Career
Thomas Schumacher studied industrial engineering at Clausthal University of Technology. From 2012 to 2020, he held various positions at a systems supplier to the German automotive industry, including Head of Quality in the E-Axle Systems division. Starting in 2020, Thomas Schumacher worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering and earned his Ph.D. in 2025 on the topic of heterogeneous modeling to increase information content in the context of model-based systems engineering. Since October 2025, he has been working as a lecturer and postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Integrated Product Development within the Institute of Mechanical Engineering.
Work topics
- Virtual product development
- Systems engineering & Model-based systems engineering
- Function-oriented structuring and modeling of systems
- Generation-based development of product architectures
- Incorporating the environmental impacts of technical systems into product design
- Application and analysis of AI in product development
Contact
Phone: +49 5323 72 3504
Fax: +49 05323 72 3501
E-Mail: schumacher@imw.tu-clausthal.de
Address
Clausthal University of Technology
Fritz-Süchting-Institut für Maschinenwesen
Building B2, Room 204
Robert-Koch-Straße 32
38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Germany
Consultation hour
Thursdays from 11-12 o'clock and by appointment in room 204
Further publications
A list of publications can be found under the following link