Pierre Delaigue
Engineering Project Manager
In short I have 10 years combined experience in the automotive engineering field both for the public and private sectors. My previous experiences also include a mix of technical and management positions.
At Renault, I am currently responsible for a team of 8 people in charge of coordinating the vehicle certification testing activities for all Renault vehicles worldwide. My group is also reponsible to synchronize testing activities with production control teams.
In this position, I developed efficient management skills and acquired an expertise in quality standards and testing best practices. Furthermore, I am standing up to my hands-on and engineering profile with daily technical challenges brought by testing activities.
Previous to that, I worked 6 years in the field of automotive active safety as a Research Scientist at the Center for Intelligent Systems Research in Washington, D.C. My overall responsibility was to conduct research projects funded by US DOT agencies (NHTSA, FHWA or FMCSA) on a variety of vehicle safety topics. My active contribution to the research projects was extensive and started from the new business opportunity stage with proposal writing, then leading the technical research and presenting final conclusions to sponsors. I was also in charge of operating high-end testing equipment, conducting complex experiments, analyzing test results and drawing conclusions.
Green Card Holder.
23 contactsManage a group of 10+ in charge of coordinating certification/homologation activities of Renault vehicle portfolio:
• Plan and organize vehicle and powertrain certification activities worldwide
• Coordinate certification test activities in close collaboration with country national approval authorities
• Certification Corporate Technical Leader for Renault overseas R&D centers (Brasil/Roumania/Korea/India) and for a worldwide network of 50+ country certification correspondents
• Run the interface between certification activities and factory production control
2007 - 2009• Coordinated the certification activities of Renault Koleos with Nissan & RenaultSamsung engineering teams
• Deployed US technical regulatory requirements within Renault/RenaultSamsung engineering departments
2003 - 2007Lead research projects sponsored by US DOT agencies (ie NHTSA, FHWA, and FMCSA) on various Vehicle Safety related topics:
• Investigated new business opportunities with proposal writing and fundraising
• Conducted research and provided technical expertise to graduate students during their dissertation research
• Operated high-end testing equipments
• Reported and presented conclusions to sponsors
2001 - 2003Developed vehicle dynamics models for various safety applications:
• Nonlinear tire model and ABS regulation control for the simulation of braking distance
• Vehicle kinematics model and anti-roll control schemes for the mitigation of rollover accidents
2000 - 2001• Integrated an engine test bench for heat exchange testing on exhaust line. Project funded by PSA.
1999 - 2000• Modeled wide air jets inside a Mercedes S-Class to evaluate passenger thermal comfort