Well Balanced Design Alexander Pieper
Research & Development Consultant
Intro
What I am all about.
Highly motivated engineer focused on efficient and pragmatic problem solving; proven ability to combine remarkable meticulousness with fast working; professional motorsport and high volumen manufacturing experience; advanced knowledge in vehicle dynamics; put simply, I am a passionate mechanical engineer who would like to utilize his skills to enhance your project.
Expertise
Low and High Volume Manufacturing.
01
Machining
More than a decade of experience in fully machined uprights/knuckles, machined welded assemblies and machined large casted or forged series components.
02
Welding
Long experience in welded assemblies from wishbones, over subframes up to complete roll cages for different race series.
03
Casting
High volume product development and manufacturing knowledge of large structural components.
04
Additive Manufacturing
Experience in design of safty critical and complex suspension components.
05
Forging
Various completed projects as responsible design engineer for components for small series vehicles.
06
Assembly
As lead engineer i was involved and responsable for the development of complete suspensions and the design of corner modules for high performance cars.
Skills
Progress bars, anyone?
95%
Mechanical Design
95%
Kinematic Analysis
80%
Multibody Dynamic
95%
Engineering Drawing
90%
NX
60%
CATIA
90%
Management
90%
Industrialisation
Experience
Yes. I've been around.
2023 – Present
Lotus Tech Innovation Center
Chassis Architecture Development
Raunheim, Germany
Chassis and suspension concept predevelopment (kinematic / vertical dynamic), oversee component integration for prototype cars (e.g. steer-by-wire, brake-by-wire, active suspension).
2019 – Present
Self-employeed
Research and Development Consultant
Paderborn, Germany
Focus on concepts for small batch vehicles, prototypes, racecar components and high-performance cars.
2019 – 2023
Martinrea Honsel Germany
Senior Manager Product Development
Meschede, Germany
Managing the development department of the aluminium business unit, which is responsible for aluminium chassis casting products for OEMs (high volume serial production).
2017 – 2019
Pankl Racing Systems
Head of Suspension Design
Kapfenberg, Austria
Technical lead and responsible for all suspension components (wishbone, upright, etc.) of the company; suspension concepts; used manufacturing process: forged, AM, welded, machined.
2011 – 2017
CP autosport
Senior Development Engineer
Büren, Germany
Design and simulation of suspension, subframe, drivetrain components and roll cages. Involved in overall racecar development (including tank system, racecar interior, steering systems etc.)
2010 – 2010
HEGGEMANN autosport
Design Engineer
Büren, Germany
Involved in an update development for an existing GT3 car from an OEM.
2010 – 2011
Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Mentor
Hagen, Germany
Leading three teams of students aged 12 to 16 which deploy CAD/CAM software to collaborate, design, analyse, manufacture, test, and then race miniature gas powered balsa wood F1 cars at the multi-disciplinary challenge “F1 in Schools”. Received "Best Racing Car" design award with one attended team at the national championship.
2010 – 2011
Raeder automotive
Development Engineer
Büren, Germany
Involved in the development of pit equipment and components for racecars, which participated at competitions at the VLN (Nürburgring Nordschleife)
2009 – 2010
HEGGEMANN autosport
Working Student
Büren, Germany
Design of pit equipment and suspension parts
2008 – 2010
University of Applied Sciences
Tutor
Iserlohn, Germany
Tutor activities for Mechanical Engineering
Education
Learning never stops.
2013 – 2017
University of Bochum
Researcher
Bochum, Germany
Research about vehicle system dynamics and interconnected suspensions; submitted a patent (2017) about a fully interconnected suspension with highly efficient spring and damper elements; supervisor of several case studies, bachelor and master thesis; teaching two master courses (“Higher Dynamics” and “Dynamics and Adaptronics”)
2010 – 2013
University of Bochum
Master of Science (Applied Mechanics)
Bochum, Germany
Courses taken included: modelling and design of dynamic systems, simulation in the product development, higher dynamics, symbolic calculations
2007 – 2010
University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Engineering (Automotive Engineering)
Iserlohn, Germany
Courses taken included: engineering basics of mathematics, design, mechanics and physics, suspension and engine development
Awards
Excellent Projects!
Hermann Appel Award
Received for master thesis; Topic: Analytical calculation of the vertical dynamic of a racecar)
Dr. Kirchhoff Award
Received for bachelor thesis; Topic: Design of a novel suspension concept with regards to the specific requirements of electric vehicles and development of a method to analyse the Kinematics with the aid of CATIA V5.
Scholarship of Gertrud-Wichelhoven-Stiftung
Received because of superior educational performance.
