Summary
Manuel Petersmann is a computational mechanics engineer and project coordinator with 11 years’ experience applying materials-science modelling and finite-element simulation to semiconductor reliability and process optimization. At Infineon he leads research-driven projects on metallization and interconnect reliability—simulating stress, creep, diffusion, phase formation and fracture—to inform process changes such as cold split optimization. He holds a Ph.D. in computational mechanics from Montanuniversität Leoben, spent a year as a visiting researcher at Mines ParisTech, and began his industrial SiC epitaxy work before moving into his current role. Manuel also teaches structural safety at CUAS, bridging academic rigor and industrial practice, and his background uniquely pairs hands-on clean-room experience with deep numerical and thermodynamic expertise.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., computational mechanics, numerical mathematics, thermodynamics of phase transformations, 1, Ph.D., computational mechanics, numerical mathematics, thermodynamics of phase transformations, 1 at Montanuniversität Leoben
German, English, French