MDMatej Dobner

Ing. · Prague, Czechia

Matej
Dobner

Chassis System Engineer

I develop and test the systems that decide how a car steers and rides — from the first requirement to the last lap of validation.

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Matej Dobner in a driver's seat, wearing a yellow seat belt
Now
Porsche Engineering
Focus
EPS · Steer-by-wire · RWS
Since
2015 in engineering
Based
Prague, CZ

01 About

I'm a chassis engineer working on steering systems — electric power steering, steer-by-wire and rear-wheel steering. My work covers the whole path: defining system requirements and architecture, working with software and hardware teams, and proving the result in the vehicle.

I started in mechanical design of electric motors at Siemens, spent six years as a system owner for chassis components at ŠKODA Auto, and since 2024 I've been with Porsche Engineering. I'm most at home where the measurement laptop meets the driver's seat.

02 Experience

Three employers, a decade of engineering, one direction: closer to the car.

  1. 2024 — now

    Chassis Systems Test Engineer

    Porsche Engineering Services s.r.o.

    Developing chassis systems such as EPS, steer-by-wire and rear-wheel steering.

    • Define system requirements and architecture.
    • Work with software and hardware teams to drive design and implementation.
    • Validate system requirements through in-vehicle testing.
    • Measure and calibrate chassis ECUs over XCP (CANape / INCA).
    • Coordinate technical topics with suppliers.
    • Manage functional safety per ISO 26262, including reviews and safety analyses (HARA, FMEA, FTA).
  2. 2018 — 2024

    Chassis System Engineer

    ŠKODA Auto a.s.

    System owner for chassis components such as EPS and semi-active dampers.

    • Managed software releases to meet OEM timelines.
    • Validated software maturity in the vehicle before each release.
    • Coordinated technical topics with suppliers together with the lead developer.
  3. 2015 — 2018

    R&D Mechanical Engineer

    Siemens

    Hardware development of electric motors and their components.

    • 3D CAD design of motor frames, bearing shields, shafts, rotors and stators.
    • Drawing documentation.

Education

  • 2014 — 2016Master of Mechanical Engineering
    Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • 2011 — 2014Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
    Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

03 Skills

What I use day to day.

In the vehicle

  • Advanced driving
  • In-vehicle testing & validation
  • Chassis component calibration

Tools & networks

  • Vector CANoe, CANape
  • ETAS INCA · XCP
  • CAN, FlexRay

Systems & safety

  • Requirements & test case definition
  • ISO 26262
  • HARA, FMEA, FTA

Languages

  • Czech — native
  • English — B2
  • German — B1

04 Training

Driver training with Porsche Engineering, 2024.

High performance

High-performance driving

Porsche Engineering

Circuit

Circuit training

Sachsenring, Germany

Low µ

Low-friction training

Arjeplog, Sweden

Also: German language course, 2020 — now. Off the clock: guitar, fishing, volleyball.

05 Contact

Email is the fastest way to reach me.

matej.dobner@gmail.com

Prague, Czechia