Meet Our People

Meet our people

Experience the spirit of AVL with an inside look at the daily lives of your future colleagues. Here you can see what goes on behind the scenes at AVL. Learn more about potential career paths and the training activities available to all of our employees. Get inspired and discover your own career at AVL.

Joe Strelow
President Test Systems Inc.

Joe

"Data is really at the core of what we do. This is the open architecture of our hardware and software portfolio. It affects the way we develop our methodologies and even how we structure our business to support these customers."

Ayson Mar
Project Engineer I – Design

Ayson

"Being at the forefront of the green energy revolution is both a privilege and a responsibility. Through innovation, we're not just developing new technologies – we're shaping the future of transportation."

Martina Roth
Department Manager Order Management

Martina

"I can honestly say that I have learned something new every day. Each day is an adventure, and by the end of the day, it is completely taken a different turn."

Lisa D'Agostini
Director of Sales Engineering and Operations

Lisa works as a Director of Sales Engineering and Operations at AVL in the United States.

Nick Cockell
Customer Support Coordinator

Nick

"It's very exciting to be on the forefront to see where these new technologies are going and how the companies are applying them using our equipment."

Ryan Heetderks
Project Engineer I

Ryan works as a Project Engineer within the Advanced Development Methods group at AVL in the United States.

Ilker Sahin
Chief Engineer - Electrification

Ilker

"Systems engineering is an enabler of fast development, high confidence in the design, and more efficient validation because a systems engineer ensures the integrity of the system."

Seth Wheaton
Customer Service Operations Manager

Seth works as a Customer Service Operations Manager at AVL in the United States.

Jeff Lewis
Technical Sales Specialist

Jeff

"With changes in the market driving a lot of change in day-to-day work, you're always doing something new and learning about new types of motors and mobility."

Martina Roth
Department Manager of Order Management

Martina

"Each workday is an adventure. While you may have an agenda, the day constantly evolves, ensuring that no two days are ever the same and always offering new opportunities to learn."

Ken Kernyo
Department Manager Design, Simulation and Analysis

Ken

"Design can mean so many different things, but for us as a mobility technology company, it means taking the specifications and requirements, finding or designing the right components, assemblies, and subsystems to make a product a real, handheld product, not just an idea."

Samuele - Calibration
Insight Engineering - Calibration

Samuele

"Passion for technology is the driving factor. It doesn’t matter if it is just in one of the many test drives or directly at the test bench. You have to burn for it."

Johannes Linderl
Insight Engineering - Complete Vehicle Development

Johannes

"Complete vehicle development is the supreme discipline for the vehicle engineer, because he can and must apply all his knowledge and experience."

Paul and Michael - Systems Engineering
Insight Engineering - Systems Engineering

Paul and Michael

"It is our job that the individual pieces of the powertrain puzzle fit together and that the overall system represents more than just the sum of its individual parts."

Design and Industrialization - Lisa and Matthias
Insight Engineering - Design and Industrialization

Lisa and Matthias

"Time-to-market requires close coordination between design and industrialization already in early development phases."

Verification and Validation - Sandra and Manfred
Insight Engineering - Verification and Validation

Sandra and Manfred

"Communication is the key, especially in the area of verification and validation. You have contact with people from many different disciplines and countries."

Monika Hemelmayr
Firmware Development Engineer

Monika

"I'm constantly learning exciting things from my colleagues, for example in physics, and I never stop learning - that's exactly what makes my job special for me. Because no two days are the same."

Data Engineer Linda
Data Engineer

Linda

"Experts from different fields work here, allowing you to broaden your own horizons. Thanks to the many departments, there is also the opportunity to switch within the company if you want to try something else."

Lea Jordan
Software Development Engineer

Lea

“It’s enormously enriching for me to work with colleagues from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or physics. Because that's exactly AVL's philosophy: to connect various disciplines to develop the optimal product for the customers.”

Daniela Berger
Project Manager and Application Expert

Daniela

"What I find particularly exciting about my work is that every day is different and brings new challenges."

Employee Engagement - Christoph
Employee Engagement

Christoph

“We take care to inform the local employees, keep in touch with our customers and coordinate with our international branches.”

Software-Developer - Ramin

I am lucky to be in a team with other excellent software developers, so that I am constantly learning new things, something which makes me really happy.

- Ramin, Software Developer/Architect