Naceur Ghali - Project Lead Electronic

Lich, Germany

Experience

Jul 2024 - Present

1 year 6 months

Cologne, Germany

Project Lead Electronic

OP Mobility

Leading and supporting electronic tail light projects up to SOP
Coordinating the different departments (HW, SW, testing, quality, validation, and production) according to customer milestones and ASPICE processes
Main point of contact for the customer during the project phase (deadlines, requirements, change requests, sample deliveries, bug fixes, escalations)
Tracking suppliers and coordinating prototype production up to series production
Regular reporting of project status and risks to the customer and management

Jan 2023 - Feb 2024

1 year 2 months

Ehringshausen, Germany

Project Manager EE

Küster GmbH

Coordinating the collaboration of development teams (HW, SW, SYS, testing)
Main point of contact for all technical coordination, deadlines, change requests, sample deliveries, escalations
Planning project-specific development activities according to customer milestones and ASPICE processes
Planning and maintaining timepoints, software releases, and software baselines

Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

3 years

Zossen, Germany

Project Manager Engineering / Trainer

Molex GmbH

Leading the development of Fast Wireless Charger WPC and coordinating the various engineering departments (HW, SW, SYS, ME, production, validation & certification)
Main point of contact for the customer for all technical coordination, deadlines, change requests, sample deliveries, escalations
Ensuring adherence to deadlines, costs, functionality, and quality
Regular reporting of project status, budget, and risks to management
Regular meetings on project progress and open issues with the customer
Training internal employees in project management engineering

Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

4 months

Babenhausen, Germany

Product Test Manager / Task-Force

Continental GmbH

Developing the overall test strategy and test plan for revalidation
Creating the product validation plan
Planning, coordinating, and overseeing all test activities in the task-force team
Regular reporting of test status and progress to management

Oct 2018 - Sep 2019

1 year

Sailauf, Germany

Area Manager Testing

Magna Electronics

Leading and coordinating the various testing and validation teams (SW, system and vehicle testing, data collection and reprocessing, as well as ENV and EMC validation)
Main point of contact for the customer for all validation and verification (V&V)
Responsible for resource planning for the entire testing team and tools
Ensuring adherence to deadlines, functionality, and quality
Regular reporting of project status and risks to the customer and program management

Dec 2017 - Sep 2018

10 months

Frickenhausen, Germany

Project Coordinator / Product Certification

Bebro

Leading the validation and certification of IC-CPD and AC wallbox charging units for e-vehicles according to VW80000, TL81000, IEC, UL and radio certification (RED, FCC as well as country-specific certification)
Coordinating the different departments (HW, SW, mechanics, testing)
Tracking external labs and coordinating internal tests
Regular reporting of validation and certification status to the customer and management

Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

9 months

Friedrichsdorf, Germany

Project Manager

Valeo Peiker

Leading and coordinating a task force team (development, validation, production) to optimize quality products
Defining and tracking short- and long-term optimization measures
Organizing and executing root cause analyses and lessons learned activities
Regular reporting of analysis results to management

Jul 2013 - Jul 2017

4 years 1 month

Reutlingen, Germany

Project Manager

Automotive Lighting

Leading and overseeing multiple electronic headlamp projects (with Adaptive Front Lighting Systems (AFS), lighting Electronic Control Units (ECUs), LED modules) until SOP
Coordinating the different departments (HW, SW, quality, validation, production)
Main point of contact for the customer during the project phase (schedules, requirements, change requests, sample deliveries, bug fixes, escalations)
Tracking suppliers and coordinating prototype production up to series
Regular reporting of project status and risks to the customer and management

Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

6 months

Aschaffenburg, Germany

Supplier Quality Engineer

Takata AG

Tracking suppliers and quality planning according to APQP
Conducting supplier audits and evaluating production sites
Evaluating quality documents (e.g. CQI assessments, Ford-specific documents, control plans, process flow charts, work instructions for EOL stations)
Evaluating and tracking PPAP as well as handling complaints using the 8D method
Regular reporting of quality status to the Global QA Director

Jul 2011 - Dec 2012

1 year 6 months

Wiesbaden, Germany

Application & System Engineer

Elster GmbH

Testing and integrating new hardware devices (e.g., data logger DL, quantity converter EK)
Technical coordination as the interface between international customers and the development team
Developing and executing software tests for new device drivers
Creating test cases and test specifications as well as performing integration tests
Documenting all bugs and tracking their status with the software development team

Nov 2010 - May 2011

7 months

Mainz, Germany

Development Engineer

EAE GmbH

Circuit design of an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) to control LEDs for aircraft interior lighting
Coordinating development internally and with suppliers and customers
PCB layout with EMC in mind, as well as prototype assembly and commissioning
Carrying out EMC tests in an external test lab according to RTCA DO-160F