Asil Ergüner

Digital Product Owner
Design & Engineering

About Me

Digital Product Owner/Specialist responsible for CAD/CAE applications at IKEA of Sweden, managing a 30+ tool ecosystem across the full application lifecycle, including product management, customization, software development, configuration, licensing, vendor coordination, user support, and continuous improvement. Combining hands-on engineering experience with strong expertise in CAD/CAE and PLM, I contribute to the development of engineering workflows, automation, CAD standards, and digital engineering solutions at IKEA.

With 12+ years of engineering experience, an MSc in Wind Energy, a BSc in Naval Architecture, European patent experience, and Certified SOLIDWORKS Expert status, my background spans shipbuilding, offshore wind, subsea power cable systems, and engineering technology across CAD, CAE, and PLM. Beyond my professional role, I develop software and design mechanical products, including watches, combining engineering expertise with hands-on product development. I'm also an early adopter of AI, building AI-supported applications and workflows for both professional and personal use.

LocationVäxjö, Sweden

Experience12+ Years

StrengthsDigital Product Ownership, Project Management & Mechanical Engineering

Current RoleIKEA - Digital Product Owner/Specialist

What I Do

Skills & Expertise

Digital Product Ownership

Owning the CAD/CAE tool ecosystem lifecycle, vendors, and roadmap.

Project & Agile Management

Certified in CAPM® and PRINCE2®, with hands-on Agile/Scrum delivery - sprint planning, backlog ownership, and leading cross-functional teams of designers and developers to shipping.

Mechanical Design

Mechanical design and structural product development across marine, wind, and industrial equipment.

SolidWorks Expert

Certified expert in Design, Simulation, and API development, and a SolidWorks Champions Group member.

PLM/PDM Systems

3DEXPERIENCE PLM specialist and Windchill implementer - system architecture, data migration, and workflows.

Vendor & Budget Management

Procurement, vendor negotiation, and budget ownership across a 30+ tool ecosystem.

Simulation & FEA

Owns the CAE/FEA landscape for a global engineering organization - software selection, HPC infrastructure, and validation standards - grounded in hands-on FEA experience across marine, wind, and cable industries.

Stakeholder Management

User enablement through structured guidance, documentation, and training programs.

Business Case Development

Quantifying rework and inefficiency costs to build the case for tooling investment.

AI & Market Trend Scouting

Continuously tracking AI and emerging technology trends in CAD and simulation software, to keep the tooling roadmap and vendor strategy ahead of the curve.

Software Development

VB.NET, MATLAB, and Xcode (Swift) for tools and independent apps.

Engineering Process & Automation

SolidWorks API development and CAD standards automation across an engineering organization.

Languages

English - Fluent
Turkish - Native
Swedish - C1 (Svenska som andraspråk)

Patents

Backfilling Protection Structure for Backfilling of a Cable Joint (EU 20201169.5-1201, filed Oct 2020)

Credentials

Certificates

Design Management
Short Degree - UAL

Certified Associate
Project Manager (CAPM®)

PRINCE2® Foundation
Project Management

Certified SolidWorks Expert - Design badge

Certified Expert -
Mechanical Design

Certified SolidWorks Expert - Simulation badge

Certified Expert -
Simulation

Career Path

Experience

Oct 2022 – Present

Digital Product Owner/Specialist - IKEA

Älmhult, Sweden

Digital Product Owner for a 30+ CAD/CAE tool ecosystem within a global engineering organization, overseeing SolidWorks development, CAD automation, and CAE/FEA environments. Technical interface between engineering, simulation, and infrastructure teams. Owns the full CAD/CAE lifecycle - procurement, vendor management, budget, system maintenance, upgrades, and HPC deployment. Leads CAD standards development and CAD/PLM (Windchill) integration, develops SolidWorks APIs/add-ins and engineering automation, and drives user enablement through documentation and training. Also led a product team of UX designers and developers delivering custom software projects.

Aug 2021 – Sep 2022

PLM Developer - CTC AB

Ljungby, Sweden

Led the implementation and rollout of a 3DEXPERIENCE PLM system, including SolidWorks data migration and engineering workflow setup. Responsible for CAD data preparation and migration, collaborating with engineering teams to define processes, configure the system, and drive adoption.

Jun 2019 – Aug 2021

Mechanical Design Engineer - NKT Cables

Alingsås, Sweden

Designed connectors, terminations, and accessories for offshore and subsea power cable systems. Responsible for SolidWorks-based mechanical design and structural/FEA simulations, contributing to engineering changes and cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing teams.

Apr 2018 – May 2019

Mechanical Design Engineer - Winfoor AB

Lund, Sweden

Worked in a startup environment developing an innovative wind turbine concept. Responsible for 3D modeling and mechanical design using Autodesk Inventor, project planning, and establishing a lightweight PDM system for CAD data and revisions.

Sep 2016 – Feb 2018

Naval Architect - Hauschildt Marine

Copenhagen, Denmark

Designed and developed marine vessels, from conceptual design to detailed engineering. Responsible for 3D vessel modeling in Rhinoceros and 2D technical drawings in AutoCAD, delivering engineering documentation from concept to production-ready output.

Jul 2013 – Jun 2015

Design & Planning Engineer - Sarp Yachts

Antalya, Turkey

Contributed to the design and planning of a 46-meter mega yacht (SARP 46). Responsible for 3D design of piping systems and layouts, engineering documentation, and cross-functional coordination between design and production teams.

Education

2015 – 2017

MSc. Eng. Wind Energy - Technical University of Denmark

Thesis: Repowering Alternatives and Feasibility Studies of Middelgrunden Wind Farm

2008 – 2013

BSc. Eng. Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering - Technical University of Istanbul

Grade: 3.14/4.00 - High Honor List

2010 – 2011

BSc. Eng. Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering - Technical University of Lisbon

Erasmus Exchange Program

Portfolio

Software Development Projects

A CAD automation platform built for enterprise use, four independently published apps, and Ontime, coming soon.

ComplianceWorks

SolidWorks Add-in · VB.NET · CAD Standards Automation

A CAD standards add-in for SolidWorks, built for CAD administrators, that lets a company enforce its own CAD standards across every engineer, from one central control panel. Admins define design guidelines and rules once, keep them in one shared database file - license included - and every user's add-in picks up changes automatically - no reinstalling, no manual rollout. Ships with a large utility toolkit (Quick Check, feature tree organizer, dangling dimension cleanup, missing reference finder, QR code generator, configuration splitter, and more), integrated news/push notifications, centralized document resources, and support for running company-defined macros directly from the task pane.

Centralized rule management
Shared database sync
15 built-in utilities
On-premise licensing
Custom macro runner

Learn More & Download →

Carlee – My Car

iOS · iPad · Mac App

Fuel, costs, reminders, trips and PDF reports for your cars - private, with optional iCloud sync.

Learn More →

Ontime: Appointments & Clients

iOS App · Coming soon

A calm appointment manager for independent practices: calendar, clients and invoices, plus a booking page your customers use from any browser, with automatic confirmation and reminder emails in 23 languages.

Learn More →

Pursera

iOS App

Helps you understand the true cost of what you own and spend - tracks expenses and assets with multi-currency support.

View on App Store →

Medborgarskapsprovet

iOS App

Swedish citizenship exam preparation app with 1,500+ practice questions and official test materials.

View on App Store →

IndfødsretPro

iOS App

Danish citizenship test preparation app with 2,000 questions covering every test category.

View on App Store →

Beyond Work

Hobbies

Married, and a father to a daughter - beyond that, a watch enthusiast and designer, football fan, and traveler.

Watch collection — Watch Enthusiast & Watch Designer

DORAS watch, designed by Asil Ergüner — Watch Enthusiast & Watch Designer

Playing football with teammates — Football & Sports

Let's Talk

Get in touch

Open to conversations about CAD/PLM engineering, automation, app development, mechanical engineering, engineering, design, and digital product management.

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