Simon MacHwirth

Simon Machwirth is an accomplished professional in the automotive and engineering sectors, currently serving as Head of the CTO Office at Continental since May 2019. Previously, Simon held multiple roles, including Sr. Project Manager and Project Manager for Autonomous Driving & Powertrain at BYTON from October 2016 to September 2018. Prior experience includes Project Manager for Powertrain at DETECH engineering - Fahrzeugentwicklung GmbH & Co. KG from August 2010 to September 2016, and a brief tenure as a Graduand at Voith Turbo in 2009, where a graduation thesis was completed. An early career includes internship experience in production engineering at AFCO - Associated Fuel Pump Systems Corporation in 2008. Simon earned a Diplom-Ingenieur in Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen from Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences between January 2004 and January 2009.