Giovanni, how would you describe yourself?

  • Problem Solver
  • Knowledge Sharer
  • Consultant
  • Subject Matter Expert
  • Musician

What is special about working at Infineon?

The responsibility of steering end-to-end solution architecture and development in a technologically complex domain has challenged my leadership skills and enhanced my ability to guide my team. My major ideas and influences revolve around building and maintaining trust to guide people through challenges, risks, and changes, as well as their daily work. Without trust, I may be able to persuade or force people to comply, but they’ll never tap into the full commitment, capabilities, and creativity the group as a whole can offer.

What are your main tasks?

My daily job is about training and supporting our sales teams and customers in technical system discussions about automotive traction inverters.

What are the results of your work?

There are many design choices and constraints to be taken into consideration in the design-in phase of an automotive traction inverter. I support our sales teams and customers in selecting the best-fitting components, and I help them solve their technical challenges with reference designs, application notes, and other technical documentation – working in collaboration with my colleagues in the product lines.

What are your job highlights?

I enjoy working on electronics systems and architectures that will be implemented in cars over the next few years. I also like having regular customer interactions and connecting with many different experts to discuss technical topics from different points of view.

What are your biggest challenges?

As is often the case within big organizations, there can be many internal alignment meetings before a final decision is taken, and this can require more time than expected.

Is it better to be extraordinary and late, or good and on time?

When dealing with customers, it is very important to be reliable and respect the committed deadlines; a partial or good-enough answer is much better than ghosting while waiting for the perfect reply.