Dr. Iris Poganiatz

Experience

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  Institute of Biology II, RWTH Aachen

  Oct 1996 - Aug 2000

  Scientific Assistant

   Teaching of basic and advanced practical courses in animal physiology, review of examination papers  Support of the institute: creation of conference contributions, participation in conferences, writing and reviewing of scientific papers

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  Bose Automotive GmbH

  Aug 2002 - Jul 2024

   Responsibility for a team of up to 8 team members, total team size: 18  Functional groups: program management, software, mechanical, system integration, audio/noise, team distributed across 3 European locations  Responsibility for the execution of all contracted projects within Europe Interface to engineering at Automotive customers (OEMs) Escalation path for engineering projects Cross-functional cooperation with internal leaders in Europe and USA  Support of engineering activities for technical sales Show less  Responsibility for the execution of all contracted projects within Europe Support of change management for design or process changes of products in production, coordination of changes with OEMs  Support of technical sales (cost estimation, milestone plans, technical risk assessment, coordination of technical program approvals, etc.) Responsibility for a team of 5 European program managers Additional responsibility: Lean Leader for the subsidiary in Esslingen, cooperation with the German leadership team and the Lean Leader Council (US), leading Yellow Belt classes/trainings Since 08/2015 additionally Manager System Integration Engineering with 2 additionaldirect reports Show less  Leading the development of contracted programs/projects for various European OEMs  Coordination of internal cross-functional project team members (e.g. project managers of subcomponents in the development program) Main interface for engineering topics with OEMs during the development to align prototype deliveries, software deliveries, schedule etc.  Typical programs included development of an electronic audio amplifier with software, multiple loudspeaker variants, a bass module (new mechanical design) and acoustical system tunings in the cars Leading first European program with EHC (Engine Harmonic Cancellation) Show less

  • Regional Engineering Leader Europe and US

    Apr 2022 - Jul 2024

  • Engineering Manager Europe

    Jul 2017 - Mar 2022

  • Manager Product Development Europe

    Apr 2012 - Jun 2017

  • Product Development Manager

    Apr 2011 - Mar 2012

  • Product Planning and Product Development Manager

    Apr 2005 - Mar 2011

  • Acoustic System Engineer

    Dec 2000 - Mar 2005

  • Acoustic Research Engineer

    Aug 2002 - Aug 2004
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  ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

  Mar 2025 - now

  Head of Coating Processes DUV Dry & Immersion