TU Ilmenau

Niklas Nösel, M.Sc., M.Eng.

External PhD student of the department, PhD topic: "Adaptation and synchronization of digital twins in discrete production systems"

 

Office hours

I do not offer official office hours, please contact the department by e-mail if you have any questions.

Education

  • 04/2024 to 05/2025 Master of Engineering, Production Optimization at the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences ZwickauStudy focus: Industrial engineering, material flow simulationMaster's thesis: Optimization of the inspection process for technical cleanliness in a company in the automotive industry
  • 09/2022 to 03/2024 Master of Science, Management at the University of Applied Sciences ZwickauStudy focus: Process and project managementMaster's thesis: Macroeconomic analysis of industry-specific developments in the German automotive industry as a result of the electromobility transition: Challenges posed by growing competition in the Chinese sales market
  • 10/2019 to 09/2022 Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Production specializing in Quality Management and Production Metrology at the Berufsakademie Sachsen in Glauchau (today: Duale Hochschule Sachsen, Glauchau site)Study focus: Mechanical engineering, industrial engineering (industrial engineering)Bachelor's thesis: Analysis and implementation of optimizations within the statistical process control of a Tier-1 supplier in the automotive industry

Professional experience

  • Since 01/2026 External doctoral candidate at the Department of Information Technology in Production and Logistics at the TU Ilmenau (Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Straßburger) in cooperation with the Chair of Business Informatics, especially Business Analytics at the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau (Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Christoph Laroque)
  • Since 12/2025 Research assistant at the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau; research project MINULATE - Self-healing digital twins for production and logistics
  • Since 09/2025 PhD scholarship holder of the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau
  • 10/2023 to 03/2025 Quality engineer in strategic planning (QE - Strategy) at LINAMAR Antriebstechnik GmbH
  • 10/2022 to 09/2023 Quality engineer in operations (QE - Operations) at LINAMAR Antriebstechnik GmbH
  • 10/2019 to 09/2022 Dual student quality management at LINAMAR Antriebstechnik GmbH
  • 09/2018 to 09/2019 Production employee, trainee in engineering and quality assurance at LINAMAR Antriebstechnik GmbH