Gordan Thiede

Experience

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  Audi AG

  Apr 2012 - Oct 2012

  Intern

  Development of a database for the determination of material properties of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) with Visual Basic Application (VBA) in Excel // Numerical and experimental investigation of CFRP structural components with ANSA and PamCrash // Support in component testing of an innovative CFRP crash structure

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  GFi Group | Gesellschaft für technische Ingenieurleistungen mbH

  May 2013 - May 2014

  Project Manager

  Support the assembly of several prototypes as an interface between mechanics and engineers // Project management of car parts relating their technical release status // Development of car components

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  German Aerospace Center (DLR)

  Jun 2014 - Nov 2018

  Research Associate

  Working on research tasks in the field of damage-parameter-based FE fatigue life analyses related to rocket combustion chambers // Experimental validation of numerical methods // Project work // Supervision of Bsc. and Msc. students

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  Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG

  Dec 2018 - Jul 2020

  Engineer for Structural Mechanics

  Design of lightweight structures for bridge laying systems including the analysis of requirements and functionality // Using computational methods (e.g. FE software ANSYS) to verfiy static and fatigue strength of welded structures // Further development of the methodology for development and verification of structures to increase efficiency and optimize structural design // Planning and evaluating component tests

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  BASF

  Jul 2020 - now

  Integrity assessment of components used in chemical industry / Stress analyses under complex thermo-mechanical loads / Finite-Element analyses with Ansys / Conducting damage investigations including identification of damage causes and definition of remedies / Support units with specific knowledge about materials

  • Asset Manager Catalyst Production Plant

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Materials Engineer

    Jul 2020 - Sept 2024