Karlheinz Weyh - Interim Systems Engineering Department Head

Munich, Germany

Experience

Feb 2024 - Apr 2025

1 year 3 months

Altenstadt, Germany

Interim Systems Engineering Department Head

Supplier of military power systems

Leading the Systems Engineering department with over 30 employees in 3 teams
Providing operational support in defining and implementing SE processes
Analyzing existing approaches and identifying improvement potentials
Planning resources and determining additional staffing needs
Preparing process and role descriptions
Coordinating collaboration with other departments
Planning and coordinating employee training (MBSE, RE, DOORS)
Systematically developing goals and templates to implement efficient requirement-based systems engineering for new development projects
Building and maintaining model structures in DOORS
Creating RM plan and user documentation
Implementing specific approaches with DXL
Environment and tools: DOORS, Excel, Power BI

Sep 2023 - Oct 2024

1 year 2 months

Kirchdorf, Germany

Systems Engineering

LHB GmbH

Deriving and documenting software requirements
Analyzing flow diagrams to translate into system and software requirements
Advanced modeling with sequence diagrams
Building a dashboard to display consistency and completeness
Creating user documentation
Environment and tools: RV&S (PTC Integrity), Excel with PowerPivot, Power BI

Jun 2022 - Jul 2023

1 year 2 months

Germany

Process Analysis and Improvement

Robert Bosch GmbH

Advising and coaching for process maturity according to ASPICE, data analysis and metrics, project management
Ensuring conformity of work products and lifecycle data with automotive requirements per ASPICE L2
Analyzing issues in requirements, modeling, testing and processes and identifying measures to achieve process maturity level L2
Developing an evaluation model to define and implement actions to address identified weaknesses
Reviewing process measures and creating metrics for evaluation and assessment
Introducing supporting measures for quality assurance
Defining appropriate KPIs to ensure progress and quality
Building a data model, preparing and analyzing data in Power BI
Environment and tools: driver assistance system, Power BI, Excel, RTC, RQM, DOORS

Nov 2021 - Jun 2022

8 months

Lippstadt, Germany

Systems Engineering and Process Analysis and Improvement

Forvia AG

Leading and moderating inspections according to ISO 26262, reporting progress
Supporting data analysis, completeness and progress control during inspection of work products for safety-relevant components (ASIL D)
Leading and moderating inspection sessions with international teams
Extracting data for various entities from databases
Performing statistical analyses and forecasts, presenting burndown charts to track progress
Analyzing completeness and missing elements
Environment and tools: driver assistance system, Power BI, Excel, Access, SharePoint

Apr 2020 - Mar 2021

1 year

Risch-Rotkreuz, Switzerland

Systems Engineering

Roche Diagnostics International

Providing strategic consulting and operational support in restructuring customer service and product development
Implementing cross-functional systems engineering practices and data-driven processes in plant engineering
Strategy consulting for the development and deployment of new technologies for laboratory equipment
Analyzing existing processes in development, cost management and customer service; conducting structured interviews and data analysis to identify gaps against best practices
Developing dashboards and KPIs for a data-driven approach to address stakeholder requirements
Environment and tools: Google Office Suite, Smartsheet, Trello, Excel, Power BI, Retina (Code-Beamer)

Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

6 months

Hamburg, Germany

Systems Engineering and Processes

Ibeo

Process coaching and analytical support for integrating functional safety into existing system
Further development of a control unit for LiDAR applications and adaptation for new customers (ASIL B)
Analysis of processes and specification documents regarding functional safety integration
Implementing A-SPICE processes; creating metrics and KPIs
Reviewing and restructuring specification documents
Ensuring functional safety integration with safety concepts and traceable derivations
Environment and applications: driver assistance system, PTC Integrity, MS Office (Excel), Power Query, Power BI

Nov 2019 - Dec 2019

2 months

Risch-Rotkreuz, Switzerland

Systems Engineering

Roche Diagnostics International

Strategic consulting and operational support for restructuring in customer service and product development
Introducing cross-functional systems engineering practices and data-driven processes in plant engineering
Strategy consulting for development and implementation of new technologies for laboratory equipment
Analyzing existing processes in development, cost management, and customer service; conducting structured interviews and data analysis to identify gaps to best practices
Developing dashboards and KPIs for a data-driven approach to address stakeholder requirements
Environment and applications: Google Office Suite, Smartsheet, Trello, Excel, Power BI, Retina (Code-Beamer)

Apr 2019 - Aug 2019

5 months

Hamburg, Germany

Systems Engineering and Processes

Ibeo

Process coaching and analytical support for integrating functional safety into existing system
Further development of a control unit for LiDAR applications and adaptation for new customers (ASIL B)
Analysis of processes and specification documents regarding functional safety integration
Implementing A-SPICE processes; creating metrics and KPIs
Reviewing and restructuring specification documents
Ensuring functional safety integration with safety concepts and traceable derivations
Environment and applications: driver assistance system, PTC Integrity, MS Office (Excel), Power Query, Power BI

Jan 2019 - Mar 2019

3 months

Stuttgart, Germany

Systems Engineering and Processes

SMR

KPIs and creating metrics
Analyzing processes and requirement documents for development of camera-based mirror replacement systems for driver assistance in highly autonomous driving (ASIL B(D))
Reviewing specification documents for consistency and uniformity
Building dashboards for performance monitoring and process control for A-SPICE processes
Natural language processing analysis with AI approaches to identify matches and inconsistencies in requirement texts
Dashboards to track process progress and requirements coverage as a basis for decision making
Environment and applications: camera-based mirror replacement system, MS Excel, Power Query, Power BI, DOORS (DXL)

Nov 2018 - Dec 2018

2 months

Hamburg, Germany

Systems Engineering and Processes

Ibeo

Process coaching and analytical support for integrating functional safety into existing system
Further development of a control unit for LiDAR applications and adaptation for new customers (ASIL B)
Analysis of processes and specification documents regarding functional safety integration
Implementing A-SPICE processes; creating metrics and KPIs
Reviewing and restructuring specification documents
Ensuring functional safety integration with safety concepts and traceable derivations
Environment and applications: driver assistance system, PTC Integrity, MS Office (Excel), Power Query, Power BI

Aug 2018 - Oct 2018

3 months

Munich, Germany

Requirements Engineering and Data Analysis

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles

Introducing systems engineering concepts and requirements management with AI approaches
Analyzing existing processes
Training and coaching employees on processes and tool usage
Developing necessary data structures for a new AI approach, along with relevant KPIs and analyses
Data-driven improvements of processes for offer and order processing
Environment and tools: Excel, Power Query, Power Pivot, DOORS (DXL)

Sep 2017 - Mar 2018

7 months

Munich, Germany

Requirements Engineering and Data Analysis

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles

Introducing systems engineering concepts and requirements management with AI approaches
Analyzing existing processes
Training and coaching employees on processes and tool usage
Developing necessary data structures for a new AI approach, along with relevant KPIs and analyses
Data-driven improvements of processes for offer and order processing
Environment and tools: Excel, Power Query, Power Pivot, DOORS (DXL)

Summary

Project and program management, even under task force conditions; consulting and operational management for system development; stakeholder and requirements management processes; business, data and financial analysis. Over 20 years in consulting and management in various roles, open to new ideas and approaches. Proficient in business, data and financial analysis, maturity assessments and improvements in software and product development processes with a systemic mindset and an agile attitude. Willing to hold budget and personnel responsibility. Extensive experience analyzing, developing and improving processes and process performance, especially in automotive, as well as in other industries such as IT services, defense, medical technology, logistics and aviation. Versatile: strong conceptual and analytical abilities, technical and business skills, also in operational implementation, proven under conflict.

Skills

Process Analysis And Improvement, Organization And Strategy Development
Stakeholder And Product Management
Systems And Requirements Engineering
Coaching And Leading Development Teams, Change Management And Team Development
It-savvy: Expertise With Applications For Modeling, Analysis And Visualization Of Data And Relationships, Business Intelligence, Value Analysis
Facilitating Workshops, Intercultural Experience
Communicating Technical And Commercial Projects To Technical And Non-technical Audiences
Financial Analysis And Modeling, Business Case Development
Expert Knowledge Of Doors, Dxl, Excel And Power Bi (Dax, M)
Over 20 Years In Business Analysis, Requirements And Stakeholder Management For Complex Systems And It Solutions, Systemic Strategy Consulting
Project Management In An International Environment With Personnel And Budget Responsibility For It Infrastructure, System And Software Development, Consulting And Benchmarking
Analyzing Development Processes Using Maturity Models, Coaching International Development Teams To Achieve Mature Processes, Including In Agile Environments
Creating Kpis For Process Control And Analysis
Extensive Automotive Background With Years Of Experience In Developing Driver Assistance Systems, Especially In Areas With High Integration Of Functional Safety (Asil): Semi-autonomous And Highly Autonomous Driving.

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Advanced

Education

May 2013 - Oct 2015

TUM School of Management

Executive MBA · Executive MBA · Munich, Germany

Nov 1984 - May 1990

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Diploma · Geophysics · Munich, Germany

Sep 1972 - Jul 1982

Gymnasium Pegnitz

German high school diploma · Pegnitz, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Financial Modelling And Valuation Analyst

CFI

Certified Scrum Master

Scrum Alliance

Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering

IREB

Certified Systems Engineering Expert

Telelogic Academy

Certified Expert in Requirements Management Methodology

Provisional SPICE Assessor

Training and Certification in Solution Selling

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Summary

Skills

Languages

Education

TUM School of Management

Executive MBA · Executive MBA · Munich, Germany

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Diploma · Geophysics · Munich, Germany

Gymnasium Pegnitz

German high school diploma · Pegnitz, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Financial Modelling And Valuation Analyst

CFI

Certified Scrum Master

Scrum Alliance

Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering

IREB

Certified Systems Engineering Expert

Telelogic Academy

Certified Expert in Requirements Management Methodology

Provisional SPICE Assessor

Training and Certification in Solution Selling

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