Joachim (Dr.-ing.) F.

Global Chief Engineer Braking & Steering Software Systems Engineering

Bassenheim, Germany

Experience

Jul 2021 - Present
4 years 5 months
Koblenz, Germany
Hybrid

Director System Safety & Product Cybersecurity/Product Governance, Global R&D

ZF

  • Leading global safety and cybersecurity strategy for ZF’s full product portfolio: audits, assessments, release recommendations, processes, cybersecurity field monitoring, and incident response
  • Since 2025-01-01 additional responsibilities in AI, data privacy, Automotive SPICE
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance manager for ZF’s R&D
  • Pioneered a data based safety and security culture powered by a company-wide digital platform; currently integrating agentic AI for continuous compliance measurement and incident response
  • Managing ~50 employees at 10 global locations; overseeing safety and cybersecurity for hundreds of product developments and 5000+ system/software engineers, impacting all ZF product lines
Aug 2015 - Jun 2021
5 years 11 months
Koblenz, Germany

Global Chief Engineer Braking & Steering Software Systems Engineering

ZF

  • Leading development of the software architecture platform for passenger car steering and braking systems, including teams for software safety and cybersecurity
  • Directed software development processes and infrastructure
  • Introduced Agile processes (Scrum)
  • Managed up to ~100 employees worldwide, providing platform to up to ~100 parallel development projects and major vehicle platforms
Jul 2008 - Jul 2015
7 years 1 month
Koblenz, Germany

Engineering Manager Base Software Development

ZF

  • Led the safety-critical software platform for Slip Control Systems and Electronic Parking Brake and its development environment (configuration and change management, continuous build and integration)
  • Managed ~50 employees
  • Technical management of large-scale customer projects (BMW, Daimler, VW et al.)
Apr 2008 - Sep 2008
6 months
Saarbrücken, Germany

Lecturer Mechatronic Systems

htw saar, University of Applied Sciences

  • Taught Mechatronic Systems course during the summer term
Apr 2006 - Jun 2008
2 years 3 months
Regensburg, Germany

Manager Advanced Development - Control Engineering

Continental

  • Model-based system and software engineering
  • Brake-by-wire, belt load limiters, electrical motors
Dec 2001 - Mar 2006
4 years 4 months
Saarbrücken, Germany

Research Assistant

Laboratory for Process Automation, Saarland University

  • Conducted research and teaching in control engineering, robotics, inertial navigation systems, and image processing
Jan 2001 - Dec 2002
2 years
Karlsruhe, Germany

Trainer Internet Search Strategies

Professional Education Center, University of Karlsruhe

  • Delivered two seminars on Internet Search Strategies
Jan 1999 - Jul 2000
1 year 7 months
Karlsruhe, Germany

Student Researcher

Chair for Theoretical Electrical Engineering, University of Karlsruhe

  • Worked on sensor fusion and Kalman filters, wave digital filters, and ADA programming

Summary

Experienced engineering leader with a strong background in safety, cybersecurity, and software systems for the automotive industry. Throughout my career I have led highly skilled teams in developing reliable, innovative, and compliant software platforms for embedded systems as well as for cloud-based CI/CD environments and governance platforms.

Expertise in agile processes, technical governance, and digital transformation to support complex projects around the world. I have successfully managed global teams and guided critical projects, ensuring the highest standards across major vehicle platforms.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

Oct 1998 - Oct 2001

University of Karlsruhe (TH)

Honors degree · Electrical Engineering/Control Theory · Germany · 1,1

Sep 1996 - Sep 1998

Saarland University

Pre-degree · Electrical Engineering/Control Theory · Germany · 1,1

Oct 1986 - Jun 1995

Realgymnasium Völklingen

High School Diploma · Germany · 1,0

...and 1 more
Need a freelancer? Find your match in seconds.
Try FRATCH GPT
More actions