Jörg Menges - Biography
- Head of Product Engineering
Jörg Menges was born in Ludwigshafen in 1967 and studied industrial engineering at the University of Kaiserslautern.
In 1995, Menges began his career in the Volkswagen Group as a production trainee, in conjunction with an overseas assignment in Changchun, China.
From 1996, Menges worked as an assembly planner for the production of the first Audi models at FAW-Volkswagen in Changchun and as a planner for CKD production in Southeast Asia.
From 1997 to 1999, Menges was the speaker of the team of experts for the A3 model series and he was in charge of the new A2 assembly in Neckarsulm until 2001. He then assumed responsibility for process chains across all sites as head of production planning for flaps.
After working as a project manager in Audi R8 production, from 2005 onwards Menges oversaw production planning for add-on parts, process, and structure planning for the press plant and was involved in developing the new hot forming technology at Audi.
From 2009 to 2016, Menges was head of assembly for the A3 and Q2 in Ingolstadt, where he managed vehicle assembly until 2019.
Menges returned to FAW-Volkswagen in Changchun in 2019 as site manager of China’s largest automotive company.
Jörg Menges has been Head of Product Engineering at AUDI AG in Ingolstadt since December 1, 2022.
