Engineering & Product Development Leader | Industrialisation, Launch & Recovery
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Engineering Management
Product Development
Industrialization
Systems Engineering
Technical Leadership
Product Validation
Launch Management
Technical Project Management
Root Cause Analysis
Problem Solving
Process Optimization
Value Engineering
Design-to-Cost
Continuous Improvement
Six Sigma
FMEA
DFMEA
PFMEA
Automotive SPICE
ISO 26262
Mechatronics
Change Management
Czech
native
English
fluent/ full professional proficiency
German
basic (A2)

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Brno (+50km)
Deutschland, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

6 years 2 months
2020-08 - now

Electric compressor platform

Senior Engineering Manager & Chief Engineer
Senior Engineering Manager & Chief Engineer
  • Held overall technical responsibility for Garrett?s electric-compressor platform across systems engineering, product architecture, mechanical design, electric motor, power electronics, embedded software and controls, validation and industrialization.
  • Built and led a >40 person engineering organization, with 5?10 direct reports depending on organizational phase, while coordinating a broader multidisciplinary program organization of approximately 100 contributors across engineering, software, manufacturing and other functions.
  • Delivered two Audi derivatives, two Mercedes-Benz applications and a low-volume Honda application; Audi SOP in 2025 and Mercedes-Benz SOP in 2026.
  • Defined the forward-looking product targets and architecture that differentiated Garrett as a late entrant against established competitors and supported awards from Audi and Mercedes-Benz.
  • Led customer specification negotiations, technical quotation activities, product architecture decisions, component-cost trade-offs and key validation strategies; retained final authority for product-level technical decisions.
  • Selected a heavy-copper-inlay electronics architecture that improved thermal management and packaging flexibility while reducing MOSFET count from 18 to 12 versus a related eTurbo solution.
  • Defined the Gen4 embedded-MOSFET architecture for Mercedes-Benz, consolidating two electronic boards into a single-board solution while retaining and cost-optimizing the proven motor platform.
  • Developed concepts spanning 12V low-cost applications, 48V electric boosting and 400/ 800V high-voltage platforms, balancing performance, package, cost and manufacturability.
  • Led cross-functional task forces resolving critical bearing, bonding and launch issues, separating accelerated-test artifacts from seriesrelevant failure mechanisms and driving verified corrective action and scrap reduction.
  • Introduced new in-house capabilities and production processes including rotor assembly, cooled stator-cartridge insertion, electronics integration, bonding, soldering and welding across two production lines.
  • Led Garrett?s first program through Automotive SPICE assessments demonstrating compliance with Capability Levels 1 and 2; the team was also the company?s first major engineering program to adopt Jira.
on request
4 years 9 months
2015-11 - 2020-07

Customer development programs

Advanced Concept Manager
Advanced Concept Manager
  • Converted a small advanced-concepts team into the nucleus of a full product organization, initially adding electronics, motor and product-design capabilities and subsequently scaling for customer development programs.
  • Started electric-compressor development in 2015 with an external technology partner, then redirected the strategy in 2018 when the original architecture proved commercially and technically unviable.
  • Acted simultaneously as technical leader, system architect and system engineer during the formative phase of Garrett?s internally developed eCompressor, defining product targets, architecture and test strategy.
on request
21 years
1998-01 - 2018-12

International rally programs

Rally Event Engineer/ Technical Engineer
Rally Event Engineer/ Technical Engineer
  • Led vehicle setup, data analysis, driver communication and teams of 5?6 mechanics across S-WRC and FIA European Rally Championship events with Ford Focus WRC, ?koda Fabia S2000 and Ford Fiesta R5 vehicles.
  • Served as event engineer during Alexey Lukyanuk?s 2015-2017 FIA European Rally Championship seasons with the Ford Fiesta R5 operated by H-Racing.
  • Supported class-winning ?koda Fabia S2000 campaigns at Rally Sweden with P. G. Andersson (2010) and Patrik Sandell (2011).
  • Eliminated recurring Ford Focus WRC belt failures by tracing the issue to filter blockage and implementing a higher-capacity, finerfiltration solution; the failure did not recur.
JM ENGINEERING/ H-RACING
1 year 1 month
2014-10 - 2015-10

Turbocharging concepts

Senior Advanced Concept Engineer
Senior Advanced Concept Engineer
  • Co-Developed and independently led advanced turbocharging concepts from target definition and analytical sizing through GT-Power engine simulation, prototype testing and proof of concept.
  • Co-invented the patented DualBoost Twin Flow sector-divided axial-turbine architecture and presented the technology as lead author at the 2013 Aachen Colloquium.
  • Developed the system-level sizing and transient-performance targets for the patented DualBoost architecture combining a two-sided parallel compressor with an axial turbine.
  • Independently led the LST serial two-stage compressor concept, including inter-stage matching and low-loss packaging, enabling pressure-ratio capability up to approximately 9:1 for diesel and heavy-Miller engines.
  • Developed an engine-pulsation-based turbine-matching methodology used for Volkswagen?s series-production gasoline VNT program.
on request
Brno (Czech Republic)
2 years 1 month
2012-09 - 2014-09

Turbocharging concepts

Advanced Concept Engineer III
Advanced Concept Engineer III
  • Co-Developed and independently led advanced turbocharging concepts from target definition and analytical sizing through GT-Power engine simulation, prototype testing and proof of concept.
  • Co-invented the patented DualBoost Twin Flow sector-divided axial-turbine architecture and presented the technology as lead author at the 2013 Aachen Colloquium.
  • Developed the system-level sizing and transient-performance targets for the patented DualBoost architecture combining a two-sided parallel compressor with an axial turbine.
  • Independently led the LST serial two-stage compressor concept, including inter-stage matching and low-loss packaging, enabling pressure-ratio capability up to approximately 9:1 for diesel and heavy-Miller engines.
  • Developed an engine-pulsation-based turbine-matching methodology used for Volkswagen?s series-production gasoline VNT program.
on request
Brno (Czech Republic)
4 years 1 month
2008-08 - 2012-08

Turbocharging concepts

Advanced Concept Engineer II
Advanced Concept Engineer II
  • Co-Developed and independently led advanced turbocharging concepts from target definition and analytical sizing through GT-Power engine simulation, prototype testing and proof of concept.
  • Co-invented the patented DualBoost Twin Flow sector-divided axial-turbine architecture and presented the technology as lead author at the 2013 Aachen Colloquium.
  • Developed the system-level sizing and transient-performance targets for the patented DualBoost architecture combining a two-sided parallel compressor with an axial turbine.
  • Independently led the LST serial two-stage compressor concept, including inter-stage matching and low-loss packaging, enabling pressure-ratio capability up to approximately 9:1 for diesel and heavy-Miller engines.
  • Developed an engine-pulsation-based turbine-matching methodology used for Volkswagen?s series-production gasoline VNT program.
on request
Brno (Czech Republic)
1 year 7 months
2007-01 - 2008-07

Engine Development

Design Engineer
Design Engineer
  • Designed engine components in Siemens NX and Pro/Engineer, progressing from manifold modifications and FEAD layouts to cylinder-block and bedplate development for four- and six-cylinder industrial genset engines for Cooper India.
  • Created a parametric engine-block architecture enabling four- and six-cylinder derivatives to be generated from a common model by varying cylinder count.
  • Developed NX drawing templates and automation tools and trained colleagues in their application.
RICARDO PRAGUE
Prague (Czech Republic) / United Kingdom

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

2005
Mechanical Engineering ? Automotive Engineering
CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE/ Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • Specialization: Internal Combustion Engines
  • Diploma thesis: on request
Degree: Master of Science

TRAINING & CREDENTIALS
  • Six Sigma Green Belt ? Honeywell, 2009
  • Automotive SPICE Training
  • ISO 26262 Functional Safety Training ? Porsche Engineering

Position

Position

SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER & CHIEF ENGINEER

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Engineering Management Product Development Industrialization Systems Engineering Technical Leadership Product Validation Launch Management Technical Project Management Root Cause Analysis Problem Solving Process Optimization Value Engineering Design-to-Cost Continuous Improvement Six Sigma FMEA DFMEA PFMEA Automotive SPICE ISO 26262 Mechatronics Change Management

Schwerpunkte

Complex Mechatronic Systems
Product Development
Industrialization
Technology Strategy

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

PROFILE
Senior Engineering Manager and Chief Engineer with 18 years of experience in complex mechatronic and electrified products, from advanced concepts and system architecture through validation, industrialization and high-volume series production. Built Garrett?s electric-compressor product platform and transformed a 5-person advanced-concepts team into >40-person product engineering organization. Combines deep technical understanding of turbomachinery, mechanical systems, electric machines, power electronics, embedded software and controls with responsibility for people, budgets, product strategy, customer delivery and launch. Proven in a highly regulated and cost-competitive environment, with direct relevance to aerospace, defence, rail, energy and industrial technology.

SELECTED IMPACT
  • Created Garrett?s first internally industrialized electric-compressor platform from the ground up and delivered series applications for Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Honda.
  • Scaled the engineering organization from approximately 5 to >40 people in Brno, with end-to-end product responsibility and a broader cross-functional program network of approximately 100 contributors.
  • Directed a series portfolio with >300,000 units of combined peak annual volume and estimated lifetime volume exceeding 1.5 million units.
  • Led multi-year core development programs with typical R&D budgets of approximately ?15 million per program, including headcount, capacity and CAPEX planning.
  • Named inventor on multiple international patent families covering axial turbines, multi-stage compressors, electric compressors, cooling and electronics integration.

CORE LEADERSHIP & TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
  • Engineering leadership: organization building, technical leadership, hiring and performance management, capability development, resource and portfolio planning
  • Product development: technology strategy, target setting, systems engineering, product architecture, requirements, design reviews, validation, DFM, APQP, MRL, launch and root cause
  • Technical domains: turbomachinery, thermodynamics, electric machines, power electronics, embedded controls, mechanical design, thermal management, high-speed rotating systems
  • Methods and tools: GT-SUITE/GT-Power, Siemens NX, Pro/Engineer, Jira, Automotive SPICE, DFMEA/FMEA, Design-to-Cost, Six Sigma

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Brno (+50km)
Deutschland, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

6 years 2 months
2020-08 - now

Electric compressor platform

Senior Engineering Manager & Chief Engineer
Senior Engineering Manager & Chief Engineer
  • Held overall technical responsibility for Garrett?s electric-compressor platform across systems engineering, product architecture, mechanical design, electric motor, power electronics, embedded software and controls, validation and industrialization.
  • Built and led a >40 person engineering organization, with 5?10 direct reports depending on organizational phase, while coordinating a broader multidisciplinary program organization of approximately 100 contributors across engineering, software, manufacturing and other functions.
  • Delivered two Audi derivatives, two Mercedes-Benz applications and a low-volume Honda application; Audi SOP in 2025 and Mercedes-Benz SOP in 2026.
  • Defined the forward-looking product targets and architecture that differentiated Garrett as a late entrant against established competitors and supported awards from Audi and Mercedes-Benz.
  • Led customer specification negotiations, technical quotation activities, product architecture decisions, component-cost trade-offs and key validation strategies; retained final authority for product-level technical decisions.
  • Selected a heavy-copper-inlay electronics architecture that improved thermal management and packaging flexibility while reducing MOSFET count from 18 to 12 versus a related eTurbo solution.
  • Defined the Gen4 embedded-MOSFET architecture for Mercedes-Benz, consolidating two electronic boards into a single-board solution while retaining and cost-optimizing the proven motor platform.
  • Developed concepts spanning 12V low-cost applications, 48V electric boosting and 400/ 800V high-voltage platforms, balancing performance, package, cost and manufacturability.
  • Led cross-functional task forces resolving critical bearing, bonding and launch issues, separating accelerated-test artifacts from seriesrelevant failure mechanisms and driving verified corrective action and scrap reduction.
  • Introduced new in-house capabilities and production processes including rotor assembly, cooled stator-cartridge insertion, electronics integration, bonding, soldering and welding across two production lines.
  • Led Garrett?s first program through Automotive SPICE assessments demonstrating compliance with Capability Levels 1 and 2; the team was also the company?s first major engineering program to adopt Jira.
on request
4 years 9 months
2015-11 - 2020-07

Customer development programs

Advanced Concept Manager
Advanced Concept Manager
  • Converted a small advanced-concepts team into the nucleus of a full product organization, initially adding electronics, motor and product-design capabilities and subsequently scaling for customer development programs.
  • Started electric-compressor development in 2015 with an external technology partner, then redirected the strategy in 2018 when the original architecture proved commercially and technically unviable.
  • Acted simultaneously as technical leader, system architect and system engineer during the formative phase of Garrett?s internally developed eCompressor, defining product targets, architecture and test strategy.
on request
21 years
1998-01 - 2018-12

International rally programs

Rally Event Engineer/ Technical Engineer
Rally Event Engineer/ Technical Engineer
  • Led vehicle setup, data analysis, driver communication and teams of 5?6 mechanics across S-WRC and FIA European Rally Championship events with Ford Focus WRC, ?koda Fabia S2000 and Ford Fiesta R5 vehicles.
  • Served as event engineer during Alexey Lukyanuk?s 2015-2017 FIA European Rally Championship seasons with the Ford Fiesta R5 operated by H-Racing.
  • Supported class-winning ?koda Fabia S2000 campaigns at Rally Sweden with P. G. Andersson (2010) and Patrik Sandell (2011).
  • Eliminated recurring Ford Focus WRC belt failures by tracing the issue to filter blockage and implementing a higher-capacity, finerfiltration solution; the failure did not recur.
JM ENGINEERING/ H-RACING
1 year 1 month
2014-10 - 2015-10

Turbocharging concepts

Senior Advanced Concept Engineer
Senior Advanced Concept Engineer
  • Co-Developed and independently led advanced turbocharging concepts from target definition and analytical sizing through GT-Power engine simulation, prototype testing and proof of concept.
  • Co-invented the patented DualBoost Twin Flow sector-divided axial-turbine architecture and presented the technology as lead author at the 2013 Aachen Colloquium.
  • Developed the system-level sizing and transient-performance targets for the patented DualBoost architecture combining a two-sided parallel compressor with an axial turbine.
  • Independently led the LST serial two-stage compressor concept, including inter-stage matching and low-loss packaging, enabling pressure-ratio capability up to approximately 9:1 for diesel and heavy-Miller engines.
  • Developed an engine-pulsation-based turbine-matching methodology used for Volkswagen?s series-production gasoline VNT program.
on request
Brno (Czech Republic)
2 years 1 month
2012-09 - 2014-09

Turbocharging concepts

Advanced Concept Engineer III
Advanced Concept Engineer III
  • Co-Developed and independently led advanced turbocharging concepts from target definition and analytical sizing through GT-Power engine simulation, prototype testing and proof of concept.
  • Co-invented the patented DualBoost Twin Flow sector-divided axial-turbine architecture and presented the technology as lead author at the 2013 Aachen Colloquium.
  • Developed the system-level sizing and transient-performance targets for the patented DualBoost architecture combining a two-sided parallel compressor with an axial turbine.
  • Independently led the LST serial two-stage compressor concept, including inter-stage matching and low-loss packaging, enabling pressure-ratio capability up to approximately 9:1 for diesel and heavy-Miller engines.
  • Developed an engine-pulsation-based turbine-matching methodology used for Volkswagen?s series-production gasoline VNT program.
on request
Brno (Czech Republic)
4 years 1 month
2008-08 - 2012-08

Turbocharging concepts

Advanced Concept Engineer II
Advanced Concept Engineer II
  • Co-Developed and independently led advanced turbocharging concepts from target definition and analytical sizing through GT-Power engine simulation, prototype testing and proof of concept.
  • Co-invented the patented DualBoost Twin Flow sector-divided axial-turbine architecture and presented the technology as lead author at the 2013 Aachen Colloquium.
  • Developed the system-level sizing and transient-performance targets for the patented DualBoost architecture combining a two-sided parallel compressor with an axial turbine.
  • Independently led the LST serial two-stage compressor concept, including inter-stage matching and low-loss packaging, enabling pressure-ratio capability up to approximately 9:1 for diesel and heavy-Miller engines.
  • Developed an engine-pulsation-based turbine-matching methodology used for Volkswagen?s series-production gasoline VNT program.
on request
Brno (Czech Republic)
1 year 7 months
2007-01 - 2008-07

Engine Development

Design Engineer
Design Engineer
  • Designed engine components in Siemens NX and Pro/Engineer, progressing from manifold modifications and FEAD layouts to cylinder-block and bedplate development for four- and six-cylinder industrial genset engines for Cooper India.
  • Created a parametric engine-block architecture enabling four- and six-cylinder derivatives to be generated from a common model by varying cylinder count.
  • Developed NX drawing templates and automation tools and trained colleagues in their application.
RICARDO PRAGUE
Prague (Czech Republic) / United Kingdom

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

2005
Mechanical Engineering ? Automotive Engineering
CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE/ Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • Specialization: Internal Combustion Engines
  • Diploma thesis: on request
Degree: Master of Science

TRAINING & CREDENTIALS
  • Six Sigma Green Belt ? Honeywell, 2009
  • Automotive SPICE Training
  • ISO 26262 Functional Safety Training ? Porsche Engineering

Position

Position

SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER & CHIEF ENGINEER

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Engineering Management Product Development Industrialization Systems Engineering Technical Leadership Product Validation Launch Management Technical Project Management Root Cause Analysis Problem Solving Process Optimization Value Engineering Design-to-Cost Continuous Improvement Six Sigma FMEA DFMEA PFMEA Automotive SPICE ISO 26262 Mechatronics Change Management

Schwerpunkte

Complex Mechatronic Systems
Product Development
Industrialization
Technology Strategy

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

PROFILE
Senior Engineering Manager and Chief Engineer with 18 years of experience in complex mechatronic and electrified products, from advanced concepts and system architecture through validation, industrialization and high-volume series production. Built Garrett?s electric-compressor product platform and transformed a 5-person advanced-concepts team into >40-person product engineering organization. Combines deep technical understanding of turbomachinery, mechanical systems, electric machines, power electronics, embedded software and controls with responsibility for people, budgets, product strategy, customer delivery and launch. Proven in a highly regulated and cost-competitive environment, with direct relevance to aerospace, defence, rail, energy and industrial technology.

SELECTED IMPACT
  • Created Garrett?s first internally industrialized electric-compressor platform from the ground up and delivered series applications for Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Honda.
  • Scaled the engineering organization from approximately 5 to >40 people in Brno, with end-to-end product responsibility and a broader cross-functional program network of approximately 100 contributors.
  • Directed a series portfolio with >300,000 units of combined peak annual volume and estimated lifetime volume exceeding 1.5 million units.
  • Led multi-year core development programs with typical R&D budgets of approximately ?15 million per program, including headcount, capacity and CAPEX planning.
  • Named inventor on multiple international patent families covering axial turbines, multi-stage compressors, electric compressors, cooling and electronics integration.

CORE LEADERSHIP & TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
  • Engineering leadership: organization building, technical leadership, hiring and performance management, capability development, resource and portfolio planning
  • Product development: technology strategy, target setting, systems engineering, product architecture, requirements, design reviews, validation, DFM, APQP, MRL, launch and root cause
  • Technical domains: turbomachinery, thermodynamics, electric machines, power electronics, embedded controls, mechanical design, thermal management, high-speed rotating systems
  • Methods and tools: GT-SUITE/GT-Power, Siemens NX, Pro/Engineer, Jira, Automotive SPICE, DFMEA/FMEA, Design-to-Cost, Six Sigma

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