Svetoslav Petkov Email & Phone Number

Sofia, Bg

Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria

Coordinate the project planning and progress from start to finish.Conduct offers for customers based on RFQs.Organize and lead the project team from the initialization through the development and industrialization.Fascilitate the communication with the customer and define the project scope.Distribute the team tasks and engage all stakeholders.Support the purchasing team with costing the BOM and material selection.Cascading all the requirements and ensuring system validation in the DV/PV phases.Establish process control for production, ensuring capability against critical requirements.Track and report technical and financial status of the project.

Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria

Leading the mechanical development of display clusters and infotainment modulesFocused on the premium brand's infotainment systems and digital dashboardsProud to be part of the global innovation leader for vehicle display interface products

Gaydon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

• Managing the design and delivery of the suspension arm assemblies (including ball joints and fixings) for the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Discovery and the new Defender.• Personally responsible for the 3D modelling, technical drawing, engineering specification, quality control plans, DFMEA and component/vehicle testing within the forward projects.• Coordinated continuous support of two production plants (Solihull & Nitra – Slovakia) by frequently updating the production BoM and schedules with the latest eng. upgrades.• Managing releases and financial approvals in accordance to the timing plans. Planned delivery of prototype/off tool parts according to gateway/build or program requirements.• Regularly chairing APQP/technical meetings with the supplier and keeping ‘Latest Open Points’ record of all outstanding open tasks in the delivery plan or DV/PV testing.• Communicating costs and managing orders of prototype/test parts for preliminary validation builds and rig/vehicle testing to JLR’s durability & dynamic attribute standards.• Often participating in the resolution of market quality issues and the launch of ‘Quality Specific Fix’ solutions for repeatable quality issues in the service life of the vehicles.• Frequently reporting to senior engineers about DVP status, quality solution progress and technical development testing and delivery in high level presentations and senior reviews• Continuous communication with various parts of the product development and commercial teams about coordination of the internal processes and project’s framework.

Norwich, United Kingdom

• Participated in a busy design engineering team, as well as, supporting multiple other departments with delivering the business objectives on time, with no quality compromise.• Digested a significant amount of training on Catia V5 and Smarteam focused on advanced solid & surface modelling, engineering drawing (GD&T) and CAD database management.• Managed to rectify flaws in the brake, steering and suspension systems via application of design optimization and assembly rationalization.• Positively contributed to the famous Lotus slogan “Light is right” by optimizing the shape of several chassis components and objectively assessed their operation in service.• Obtained valuable communicational, negotiating and business-analytical skills during my secondment in the purchasing department. Procurement planning with CM’s and MD’s.

Hinkley

My responsibilities at TrackSport ltd. included, fabrication of permanent moulds, laying the fiber cloth into the mold, putting the prepared mould in the vacuum bag, setting up the vacuum package, laminating the components, trimming the flashes out, polishing and finilizing the details, qulity check and repairs.

Ruse, Bulgaria

My resposibilities included, development of CAD models and substracting the drawings and specification for production. Manufacturing and assembling of chassis elements. Fabrication of carbon fiber components with vacuum infusion and auto clave forming. Design verification according to FIA and IVA road and race vehicle safety specifications.

Analysing and examining 3D sketches and models prior their manufacturingDevelopment of chassis and suspension components with regards to the general project requirements and performance objectivesValidation of the overall vehicle design according to the specification for road vehicle legislation and FIA standards.Fabrication and assembly of double wishbone pushrod suspension system.Lamination of several carbon fiber components icluding the front splitter and rear wing.Hand crafting of the molds for the race car body pannels.Adjusting the race car suspension settings by the supervision of the senior racing engineers.Managing the racing team activities and coordinating the individual tasks of the racing crew members.Evaluation of the race car performance by analysing the stored telemetry data on board.Experience in conducting racing reports and performance spreadsheets relative to the pilot's feedback.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Motorsport Engineering, 2.1 ( Upper Second Class Honours Degree)

Activities and Societies: Basketball scociety, Global engineering without borders, Motorsport engineerig scociety, 3D design coursesMy.

It Technologies Diploma, It Technologies And Web Design, B+

Activities and Societies: Captain of the basketball team and four times local champions.Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Software.