Engineering Integration & Management Services

A single provider of system integration

During the entire development process for a product, we are at your side – even when we are talking about support processes and cross-sectional functions. Our “PMO as a service” advises and supports you on topics of product data and project management, digitalisation and process design, quality and environmental management, among others. Because only with the ideal combination of technology, quality and costs, while considering environmental demands, can innovative, sustainable projects be successfully implemented.

Engineering advice, methods, tools

The Engineering Integration & Management Services consultants head up and support the integration of technical and non-technical content, of the supporting functions and processes across the entire development process and through to the start of serial production.
Our teams manage the development process, reconcile contradictory product objectives, and ensure that client attributes are complied with. Our “PMO as a Service” helps with the developing and launching of efficient tools and methods for managing projects and processes.

Our mission: We offer our customers professional solutions in all transversal functions in product development – so that projects can be implemented successfully and future mobility designed together.

Jörn Thaute, Vice President Operations – Engineering Integration & Management Services

Key strands in our range of services:

Product Data Management

We offer extensive skills and quality consciousness in relation to product data management:

PDM (Product data management) structure
PDM consulting
Parts list (incl. analysis, automation, quality control)
Product detail assembly instructions
Comply with assembly space instructions
Digital mockups at the assembly and whole vehicle level

Digitalization, Process Design and Tooling

Benefit from our expertise in digitalization, process design and tooling:

Process management throughout product development and business processes
Product ownership and IT project management
- Tool design including UX strategy
- Backlog management and release planning
- IT supplier management
- User acceptance tests / approval recommendation
ALM/PM tooling, tool landscape
Agile project management
- Advice when introducing agile methods
- Set up and manage agile projects
- Consulting, configuration, rollout and enabling
Automation of reports and data analytics
Dashboard configuration and development (BI tools)

Project Management

Extensive project management experience and skills:

Requirements management
- Agree technical specifications with Development
- Change management
- Tool adaptation (incl. software)
Project and process management
- Schedule management
- Maturity stage management
- Approval management
- Change management
Project controlling / Budget and cost management
- Variant management
- Product and cost management
Report and committee management
Weight management
Supplier management

Approval and Procurement

Benefit from our extensive experience and efficient processes:

Strategic and operational sourcing
- International procurement market analyses
- Make-or-buy analyses
- Operational tender/quotation process
- Price negotiations (project/serial)
- Order processing
- Tool procurement
Specimen/prototype procurement
- Supplier management
- Change management
- Escalation management
Approval management

Full Vehicle Management / Homologation and Certification Management

From a one-stop-shop. We will manage the entire vehicle for you:

Homologation / Type testing incl. CO₂ management
Management of the validation of the entire vehicle incl.
- Thermal management
- Aerodynamics
- Noise interference
- Ground clearance
- Performance and consumption
Vehicle control system
- Plan, align, use
- Manage vehicle configuration
Fault/issue management

Quality Management

Safe and sustainable. We will deal with everything related to quality and environmental management.

Risk management to avoid errors (FMEA) in the development phase
- Consultancy
- Moderate
- Create
Quality management
- Planning
- Management
Samplings

Environmental Management / Sustainability

Comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Collection of material data and preparation of material balances (IMDS)
Compliance testing with regard to material restrictions (Reach, ELV)
Determination of new material concepts and integration of sustainability targets
Conformance test for third-customer business
International Dismantling Information System (IDIS)
Use of secondary materials

Automotive Safety & Security

Development and operation of PMT (Processes/Methods/Tools) solutions and management systems
Integrated requirements definition and management
Project-accompanying development of work packages according to ISO 26262, 21434, 21448
Preparation and implementation of audits and assessments