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Tayyar Tokdemir-Project Engineer for Business Seats

Tayyar Tokdemir
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Ostelsheim, Germany

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Mar 2025 - Jun 2025

Project Engineer for Business Seats

RECARO Aircraft Seating

Position Summary
Project Engineer for Business Seats at RECARO Aircraft Seating
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
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Jun 2023 - May 2025
Sindelfingen, Germany

Project Manager / PLU (Project Manager Support) / Project Coordinator

Cedis GmbH

Position Summary
Project Manager / PLU (Project Manager Support) / Project Coordinator at Cedis GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
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  • Mercedes Benz AG environment
  • Small parts instrument panel BR223: center fill, side cover, trim panels
  • BR 223 Mopf Guard: side cover, center fill
  • Small parts instrument panel BR590: air guide vane, instrument panel tweeter, center fill, …
Oct 2022 - Apr 2023
Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany

Project Engineer

RECARO GmbH

Position Summary
Project Engineer at RECARO GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Procurement
Product Development
Project Management
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  • Interface coordination between departments
  • Design coordination
  • Quality
  • Communication with customers
  • Coordination with engineering offices
  • Purchasing coordination with suppliers
  • Coordination for drawings
  • FEM coordination
  • Coordination of installation space studies with the designers
  • DXM – data transfer to customers and suppliers
Apr 2022 - Oct 2022
Klaus, Austria

SDE Serial Development Engineer

Carcoustics Austria Ges.m.b.H

Position Summary
SDE Serial Development Engineer at Carcoustics Austria Ges.m.b.H
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Customer Service
Product Development
Quality Assurance
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  • Responsible for thermoforming / acoustic parts for the automotive industry
  • Coordination with the materials lab
  • Coordination with the acoustics lab
  • Quality
  • Communication with customers
  • Coordination with engineering offices
Oct 2020 - Apr 2022
Kümmersbruck, Germany

PLU (Project Manager Support) + BTV (Responsible for Component)

Grammer AG

Position Summary
PLU (Project Manager Support) + BTV (Responsible for Component) at Grammer AG
Industries
Agriculture
Automotive
Construction
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
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  • Seat development for agricultural and construction machinery
  • Studio design engineer for styling (interface role between engineering and design)
  • Task force topics
  • BTV foam backrest
  • Comfort systems: lumbar support / LWU, mechanical lumbar support, seat heating, fan / climate
Feb 2019 - Jun 2020

Technical Lead and PLU (Project Lead Support)

AKKA GmbH & Co. KGaA

Position Summary
Technical Lead and PLU (Project Lead Support) at AKKA GmbH & Co. KGaA
Industries
Agriculture
Construction
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
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  • Development of seats for agricultural and construction machines
  • BTV foam and cover
  • Studio design engineer for styling (interface function between engineering and design)
  • Task force topics: SIP point defined, back panel / map pocket (plastic parts, installation space, interfaces), EE plate, manipulator foam, multifunction armrest left
  • Project lead support PLU / technical lead
  • Project coordinator
Aug 2018 - Oct 2018

Designer and Part Owner

AKKA GmbH & Co. KGaA

Position Summary
Designer and Part Owner at AKKA GmbH & Co. KGaA
Industries
Agriculture
Construction
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Concept phase / concept creation for seats in the field of agricultural and construction machines for Grammer
  • Design and BTV
Apr 2017 - May 2018
Weissach, Germany

Series Support and Project Manager / Part Owner

M-Plan GmbH

Position Summary
Series Support and Project Manager / Part Owner at M-Plan GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
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  • Series support for AMG for base seats: MFA; BR205; BR213; BR222; BR253; BR290
  • Project management and BTV for the APS seat: wiring harness, comfort systems (lumbar support, massage, side contour adjustment and seat heating), EPP insert
Jun 2011 - Apr 2017
Sindelfingen, Germany

CAD Designer and Part Owner

Lear Corporation

Position Summary
CAD Designer and Part Owner at Lear Corporation
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
  • DMU analyses
  • Design of the driver's seat for BR205, BR238 and BR213
  • Porsche project – documentation of the assembly process
  • Data dispatch / receipt of data
  • Data maintenance in the data management system
  • Prepared and presented presentations for meetings
  • BTV of various sheet metal parts of the seat structure
Feb 2010 - May 2011
Ditzingen, Germany

CAD Designer

Karl-Maier Ditzingen

Position Summary
CAD Designer at Karl-Maier Ditzingen
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of plastic cable ducts (high-voltage): BR166; BRX166; BR204; BR205; BR212; BR222; BR242; VS20
Nov 2008 - Nov 2009
Esslingen, Germany

CAx Support and CAD Designer

J. Eberspächer

Position Summary
CAx Support and CAD Designer at J. Eberspächer
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Support in CATIA V5 for Daimler, BMW, VW, Porsche and the PSA Group
  • Design of exhaust systems for Daimler AG and IVECO trucks
Nov 2007 - Nov 2008
Affalterbach, Germany

CAD Designer

Mercedes AMG GmbH

Position Summary
CAD Designer at Mercedes AMG GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
Supply Chain Management
  • Design of steel tanks for the BR197
  • Support and coordination of suppliers
  • Creating and presenting presentations
Oct 2007 - Nov 2007
Böblingen, Germany

Helpdesk

Daimler AG

Position Summary
Helpdesk at Daimler AG
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Information Technology
Supply Chain Management
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  • Supplier integration and helpdesk for Daimler AG
Apr 2004 - Oct 2007
Sindelfingen, Germany

CAx Support and Prototype Tool Design

Daimler AG

Position Summary
CAx Support and Prototype Tool Design at Daimler AG
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
  • CATIA V5 support
  • Created a master model for prototype construction; developed a design method
  • Created automated inspection plans for measurement technology; developed power copies for standards
  • Smaragd and data transfer with SWAN
Jan 2004 - Apr 2004
Lindau, Germany

Designer

Continental Temic

Position Summary
Designer at Continental Temic
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of distance radar bracket for BMW
Jan 2003 - Oct 2003
Sindelfingen, Germany

CAD Data Migration

Daimler AG

Position Summary
CAD Data Migration at Daimler AG
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Migration of CATIA V4 data to CATIA V5 for BR204 and BR212
  • Supported with CATIA V5 questions
Aug 2001 - Dec 2002
Sindelfingen, Germany

Trainer

C-CON Konstruktions-GmbH

Position Summary
Trainer at C-CON Konstruktions-GmbH
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Human Resources
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  • Delivered in-house training for the Sindelfingen branch and the Munich headquarters
  • Conducted training at customer sites

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Automotive, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Construction, Professional Services, and Aerospace and Defense.

Automotive
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Construction
Professional Services
Aerospace and Defense
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Project Management, Human Resources, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, and Customer Service.

Product Development
Project Management
Human Resources
Supply Chain Management
Procurement
Customer Service
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Skills

  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Lotus Notes
  • Skype
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Sap
  • Catia V4 (Basic Knowledge 2d – 3d)
  • Catia V5 2d – 3d
  • Siemens Nx
  • Swan
  • Swan Web
  • Filezilla
  • Smarteam
  • Teamcenter
  • Alfresco
  • Ec Engineering Client
  • Smaragd
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Acm
  • Dialog E
  • Cmi
  • Tru Fusion Data Transfer.

Languages

German
Native
Turkish
Native
English
Intermediate

Education

Sep 1999 - Jul 2001

Gottlieb Daimler School

State-certified mechanical engineering technician · Mechanical Engineering · Sindelfingen, Germany

Aug 1994 - Feb 1998

Mercedes Benz AG

Training as a design mechanic, specializing in sheet metal technology · Design Mechanic, specializing in sheet metal technology · Sindelfingen, Germany

Sep 1989 - Jul 1994

Johannes-Widmann-School

Secondary school leaving certificate · General Education · Sindelfingen, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Driver's license class 3 and 1

New driver's license classes A, A1, A2, AM, B, BE, C1 and C1E

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Experience

Total positions 17
Experience in Automotive 19.5 y
Avg length 1 y 4 m
Longest experience 5 y 10 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Austria)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Project Engineer for Business Seats, Project Manager / PLU (Project Manager Support) / Project Coordinator, Project Engineer
Main industries Automotive, Manufacturing, Agriculture
Main business areas Product Development, Project Management, Human Resources

Qualifications

Certifications earned 2

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Tayyar is based in Ostelsheim, Germany.

Tayyar speaks the following languages: German (Native), Turkish (Native), English (Intermediate).

Tayyar has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Tayyar has worked in at least 16 different roles and for 14 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Tayyar may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Tayyar would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Engineer for Business Seats, Project Manager / PLU (Project Manager Support) / Project Coordinator, Project Engineer.

Tayyar's most recent position is Project Engineer for Business Seats at RECARO Aircraft Seating.

In recent years, Tayyar has worked for RECARO Aircraft Seating, Cedis GmbH, RECARO GmbH, Carcoustics Austria Ges.m.b.H, and Grammer AG.

Tayyar is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Manufacturing, and Agriculture. Tayyar also has some experience in Construction, Professional Services, and Aerospace and Defense.

Tayyar is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Human Resources. Tayyar also has some experience in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, and Customer Service.

Tayyar has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Agriculture, and Construction.

Tayyar has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Procurement.

Tayyar attended Gottlieb Daimler School for Mechanical Engineering.

Tayyar has 2 certificates. These include: Driver's license class 3 and 1, New driver's license classes A, A1, A2, AM, B, BE and C1 and C1E.

Tayyar is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

Tayyar's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.

To hire Tayyar, click the Meet button on the profile to request a meeting and discuss your project needs.

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