Daniel Schäftner - Embedded Software Engineer

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Aitrach, Germany

Experience

Aug 2022 - Jul 2023

1 year

Germany

Embedded Software Engineer

Rawe Electronic GmbH / SCHELL

Developed low-level firmware drivers for an advanced water tap with Bluetooth on a Silicon Labs EFR32BG module using Simplicity Studio

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

1 year

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Dr. Georg Maurer GmbH

Developed firmware and low-level drivers for advanced temperature sensors on a PIC32MZ controller using MPLABX

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

1 year

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Rawe Electronic GmbH / berbel Ablufttechnik GmbH

Redesigned application and firmware of a touch interface for an exhaust hood, migrating from a Cypress controller to STM32 using QTouch

Sep 2021 - May 2025

3 years 9 months

Wetter, Germany

Embedded Software Engineer

Demag Cranes & Components GmbH

Developed software, including low-level and firmware, for safety PCB controls in hoists and cranes based on PIC32CM and ATSAM

Jul 2021 - Mar 2022

9 months

Leutkirch im Allgäu, Germany

Embedded Software Engineer

SycoTec GmbH & Co. KG

Developed software and hardware for level sensors in dental cleaning machines using mTouch

Jan 2021 - Present

5 years 1 month

Friedrichshafen, Germany

University Lecturer

DHBW Ravensburg Campus Friedrichshafen

Lectures for Informatics and Python
Limited to ~30 hours per year (1 session/week from January to March) – does not interfere with project availability

Jan 2021 - Dec 2023

3 years

Biberach, Germany

Embedded Software Engineer

KaVo Dental GmbH

Software and hardware development for proximity sensors for dentist chairs in heavy surgical EMV environment with mTouch

Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

6 months

Illertissen, Germany

Embedded Software Engineer

TTS Cleantec GmbH / Festool

Software development for microchip mTouch implementation in a dsPIC33 for industrial vacuum cleaners

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

1 year

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BRITA GmbH

Analyzing and development support and consulting for mTouch in a water dispenser

Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

1 year

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AGCO GmbH / Fendt

Proximity sensor design and implementation support for an agriculture company

Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

1 year

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elobau GmbH & Co. KG

Software for industrial handheld in rough environment mTouch and QTouch combined

Jan 2017 - Sep 2021

4 years 9 months

Aitrach, Germany

Division Manager Electrical Engineering

KLAUS Multiparking GmbH

Head of the electrical department
Buildup of new department and integration of electrical manufacture
Developing, engineering and manufacturing of electrical components for parking systems
HMI development with J-Mobile and Java Script for Exor HMIs
Cabinet engineering with WSCAD

Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

1 year

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Maico Elektroapparate-Fabrik GmbH

HW and SW development for bathroom fan application, PIR, RH, mTouch, OS, driver and interfaces

Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

1 year

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Diehl Ako / City GmbH

Software projects and development resource for several projects
Firmware for capacitive touch sensors (mTouch by Microchip) used in prototype development

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

1 year

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STABILO International GmbH

Software for capacitive touch pen including an SPI accelerometer with MPLABX and XC8 based on mTouch by Microchip

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

1 year

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hegotec GmbH

Layout and software for MOC sensor for caravan systems with MPLABX and XC8 based on mTouch by Microchip

Jun 2014 - Dec 2016

2 years 7 months

Aitrach, Germany

Software & Hardware Engineer

Rudolf Kleinser Schaltungsbau

Development of 8/16 bit software in C and ASM on Microchip PIC16F/dsPIC33 (CAN Service-Handheld with SPI 4x20 display driver)
Development of PLC software in ST for Mitsubishi FX3U/FX3G and WAGO
CodeSys, WSCAD Suite
Cabinet hardware design and development
Test software and documentation for all listed projects
Full-cycle project management, including client communication

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

1 year

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Demmel AG / BMW

Layout and software for capacitive touch sensors for automotive with MPLABX and XC8 based on mTouch by Microchip

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

1 year

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Rawe Electronic GmbH / Geberit

Layout and software for capacitive proximity sensors for sanitary locations with MPLABX and XC8 based on mTouch by Microchip

Sep 2013 - Present

12 years 5 months

Aitrach, Germany

Freelance Software Engineer & Owner

Schaeftner Engineering

Development of 8/16/32 bit software in C and ASM (Microchip, ST, Atmel, Silicon Labs)
Application and firmware development including low-level drivers and capacitive touch (mTouch)
Consulting and implementation of capacitive touch systems (mTouch, Metal Over Cap)
Design and manufacturing of electrical control cabinets and PCBs
Development of test software and full technical documentation
Full-cycle project management, including client communication

Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

1 year

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Demmel AG / Audi

Metal Over Cap technology by Demmel AG (Microchip Design Partner) for capacitive keys in cooking appliances and vehicles using advanced haptic technology

Oct 2007 - May 2014

6 years 8 months

Weiler-Simmerberg, Germany

Software & Hardware Engineer

RAWE Electronic

Development of 8/16/32 bit software in C and ASM on Atmel/Microchip/ST
FreeRTOS, low-level drivers, Atmel UC3A/UC3C microcontroller for automatic storage systems, drivers for Bluetooth, WLAN, Zigbee, RFID (RS9110n1128, PROFLEX01, DWARF15)
Bootloaders (DFU, MMC) for Atmel, developed custom PIC bootloader for USART and I2C for PIC16F1828
Interfaces, USB, CAN, I2C (Multimaster), SPI, TWI, USART for UC3, ATmega/Atmel STM32/ST and PIC12,16/Microchip
mTouch by Microchip (Microchip Masters in Phoenix AZ 2012)
Capacitive touch-systems, layout and design rules for capacitive PCB sensors
Developed custom GUI for analyzing and parameterizing capacitive touch systems in Profilab
MPLABX, Keil, Atmel Studio, GCC, ICC, IAR, Visual Studio, Profilab
JTAG ICE mk2, JTAG ICE3, PICKIT3, PICKIT serial, ICD3, uLink me, TagConnect
Basic knowledge of Win CE 6.0 IMX28 boards, developed drivers for I2C and I2C bootloader to PIC
Test software and documentation for all listed projects
Full-cycle project management, including client communication

Summary

Dynamic professional engineer with specialized knowledge in programming; more than 15 years of experience in software development for embedded systems.

Skills

More Than 15 Years Of Programming And Debugging Embedded Systems.
Embedded C And Asm
Interfacing Directly With Hw Via Memory-mapped Registers
Low-level Drivers And Interfaces, Communication Protocols (Spi, I2c And Twi, Rs232, Rs485, Usb, Ethernet, Lin, Can, Modbus)
Analyzing And Debugging, Work With Oscilloscopes, Logic And Spectrum Analyzers
Application And Firmware Design And Structure
Freertos
Ides: Vscode, Eclipse Cdt, Visual Studio, Mplabx, Keil, Simplicity Studio
Toolchains: Iar, Gcc, Icc, Xc8, Xc16, Xc32
Ci And Documentation Tools: Jenkins, Doxygen, Artistic Style
Version Control: Git, Svn, Bitbucket, Gitlab, Github, Plastic Scm
Planning And Code Review: Jira, Tortoise, Code Reviewer
Microcontroller Experience With Microchip (Authorized Premium Microchip Design Partner)
Microcontroller Experience With Microchip Pic12, Pic16, Pic18, Pic24, Dspic30, Dspic33, Pic32
Mplabx, Mcc, Harmony
Xc8, Xc16, Xc32
Pickit3 And 4, Pickit Serial, Icd3
Microcontroller Experience With Atmel (Microchip)
Atsam, Arm, Uc3x, Avr, Atmega, Xmega, Tiny
Atmel / Microchip Studio, Atmel Start
Gcc For Atmel Targets
Jtag Ice Mk2, Jtag Ice3
Microcontroller Experience With St (Stm32xx)
Stm Cube Ide And Mx, Keil
Ulink Me, St-link
Microcontroller Experience With Silicon Labs (Efr32bgxx)
Simplicity Studio
Microcontroller Experience With Cortex M0, M0+, M3 Core-based Targets
Segger J-link
Tag Connect
Specialized Experience With Capacitive Touch And Proximity Systems
Cvd Software, Mtouch And Qtouch By Microchip
Metal Over Cap
Physical Background Of Capacitive Touch Systems
Layout Design Rules For Capacitive Touch Systems
Customer Support For Capacitive Touch Development
Authorized Premium Microchip Design Partner For Capacitive Touch
Wsl, Proalpha, Ms-office