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Afonso C.AC

Afonso C.

Automotive Systems Consultant

€850/day
Paderborn, DE
3-7 years
Product Development
Project Management
Technical Product Management
product owner
IoT (Internet of Things)

Average response time: 1 hour

About Afonso

Automotive consultant with hands-on experience in EV technologies, energy and thermal management systems, and L4 autonomous vehicle development. I support OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and mobility startups across system engineering, ECU/software integration, and supplier-led development.

I bring strong technical depth combined with project management and market research experience, enabling me to translate complex engineering challenges into structured, executable solutions. I have a proven ability to take complex system architecture decisions, balancing technical performance, cost, system complexity, manufacturability, and customer experience.

My focus is on projects at the intersection of advanced automotive systems, software-defined vehicles, and energy-efficient mobility, where both engineering rigour and strategic thinking are required.

  • Portuguese

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • German

    Basic

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • HOLON GmbH
    E&E Thermal System Owner
    AUTOMOBILE
    April 2025 - Today (1 year and 2 months)
    Paderborn, Germany
    System Owner for the Thermal Management System (TMS) of an L4 autonomous electric mover, supporting reliable vehicle operation, passenger comfort, and autonomous system operation.

    Own system architecture, requirements, and interfaces covering HVAC, thermal actuators, sensors, and the Thermal Management Control Unit (TMCU), including software–hardware interfaces.

    Lead supplier management for thermal systems, enforcing RFQ scope, technical requirements, delivery milestones, and maturity targets.

    Owned and executed the RFQ for a new thermal system solution, defining technical scope, requirements, and supplier strategy, resulting in a predicted ~€50M fleet-level total cost of ownership (TCO) reduction through 2034.

    Support design decisions considering customer experience, energy efficiency, operational uptime, and cost, directly influencing system scalability for fleet deployment.
    Technical Product Management Technical project management Cost Reduction hardware development electronic engineering
  • Vasco Da Gama CoLAB
    Project Coordinator
    ENERGY AND UTILITIES
    March 2024 - March 2025 (1 year and 1 month)
    Porto, Portugal
    Led end-to-end development of an advanced battery module, coordinating a 7-member team across 3 departments. Designed and validated a direct liquid cooling system sustaining 5C discharge, maintaining maximum cell temperature < 35 °C and ΔT < 5 °C.

    Performed application benchmarking and requirement definition to align technical solutions with target use cases.

    Developed dedicated test systems to evaluate battery performance and correlate analytical, simulation, and experimental results. Thermal simulation methodologies within <3% average error between simulation
    and test results.
    Technical project management Technical Product Management electronic engineering mechanical engineering
  • TESLA
    Mechanical Design Engineer - Battery Intern
    AUTOMOBILE
    September 2023 - February 2024 (6 months)
    Berlin, Germany
    Primary Project: Contributed to the design and validation of an innovative cooling system, enabling a 20% reduction in system costs and a 35% decrease in weight.

    Led the manufacturing campaign for a scaled-down Model Y battery pack for safety design validation.

    Coordinated with an international team to ensure build quality control. Applied a 5S methodology, which reduced manufacturing cycle time by 50% and improved build quality by 35%.

    Developed test specifications focused on thermal runaway product validation. Organised test execution and ensured compliance with outsourced test facilities.

    Developed test systems to evaluate the performance of the design solution, validating theoretical calculations against real system performance. Leveraged cumulative knowledge in battery manufacturing to create a representative test system.
    Cost Reduction Technical Product Management Technical project management Product Development
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Education

  • Master's in Mechanical Engineering
    Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto
    2024
  • Bachelor's
    Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto
    2021

Skill set

Agile Project Management
Roadmapping
Product Strategy
Delivery Management

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