year)
- Achievement: Finalized concept-to-completion interior and exterior development (Ineos Grenadier)
- Role: Project lead for development
Oct 2017 - Sep 2018
1 year Sindelfingen, Germany
Lead CAD Engineer Exterior (Ineos Grenadier)
AKKA GmbH
- 3D design of exterior modules (plastic and metal parts) in concept phase: bumpers, grille, lighting integration, exterior trims. CAD tool: Catia V5
Jan 2015 - Sep 2017
1 year 9 months Sindelfingen, Germany
CAD Engineer at Bosch (Porsche Cluster)
AKKA GmbH
- Development (3D, 2D, properties definition) of cluster components from concept to series: plastic parts, heat sinks, speaker integration, PCBs, glass. CAD tool: Catia V5
- Achievement: System development through to series production (Porsche cluster with Bosch)
- Role: Lead engineer and project manager for component development
Sep 2013 - Dec 2015
2 years 4 months Holzgerlingen, Germany
Lead CAD Engineer
Southco
- Development of latching and positioning systems (Fiat, Iveco, Maserati, Audi, etc.) from concept to series: glove box, center console, multimedia mounts. CAD tools: NX & Catia V5
- Technical analysis: tolerance calculation, FMEA, FEA, Moldflow
- Development of the test plan, tracking of first off-tool parts
- Achievement: Developed innovative latching and positioning systems with Southco
- Role: Lead engineer and project manager for component development
Jan 2011 - Aug 2013
1 year 8 months Weissach, Germany
CAD Engineer
Gotech
- 3D design of interior parts (plastic and sheet metal) for Porsche: infotainment system integration, cable harness components, EV charging station. CAD tool: Catia V5
Summary
Mechanical engineer with 14 years of experience in the development of interior and exterior components, with a strong ability to lead international teams from concept phase to series production. Solid knowledge of agile and waterfall methodologies, risk management, and stakeholder coordination. Proficient user of CAD (Catia V5/V6, NX) and PLM tools (Teamcenter, 3DX)
Languages
Spanish
Native
English
Advanced
German
Advanced
Education
Sep 2001 - Mar 2011
Universität Sevilla
Industrial Engineer · Mechanical Engineering · Seville, Spain
Certifications & licenses
Agile Project Management with Scrum
PMP Certificate
PMI
PSM I (Scrum Master)
Scrum.org
PSPO I (Product Owner)
Scrum.org
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