Catia Ribeiro

Experience

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  Schaeffler

  Feb 2001 - Sept 2014

  Worldwide Technical Lead for John Deere Projects:- Leading and support of international customer projects (mainly USA, China, India, Spain, Brazil and France)- Development of new products; obtaining of a Schaeffler patent for agricultural machinery in 2009 (EP2325509B1)- Execution and analysis of comprehensive technical calculations (e.g. tractor transmissions)- Processing of failure causes for technical complaints, as well as management of corrective measures- Preparation and execution of trainings for application engineers and sales staff in China and Korea, regarding product development process and product applications- Support of Marketing department in exhibitions and press conferences (preparation, organization, presentations) Show less Following functions for the Product Groups Insert Ball Bearings and Housing Units, Deep Drawn Needles Bearings and Ball Bearings:- Processing of Customer Inquiries from creating the Customer Delivery Drawings over the sampling process until series production - Coordination of development projects for customized products, including application engineering, designing and costs analysis- Product optimization (design and production processes)- Coordination of preparation and on-site supervision of the Schaeffler booth in the agricultural machinery exhibition “Agrishow” in BrazilFollowing functions for Advanced Development Projects:- Compilation of application requirements, design and development of prototypes, as well as the coordination of testing- Development of a plastic ball bearing; Contribution to a Schaeffler patent for ceiling fan application in 2004 (DE102004001942A1) Show less

  • Child-raising period

    May 2011 - Sept 2014

  • Business Development Manager

    Oct 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Application Engineer

    Sept 2006 - Oct 2010

  • Design and Application Engineer – Advanced Developments

    Oct 2005 - Oct 2006

  • Design and Application Engineer

    Jul 2002 - Sept 2005

  • Trainee at “Industrial Product Engineering“ Department

    Feb 2001 - Jul 2002
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  Educational Institution

  May 2011 - Aug 2019

  Child-raising period and time abroad

  - Return to Germany in January 2007 - Time abroad due to expat assignments of spouse:2014-2016 in Sorocaba (Brazil)2013-2014 in Yinchuan (China)2011-2013 in Baroda (India)

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  Modis Deutschland

  Sept 2019 - Nov 2021

  Development Engineer

  - Create concepts for components and subsystems, including the necessary documentation for the development- International coordination of work-packages in cross functional teams for definition and validation of mechanical and electrical component interfaces- Planning, evaluation and implementation of measures for functional assurance, such as specific analysis and simulations, in order to ensure that the mechatronic requirements are applied into the design- Validation of the design under consideration of all mechatronic requirements, manufacturability and automatization of high-volume production Show less

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  ZF Group

  May 2021 - Nov 2021

  Development Engineer

  Mechanical Development of Power Electronics for Hybrid vehicles

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  SKF Group

  Nov 2021 - Dec 2022

  Product Development Engineer

  Weiterentwicklung von Standard- und Sonderprodukten (Zylinderrollenlager)- Koordination von neuen Produktentwicklungsprojekten für chinesischen Kunden, in enger Zusammenarbeit mit unseren chinesischen Verkaufs-, Konstruktions- und Entwicklungsmitarbeitern- Anwendungsspezifische Entwicklung neuer Produkte, Systemlösungen und Funktionen inklusive Erstellen der Spezifikation- Planen, Veranlassen und Auswerten von Versuchen zur Funktionsbeurteilung, Qualitätssicherung und Betriebsbewährung der Produkte Show less

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  Valeo Germany

  Jan 2023 - now

  Lead Mechanical Engineer

  - Responsible in the project team for technical realization of mechanical topics, managing and planning project needs (timing, monitoring of work packages and budgets, development of technical specifications), as well as for the communication towards project management, team and customer- Configuration and design of complex and challenging assemblies for EV and HEV drivetrain power electronics, evaluating specific analysis and simulations, and implementing measures for functional assurance- Responsible for a suitable component design under consideration of all mechatronic requirements, manufacturability, automatization of high-volume production and sustainability Show less