Daniel Schäftner
Senior Embedded Software Engineer, C/C++, Python, Microchip, STM, FreeRTOS, CI/CD, Git
Embedded Software Engineer
Rawe Electronic GmbH / SCHELL
Firmware low-level driver development for an advanced water tap with bluetooth on an EFR32BG module from Silicon Labs with Simplicity Studio
Dr. Georg Maurer GmbH
Firmware and low-level development for advanced temperature sensors on PIC32MZ controller with MPLABX
Rawe Electronic GmbH / berbel Ablufttechnik GmbH
Redesign application and firmware of a touch application for an exhaust hood from Cypress controller to STM32 and QTouch
Embedded Software Engineer
Demag Cranes & Components GmbH
Software development including low-level and firmware for PIC32CM and ATSAM based hoist and crane safety-pcb-control
Embedded Software Engineer
SycoTec GmbH & Co. KG
Software and hardware development for level sensors for dentist cleaning machines with mTouch
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
Embedded Software Engineer
KaVo Dental GmbH
Software and hardware development for proximity sensors for dentist chairs in heavy surgical EMV environment with mTouch
Embedded Software Engineer
TTS Cleantec GmbH / Festool
Software development for microchip mTouch implementation in a dsPIC33 for industrial vacuum cleaners
BRITA GmbH
Analyzing and development support and consulting for mTouch in a water dispenser
AGCO GmbH / Fendt
Proximity sensor design and implementation support for an agriculture company
elobau GmbH & Co. KG
Software for industrial handheld in rough environment mTouch and QTouch combined
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
Maico Elektroapparate-Fabrik GmbH
HW and SW development for bathroom fan application, PIR, RH, mTouch, OS, driver and interfaces
Diehl Ako / City GmbH
- Software projects and development resource for several projects
- Firmware for capacitive touch sensors (mTouch by Microchip) used in prototype development
STABILO International GmbH
Software for capacitive touch pen including an SPI accelerometer with MPLABX and XC8 based on mTouch by Microchip
hegotec GmbH
Layout and software for MOC sensor for caravan systems with MPLABX and XC8 based on mTouch by Microchip
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
Demmel AG / BMW
Layout and software for capacitive touch sensors for automotive with MPLABX and XC8 based on mTouch by Microchip
Rawe Electronic GmbH / Geberit
Layout and software for capacitive proximity sensors for sanitary locations with MPLABX and XC8 based on mTouch by Microchip
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
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
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) (2011/2012)
- 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
- Key Skills & Expertise
Embedded C/C++ & Assembler (15+ years) Low-level programming in C, C++ and Assembler Direct access to registers/peripherals Development of low-level drivers & communication interfaces (SPI, I2C/TWI, RS232, RS485, CAN, LIN, USB, Modbus, Ethernet) Firmware design & architecture for bare metal and FreeRTOS Analysis & troubleshooting with oscilloscope, logic & spectrum analyzers SEGGER Tools: J-Link, RTT, SystemView Capacitive Touch & Proximity (Microchip mTouch Expert) Extensive experience with capacitive touch and proximity sensors (CVD, Metal-Over-Cap, physical layer optimization) Support in layout and design guidelines Technical support for customer projects Official Microchip design partner
- ️ Toolchain & Development Environments
Development & IDEs: Eclipse CDT, Visual Studio, VSCode, MPLABX, Atmel Studio, STM32CubeIDE IAR, Keil, Simplicity Studio, Profilab
Build & Debug Tools: GCC / G++, XC8/16/32, ICC, Artistic Style, Doxygen PICKIT, ICD3, JTAG ICE, ST-Link, uLink-me, SEGGER J-Link, Tag Connect SEGGER RTT, SystemView
Version control / CI / code quality: Git, SVN, Bitbucket, GitHub, Plastic SCM Jenkins, Jira, CodeReviewer, Tortoise, Atlassian Tools
Microcontroller & platform experience
Microchip: PIC12–PIC32, dsPIC30/33, Harmony, MCC Atmel/Microchip: AVR, Xmega, Tiny, UC3x, ATSAM (ARM-Cortex) STMicroelectronics: STM32 (M0–M4), STM32Cube, HAL/LL Silicon Labs: EFR32BGxx ARM Cortex: M0, M0+, M3 Targets
Python & automation
Python (certificate available) Test automation (e.g., Pytest), log data analysis, measurement technology Build/flash/test scripting
Project & team skills
Creation of technical documentation (Doxygen) Agile development (Scrum, Jira) Collaboration with hardware, software and test departments Customer contact, technical consulting, specification reviews Code reviews & mentoring juniors
Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Ravensburg Campus Friedrichshafen
Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor with Honours · Germany
Rohde & Schwarz
Apprenticeship · Electronics · Germany
Gymnasium Salvatorkolleg Bad Wurzach
Abitur (German high school diploma) · Bad Wurzach, Germany
EMC Certificate
IPC-A-610-Class 2 Certificate
Kuka Certificate
Microchip Masters
Python Certificate
SQL Certificate
Safety by Pilz
Sistema Certificate
WSCAD Certificate
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