Eddy Kaldjob - Project Manager

Besigheim, Germany

Experience

Feb 2024 - Feb 2025

1 year 1 month

Project Manager

Jungheinrich Norderstedt AG & Co. KG

Project management for embedded software development (batteries & chargers)
Management of (sub-)projects for the development of embedded software for lead-acid batteries and Li-ion battery management systems (BMS) and chargers in industrial trucks
Coordinating the specialist departments involved and external service providers from the start of the project to series maturity. Planning internal and external field tests.
Ensuring project goals in terms of quality, costs and deadlines
Planning and managing the use of resources
Clarifying project-specific issues in direct contact with internal customers
Regular reporting to the client
Requirement engineering and system design
Coordinating customer specifications with the client and comparing with the system platform
Creating and managing system requirements and high-level system design
Technical review of requirements with software developers, hardware designers, test and validation engineers, and service technicians.

May 2023 - Dec 2023

8 months

Software Project Manager

Marquardt GmbH

Lead of the software development project team in the development of Battery Monitoring Systems (BMS) for the Porsche AG project ‘992PA: 911 Hybrid’
Planning and controlling SW development activities from project initialization to project closure
Active contributor to test management, defect management and system engineering
Coordination of 4 software suppliers spread over different sites
Active contribution to internal project reviews
Preparing the software industrialization for verification prototypes and series parts
Regular project status reporting to the customer and to the internal management.

May 2022 - Feb 2023

10 months

Hybrid

Software Supplier Manager for eMobility Project

Schaeffler Automotive Bühl GmbH & Co. KG

Project vehicle: T-ROC Hybrid
Technical coordination of an external basic software supplier for the Smart Hydraulic Actuator (transmission oil pump) for the Volkswagen T-ROC Group project ‘Twin Drive’
Planning and tracking of the basic software development for a 3-phase inverter according to common standards in the automotive environment (ASPICE)
Formal verification of the received software deliveries
Representation of the project towards all relevant internal engineering disciplines: application software development, hardware design, functional safety, requirement and system engineering, test management
Creation and processing tracking of software defects and change requests
Ordering of change requests and requirements implementation
Regular project status reporting to the internal management.

Feb 2022 - Mar 2023

1 year 2 months

System Lead Engineer

Continental – ADC Automotive Distance Control Systems GmbH

Lead of the system engineering project team in the development of short-range radar sensors for the Mercedes-Benz and AMG project ‘SRR630DP14’
Planning, tasks assignment and execution tracking of multi-sites development
Coordination of engineering disciplines requirements management, system engineering, system architecture design, security and privacy management, functional safety management, sensor mounting analysis and radome simulation, frequency homologation
Lead of internal project reviews
Preparation of production parameters
Regular project status reporting to the customer and to the internal management.

Mar 2021 - Sep 2021

7 months

Functional Safety Engineer

Volkswagen AG

Technical project management of the Tier-1 system supplier APTIV
Development contribution to diverse company internal stakeholders
Functional safety engineering and management in the development of LEDs based driver monitoring cameras
Management of requirements in DOORS about camera calibration, software, detection of driver’s head pose, eyes states, viewing target and drowsiness
Review of the ISO 26262 work products such as the supplier’s technical safety concept and the development interface agreement
Identification of validation and verification methods at customer function level, system integration level, and component level.

Feb 2021 - Jan 2022

1 year

System Technical Project Manager

Valeo Telematik und Akustik GmbH

Technical lead in the development of Telematic Control Units for Renault / Nissan / Lada
Planning, assignment and execution tracking of multi-sites development and testing activities in Germany, France, Egypt, Japan and Czech Republic
Coordination of joint development with the software supplier GlobalLogic in Slovakia
Coordination of joint system validation with the service supplier CTAG in Spain
Preparation of test setup for ERA Glonass certification
Lead of internal project reviews
Identification of Special Product and Process Characteristics (SPPCs)
Preparation of End-of-Line test specification
Technical contribution to RFIs and RFQs
Regular project status reporting to the customer and to the internal management.

Sep 2020 - Feb 2021

6 months

System Architect Electronics

Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge

Contribution to electronic brake systems development in all stages, including functional testing, with a primary focus on system architecture
Analysis of customer standard specification and industrial or regulatory standards for a customer product, and definition of appropriate conclusions needed for system functionality
Planning and design of platform architecture, including system integration and interface design
Contribution to the technical safety concept and to subsequent engineering activities conducted by the functional safety engineer
Assessment of subsystems under development at product level
Review of the system test requirements
Preparation of TÜV certification documentation.

Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

5 months

Technical Supplier Manager

Magna Electronics Europe GmbH

Coordination of integration of customer camera functions into MobilEye software for Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche
Definition of scope, methods, responsibilities and timing
Setup of dedicated Statement Of Work document (SOW) including process for software acceptance, requirements management, defects tracking, change requests
Review of MobilEye commercial offer
Tracking of all engineering tasks between Magna and MobilEye
Regular project status reporting to customer and internal hierarchy.

Jul 2014 - Sep 2019

5 years 3 months

Technical Project Manager

Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH

Technical contribution to contract acquisitions from Jaguar Land Rover, Renault, Nissan, Dacia and Mitsubishi
Project management: activities planning, assignment and execution tracking, budget planning and monitoring, regular risks assessment and mitigation, regular project status reporting to customer and internal hierarchy
Coordination and support of samples industrialization
Technical lead of multi-site teams (Germany, France, Czech Republic, Egypt, India, Korea, China, Japan) including software project managers, requirement engineers, system function owners and system engineers, system test engineers and test drivers, application engineers, hardware developers, mechanical designers, functional safety engineers, ticket managers, environmental and electromagnetic validation engineers
Setup of End-of-Line test specification
High-level system architecture lead of ultrasonic based park assistance control units
Lead of MobilEye partnership projects for front camera functions.

Jan 2012 - Jun 2014

2 years 6 months

Team Lead and Test Manager for eMobility Projects

Continental AG

Project vehicles: Renault Zoe/Fluence/Kangoo, Audi A6/Q5, Mercedes S-Class, Smart
Face-to-face project meetings with customers (Renault, Daimler)
Technical and disciplinary lead of multi-site (Nuremberg, Berlin) test engineers team
Coordination of system tests for power electronics: DC/DC converters and inverters
Lead of design and process validation (DV/PV)
Lead of development and industrialization of electromagnetic filters: CAD simulation, characterization of first samples and optimization
Introduction of standardized best practices into the department test methods (SYS.4 and SYS.5): process workflow formalization, definition, review and release of deliverable templates
Coordination of End-of-Line automation.

Jul 2010 - Dec 2011

1 year 6 months

Hardware Project Lead for eMobility Project

Continental AG

Project vehicle: Renault Zoe
Technical lead of engineering team for 3-phase inverter and DCDC converter including FPGA/CPLD developers, hardware requirement engineers, hardware developers and hardware test engineers
Project management and status reporting to internal hierarchy
Coordination of creation, evaluation and release of design specifications, test guidelines and test reports
Coordination of simulations and development related tests.

Jan 2004 - Jun 2009

5 years 6 months

Research Associate

Leibniz Universität Hannover

Industry projects: design and characterization of low-power low-noise amplifiers for automotive DAB radios for Bosch/Blaupunkt in Hildesheim; design of transponder-antenna systems for Carinthian Tech Research in Villach, Austria
Research: design of innovative 2.4 / 5.8 / 24 GHz wireless transponders
Teaching: supervision of master theses; planning and execution of tutorials and laboratory courses; creation and review of teaching materials; conception of exams.

Skills

Embedded Systems

Iso Dis 21448: Safety Of The Intended Functionality
Iso 26262: Road Vehicles – Functional Safety
Software Testing
Development Process: V-cycle; Agile Software Engineering, Scrum; A-spice; Cmmi
Design Methods: Dfmea; Drbfm
Communication: Can; Hs-can; Can Fd; Canopen; Uds (Unified Diagnostic Services); Ethernet
Vector Informatik: Autosar; Canape; Canoe

Photonics And Semiconductor Technology

Semiconductor Technology: Substrates (Silicon, Gallium Arsenide, Indium Phosphide); Clean Room; Metalorganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (Movpe); Lithography; Atomic Force Microscopy (Afm) For Surface Characterization; Manufacturing Of Electronic Components
Photonics And Optoelectronics: Basis Purification Of Glass Substrates; Atomic Deposition Of Ultra-thin Films; Organic Semiconductor (Phenyl-substituted Polyphenylene-vinylene, Phppv); Organic Light Emitting Diodes (Oled) Manufacturing; Current-voltage Characterization Of Oleds; Light Spectrum Analysis; Glass Fiber Manufacturing

Microwave Engineering / Radio Frequency Technology

Microwave Simulation Tools: Ads; Pspice; Designer; Hfss
Measurement Tools: Network Analyzer; Spectrum Analyzer; Power Meter; Radiation Pattern Measurement
Design Of 2d/3d Antennas; Antenna-cable Transitions; Design Of Transponders And Rfid; Rf Circuit Design
Patent Ownership: Patent Registration Wo2008055681 (Waveguide Arrangement For Transmitting Electromagnetic Waves With A Hollow Conductor And A Planar Conductor Arranged In The Hollow Conductor)

It Knowledges

Programming: C; C#; C++ ; Assembly
Data Analysis: Mathcad; Maple; Origin
Project Documentation: Dimensions Cm; Sbm – Serena Dimension; Doors; Doors Next Generation; Sharepoint; Pkit; Mks; Confluence; Jira; Windchill Rv&s (Ims Ptc Integrity); Target Plm; Sap
Ms Office: Project; Word; Excel; Powerpoint; Think Cell; Visio; Outlook
Chrome: Google Slides; Google Spreadsheet; Google Doc