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Höganäs, Se

Höganäs, Skåne Län, Sverige

Höganäs, Skane County, Sweden

Landskrona, Sverige

As a director at BorgWarner I managed a global team of mechanical, mechatronics, software and validation engineers, all in all approximately 150 persons. Together we strived for bringing new automotive products to the market that support both combustion, hybrid and electrical vehicles. The products are highly integrated driveline systems containing traditional mechanical components as well as electronics and software. The automotive industry is undergoing a fundamental change focusing on… Show more As a director at BorgWarner I managed a global team of mechanical, mechatronics, software and validation engineers, all in all approximately 150 persons. Together we strived for bringing new automotive products to the market that support both combustion, hybrid and electrical vehicles. The products are highly integrated driveline systems containing traditional mechanical components as well as electronics and software. The automotive industry is undergoing a fundamental change focusing on electrification and autonomous vehicles. The increased software content of the products results in new development methods as well as new process requirements for quality assurance.Achievements: Integrated the Beijing team into the global organization and helped transfer knowledge to the team to build BorgWarner’s capabilities in China. I achieved this by strengthening the local leadership and using my belief that every person has a will to do more and learn. For many years the philosophy was that by training and transferring processes and work methods from other teams the capability could be built. I switched this around and let the Beijing team define what they needed to learn and when, helping them create and own their own development plan. This resulted in a pull of knowhow from the team in Beijing, not a push, and we were able to within 3 months transfer the ownership of the first two projects to Beijing. Show less

Landskrona, Sverige

Managing a team of mechanical development engineers located in Landskrona, Sweden and Auburn Hills, Michigan USA, with a size of 80 people. Globally responsible for securing resources for all development projects and making sure that the resources have the right competence. Responsible for global alignment and continues improvements of work processes and routines for the department.Responsible for the intellectual property and patents for the European development site, including strategies… Show more Managing a team of mechanical development engineers located in Landskrona, Sweden and Auburn Hills, Michigan USA, with a size of 80 people. Globally responsible for securing resources for all development projects and making sure that the resources have the right competence. Responsible for global alignment and continues improvements of work processes and routines for the department.Responsible for the intellectual property and patents for the European development site, including strategies and yearly reviews. Achievements: I established myself as a leader of a global team and created an organization that supported regional accountability. I did this by living 6 months in the US starting to get to know my new NA team, understanding the differences in culture, expectations and structure. One of my core beliefs is that to be able to drive accountability you need to give authority, setting the team up so they have all the tools and resources to succeed by them self, supported by a clear structure. I implemented regional managers to create ownership and focus on execution of the projects in day to day operations. I continued driving the more long-term strategies around processes, methods and tools, creating a solid foundation for the teams. Show less

Landskrona, Sweden

This was my first role as a manger of people. I was responsible for a team of mechanical and mechatronics engineers in Landskrona, Sweden. Responsible for the department budget and allocation and planning of resources for our different development projects. Played a vital part of setting the product strategy for the next generation of All Wheel Drive products due to my system understanding.Achievements: I got this role in a very expansive phase for the company and developed the team… Show more This was my first role as a manger of people. I was responsible for a team of mechanical and mechatronics engineers in Landskrona, Sweden. Responsible for the department budget and allocation and planning of resources for our different development projects. Played a vital part of setting the product strategy for the next generation of All Wheel Drive products due to my system understanding.Achievements: I got this role in a very expansive phase for the company and developed the team from a single 15 people team to a total of 35, now organized in sub-teams with supervisors for each team. I learned a lot in the area of recruiting and setting long term strategies. I established a strategy to build new capabilities by a combination of recruiting key competences and organic growth supported by external experts. This way I established a dedicated internal CAE team, now one of our key enablers for bringing new products to the market. Show less

Landskrona

I managed cross functional project teams including mechanical, software, electronics and validation engineers. As a project manager you were responsible for the system integration and optimization of the product. Projects spanned development of products and production equipment/facilities for international customers as well as generic development of the company’s product platforms.Achievements: I greatly developed my communication skills dealing with customers, suppliers and internal… Show more I managed cross functional project teams including mechanical, software, electronics and validation engineers. As a project manager you were responsible for the system integration and optimization of the product. Projects spanned development of products and production equipment/facilities for international customers as well as generic development of the company’s product platforms.Achievements: I greatly developed my communication skills dealing with customers, suppliers and internal functions. Challenge was to learn and understand the different expectations from the stakeholders and adapt the message and data to suit the situation to reach the results and decision needed to be able to drive the project further. Show less

Landskrona

Mechanical development of all wheel drive products for automotive customers. All work conducted in project form according to a predefined development process including a gate system. Work included prototype and serial design of all components for the system as well as contact with customers and suppliers.Achievements: I was part of the core team that developed the technology foundation for the company’s future products. My contribution was bringing an innovative idea to a production… Show more Mechanical development of all wheel drive products for automotive customers. All work conducted in project form according to a predefined development process including a gate system. Work included prototype and serial design of all components for the system as well as contact with customers and suppliers.Achievements: I was part of the core team that developed the technology foundation for the company’s future products. My contribution was bringing an innovative idea to a production ready product by utilizing my understanding of customer value and internal stakeholders needs, e.g. manufacturability and quality. Show less