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You’ll find Henrique somewhere in Europe. He could be anywhere, from Sigma
Connectivity in Lund to someplace between Belgium and Portugal. And he’s always

on the verge of solving a problem. This man is passionate about disseminating
knowledge, and in his spare time, he runs his own YouTube channel and company

where he teaches people to design in CAD programmes.

Henrique was born and raised in Leiria, between In his short time with the company, he has already
Lisbon and Porto, and only 20 km away from been able to contribute with his knowledge of product
the Atlantic coast. He also finished his education development and production. His practicality and
there. At first, he began studying computer science passion for problem-solving has really come into its
and telematics at Aveiro University, but after three own here.
years he switched his focus to one of his passions,
automotive engineering. “ I saw an ad on LinkedIn about
how Sigma needed a ‘Swiss
“As a kid, one of my aspirations was to work in the army knife engineer’ for their
gaming industry. But fate had other plans, as teaching office in Copenhagen. ‘That's me,’
and 3D printing led me on a different path. The future? I thought.”
Only time will tell, but the foundations have been laid,”
says Henrique with a huge smile under his moustache. – Henrique Carvalho

Henrique has ten years as a project and product One ongoing trend is that European customers in
manager in the automotive industry under his belt. various industries, including MedTech, are looking
There he learned everything he knows about plastic at moving their production to Europe. And Portugal
components from design to production, managed in particular is a country where the manufacturing
teams and had his fair share of quotations and clients. industry is growing. Here, Henrique can contribute
He has worked with several international brands, with valuable knowledge. He is well-acquainted with
such as Bosch and VW. He also had the opportunity the various producers and knows who is good at
to fine-tune parts for the iconic McLaren P1 sports what. And of course, it helps that he’s at home with
car and was involved in developing the dashboard for the language and culture. He describes his job at
the BMW i8. And to some extent, we have Henrique Sigma Connectivity with great enthusiasm and says
to thank for the way the air vents in the VW Polo and it’s awesome to work with such fantastic projects in
T-Roc look and work. all possible areas. He also loves having the freedom to
work where his wife is and the opportunity to work
And now these production and product devel- from home, in the truest sense of the word.
opment skills have led him to Sigma Connectivity
in Lund. Here he works as a project manager at the From Portugal to a high-tech Sigma company. A
mechanical department within MedTech. Truth be journey that started three years ago, with a newborn
told, he ended up here by coincidence. 3D printing company, has now led him to Sweden
where he can expand his horizons, help others develop,
“My wife got an irresistible job offer in Brussels and apply his past experiences in the Automotive
and moved there about three years ago. Then, a world to new, greener fields. A voyage that has taken
year ago, I saw an ad on LinkedIn about how Sigma him to this exciting new chapter of his life.
needed a ‘Swiss army knife engineer’ for their office
in Copenhagen. ‘That's me,’ I thought, and Denmark
is closer to Belgium,” recounts Henrique of how he
ended up at Sigma Connectivity in April 2022.