Stefan Sicklinger

Stefan Sicklinger is the head of division for BigLoop and Advanced Systems at CARIAD SE, the software powerhouse of the Volkswagen AG, where he focuses on developing and deploying a smart data collection fleet. Prior to joining CARIAD. Stefan worked as the chief technical architect for “Project Ingenuity” at Audi, as well as at BMW.

Since 2019, Stefan lectures at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), specializing in master’s programs in the field of design and partitioning of dynamic systems. Stefan holds an M.S. in computational mechanics from Technical University of Munich and a Ph.D. from the Technical University of Munich, where he had his dissertation on “Stabilized Co-Simulation of Coupled Problems Including Fields and Signals”.

Education

• M.Sc. with Honours Technische Universität München, Bavarian Graduate School (2009 — 2010)
• M.Sc. Technische Universität München (2008 — 2010)
• Diploma Deggendorf Institute of Technology (2004 — 2008)

Companies

• Vice President, Head of Division BigLoop and Advanced Systems CARIAD (2022)
• Lecturer Technische Universität München (2018)
• Head of Division BigLoop and Advanced Systems CARIAD (2021 — 2022)
• Chief Technical Architect BigLoop and Advanced System Audi AG (2020 — 2021)
• Chief Architect BigLoop and Advanced Systems CARIAD (2020 — 2021)
• Project and Technical Lead - Virtual Chassis Engineering AUDI AG (2019 — 2020)
• Team Leader and Technical Leader for Numerical Methods and Mechatronics BMW Group (2017 — 2019)
• Project Leader / Concept Specialist BMW Group (2015 — 2017)
• Research Associate Technische Universität München (2011 — 2014)