Oliver Stocks
Head of Power Electronics at Sono Motors- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Full professional proficiency
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Dutch Limited working proficiency
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German Limited working proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Chartered Mechanical Engineer (CEng MIMechE)
Institution of Mechanical EngineersNov, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Sono Motors
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Germany
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Head of Power Electronics
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Mar 2023 - Present
Lead a team of engineers responsible for developing our high voltage and low voltage solar MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) Control Units, a key component in our solar kits for transportation and automotive applications.
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Head of Powertrain
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Sep 2021 - Apr 2023
Led a team of engineers responsible for designing, developing, validating, and delivering the Powertrain (see video) of the world’s first affordable Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV), the Sion. Key achievements:• Designed Powertrain department structure and recruited and trained team.• Controlled budget of € 30 million and implemented project savings worth € 5 million.• Defined high voltage system architecture, powertrain system, and component requirements. • Delivery, integration and validation of Powertrain system for series validation build.• Defined and validated Powertrain Attributes including bettering efficiency target (see Efficiency Video) and validating V2V and V2L bi-directional charging.• Filed energy management, solar controls and solar hardware patents Show less
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JLR
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United Kingdom
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Integration Lead - Electric Drive Units
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Apr 2019 - Aug 2021
Responsible for the functional integration and attribute delivery of Jaguar Land Rover’s next generation in-house Electric Drive Units (EDU) being developed in collaboration with BMW Group.Key achievements:• Attribute target definition and validation for three units from A sample through to C sample• Functional integration of EDU sub-systems (Inverter, eMachine, Transmission, Thermal circuit)• Cross-functional collaboration across JLR and BMW Group as key engineering interface• Development of Durability and Thermal CAE capability and process Show less
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Integration Lead - Thermal Systems
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Sep 2014 - Apr 2019
Responsible for design, development, validation, and delivery of Jaguar Land Rover’s Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) propulsion thermal systems, including the Jaguar I-Pace, Jaguar’s first BEV.Key achievements:• Design and development of Jaguar I-Pace thermal system from concept through to series• Developed heat pump energy recovery system for vehicle range extension (awarded 3 patents and Tata Innovista finalist)• Thermal lead for Waymo self-driving autonomous taxi project• Thermal system design for new MLA platform Battery Electric Vehicles Show less
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Product Development Engineer
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Sep 2012 - Aug 2014
Completed the Jaguar Land Rover product development graduate scheme. Undertook a wide range of placements across engineering, manufacturing, finance, and marketing.
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Environmental Services Design Limited
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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Project Engineer
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Jul 2011 - Sep 2011
Design of mechanical systems for building services. Design of mechanical systems for building services.
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Education
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Loughborough University
MEng, Mechanical Engineering