JZ Engineering GmbH is an innovative engineering team, founded by Jörg Zander, in the Commercial District of St. Gallen, Switzerland on 21 December 2009. The company is located at Hummelbergstrasse 48e, Jona, CH-8645.

JZ Engineering specialises in the areas of design, calculation, simulation, research and development for the automotive and other high-technology industries.

Formation

Jörg Zander, Eng MSc., is an automotive engineering specialist with a successful 20 year career in the vehicle development and technical operations management automotive motor sports arena, working for several well-known manufacturers such as Honda, BMW, Opel and Toyota.
In his professional career he has amassed a great deal of experience and specialises in the following areas:

• Vehicle concept development
• Suspension
• Steering and brake
• Transmission
• Vehicle hydraulic systems
• CAD design
• Vehicle dynamics
• Calculation and simulation
• Testing
• Project management
• Budgeting, contracting and business activities
• Technical operations, management

Experience:

2008 – 2009 Deputy Technical Director, Honda Racing F1 & Brawn GP F1
2006 –2007 Chief Designer, BMW-Sauber F1 Team, Hinwil
2005 –2006 Chief Designer, Williams F1
2002 –2005 Chief Engineer Mechanical & Transmission, BAR-Honda F1
1997 – 2002 Head of Department Mechanical Engineering, Toyota Motorsport GmbH
1996 –1996 Race Engineer – ITC, Opel Team Rosberg
1990 – 1995 Project and Design Engineer, Toyota Motorsport GmbH

JZ Engineering GmbH now employs four staff.  At the core of this team is engineering know-how in the fields of automotive engineering, materials, manufacturing technology and general mechanical engineering.  The business is still at a manageable size and has the infrastructure available for expansion.