Automotive

As an engineering partner with over 30 years of experience, we support OEMs and suppliers in addressing key challenges: new powertrain concepts, increasing electrification, software-defined vehicles, shorter development cycles, and rising demands for sustainability, quality, and cost efficiency.

Our roots lie traditionally in vehicle development. Today, we combine this expertise with modern methods, digital technologies, and interdisciplinary systems engineering.

The result is practical, industrially viable solutions across the entire product lifecycle—from the concept phase to series production.

The methods and processes developed in the automotive industry continue to form the foundation of our work to this day. We successfully apply requirements for quality, safety, on-time delivery, complexity management, and production readiness to other industries such as defense, construction, manufacturing, and digital product development.

Our customers particularly value:

• A deep, holistic understanding of vehicles and systems
• Robust, transparent development processes
• Efficient scaling through well-coordinated, interdisciplinary teams
• Reliable implementation of complex requirements on time, on budget, and to the required quality standards
• Many years of experience in technologically demanding development environments
   

Increased Efficiency Through In-Depth Analyses

Digital development methods enable well-informed decisions early in the project and significantly reduce technological risks long before the first physical prototype is built.

Lightweight construction is one of the key drivers of efficiency, range, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness. Using simulation-based methods, we create a robust foundation for decision-making in development, validation, and optimization.

Our services range from multi-material design and topology optimization to the virtual validation of complex structures and systems—always with an eye toward mass production processes, manufacturability, and costs.

Engineering Focus Areas:

• Structural simulation and virtual validation

• Lightweight and multimaterial designs

• Topology optimization

• Crash and safety analyses

• NVH simulations

• CFD and thermal management

• Lifespan and structural integrity analyses
   

Modern vehicles are software-defined systems. Electrical and electronic architectures, sensors, actuators, power supply systems, and control units form the technological backbone of current and future vehicle platforms.

We develop and integrate Electric and Electronic systems from architecture definition through validation—with a focus on robust system design, secure integration, and reliable functionality.

Engineering Focus Areas:

• E/E system architectures and vehicle electrical systems

• System and function development

• Integration of electrical, electronic, and software systems into complete vehicles

• Architecture definition and system design

• Functional and interface validation

• HiL and SiL test benches

• Verification and validation

• Implementation of regulatory requirements and standards
   

Our focus is on robust, reliable, and scalable systems that can be securely integrated into existing vehicle architectures.
 

The development of complex systems requires a comprehensive understanding of requirements, architecture, and system behavior.

We work methodically in accordance with established systems engineering standards and follow the principles of ISO/IEC 15288. This ensures that requirements are consistently derived, implemented, and verified.

To this end, we rely on an end-to-end toolchain that ensures transparency, consistency, and traceability across all development phases.

Our focus is on:

• Requirements and interface management

• System architecture and integration

• Verification and validation

• Change and configuration management

• Traceability throughout the entire product lifecycle
   

Today, vehicle development involves coordinating complex technologies, numerous stakeholders, and demanding schedules.

We support development projects from pre-development through series development to industrialization and market launch. In doing so, we combine technical expertise with methodical project management and ensure transparency regarding quality, costs, and deadlines.

Our project management methods combine traditional, hybrid, and agile approaches and are tailored to the requirements of each project.

Our focus areas are:

• Project and program management

• Schedule, milestone, and synchronization management

• Stakeholder and committee management

• Risk and configuration management

• Maturity and change management

• Reporting and escalation procedures

• Supplier management and partner coordination
   

The automotive industry is one of the most technologically demanding development environments in the world. It is precisely in this field that we have spent decades building up methods, processes, and expertise that today form the foundation for successful projects across a wide range of industries.

For us, our experience in the automotive sector is much more than just our roots—it is the benchmark for quality, efficiency, and technical excellence.

Our customers benefit from:

• Over 30 years of experience in vehicle development

• A deep understanding of complex technical systems

• Established quality and development processes

• Interdisciplinary teams comprising mechanical engineering, E/E, software, and project management

• Rapid scaling of development resources

• Engineering expertise that has also proven itself in defense, construction, and other industries
   

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