Experience
Mar 2024 - Present
1 year 6 months
- Data management for the BMW G67 climate system
- 3D data approval according to BMW milestones
- Coordination of G67 HVAC and PTC DFMEA and PFMEA
- Coordination between China and BMW Munich on a complex 800 V PTC high-voltage topic
Mar 2023 - Sep 2023
7 months
- Solving product-related problems (HW & SW) in the area of park sensors for autonomous driving
- Supporting product development of USS (ultrasonic sensors) and the functional integration of all BMW Group derivatives
- Continuous coordination with suppliers, leading series development meetings and coordinating interfaces with the customer
- Planning, controlling and implementing part approvals and creating the related drawings
- Planning and coordinating test bench measurements in prototypes or in the vehicle for the next software release
- Conducting error analyses and creating and tracking error tickets
Feb 2019 - Sep 2022
3 years 8 months
- Managing the SE team along with suppliers, quality and module QI
- Executing all component approvals in software logistics in coordination with the development team and the PbM
- Resolving hardware issues that occur during vehicle testing, in the plants at release or with the end customer
Jul 2011 - Jul 2018
7 years 1 month
- Participating in workshops for cost reduction, benchmarking and design forums for various post-production product lines
- Responsible for VAVE program management
- Negotiating tooling, development and test costs with suppliers to secure a positive business case for Ford
Jan 2008 - Jun 2011
3 years 6 months
- Designing and developing the seat system according to system design specs and test specs (full vehicle crash & sled)
- Coordinating outsourcing activities in India for CAD models
- Validating and analyzing the complete seat packaging
Apr 2007 - Dec 2007
9 months
- Design and development of seats and subcomponents.
- Value analysis & value engineering of vehicle interior.
Dec 2004 - Apr 2007
2 years 5 months
- Design of the complete seat and mechanism system.
- Layout development for seat systems regarding safety, comfort, manufacturability and packaging.
- Development of parts through reverse engineering using point cloud data and surface data in Catia V5.
May 2002 - Dec 2004
2 years 8 months
- Components: seat frames, seat tracks for IFB Automotive Ltd.
- Improvement of development and test processes to prevent errors using QA methods like Ishikawa diagrams and control charts.
- Identification of key and critical characteristics to ensure a robust production process for manufacturing wire forms, metal clips and springs.