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Tom Heerdegen

Activist · DISC type Cd
Head of System Integration & Validation (ZF Group – Commercial Vehicle E-Mobility) at ZF Group
📍 Germany

Tom Heerdegen leads international system integration and validation for commercial vehicle e-mobility at ZF Group. An expert in automotive systems engineering, he manages 35+ engineers across Europe and Asia, overseeing the entire development cycle. His background includes a German patent for a vehicle drive assembly, highlighting his deep technical expertise.

He is the listed inventor on a German patent for a "drive arrangement of a motor vehicle, " demonstrating his innovative contributions to drivetrain technology.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Head of System Integration & Validation (ZF Group – Commercial Vehicle E-Mobility)
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Germany
Personality Overview

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Meticulous
Perfectionist
Value Conscious

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Priorities

Topics Tom cares about

System Architecture
Believes most late-stage product issues are not software bugs but interface problems rooted in early architectural decisions made before the system is fully understood.
E-Mobility Validation
Advocates for using validation to challenge assumptions early in development, rather than as a final checkpoint to confirm decisions that have already been made.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Head of System Integration & Validation (ZF Group – Commercial Vehicle E-Mobility)
ZF Group
1-2022 - 7-2023
Team Leader System Integration & Validation, E-Mobility
ZF Group
8-2016 - 12-2021
Development Engineer – Function Development, E-Mobility
ZF Group
2-2016 - 7-2016
Graduate Student – Advanced Engineering, Off-Highway
ZF Group
9-2011 - 9-2014
Cooperative Student (Dual Studies)
ZF Group
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2014 - 2016
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Hochschule Mannheim
2011 - 2014
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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