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Thomas Hennings

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Product & Project Management Automotive Drive Systems at MAHLE
📍 Kornwestheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Thomas Hennings is a senior product and project manager at MAHLE, specializing in automotive drive systems. A graduate of the University of Stuttgart with a degree in Materials Science, he has extensive experience in electric motor technology and has held leadership roles internationally, including Head of Sales and Application Engineering in Japan.

His passion for automotive engineering began early, with deep involvement in the University of Stuttgarts Formula Student racing team. He dedicated several years to the team, contributing to areas from chassis to drivetrain and eventually taking on a manager role, highlighting his long-standing interest in high-performance vehicle technology.

Unique fact: Thomas is a key figure in a joint project between MAHLE and Valeo to develop a revolutionary magnet-free electric motor with over 96% efficiency.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Product & Project Management Automotive Drive Systems
Location
Kornwestheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Magnet-Free Motors
He is a frequent speaker on the development of high-efficiency, Electrically Excited Synchronous Machines (EESM) that avoid the use of rare-earth magnets.
EV Powertrain Systems
His entire career at MAHLE revolves around developing and managing projects for automotive electric drive systems and traction drives for the next generation of vehicles.
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Career

Work history

4-2020
Product & Project Management Automotive Drive Systems
MAHLE
11-2016 - 1-2020
Head of Sales and Application Engineering
マーレジャパン株式会社
9-2012 - 10-2016
Project Manager for projects with high complexity
MAHLE
1-2012 - 8-2012
Research assistant
University of Stuttgart
7-2011 - 12-2011
Diplomarbeit
University of Stuttgart
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Education
2003 - 2012
Diplomingenieur
University of Stuttgart
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