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  • Supplier inquiries and technical evaluation
  • Technical support for suppliers and production
  • CAD design with CATIA V5 and SolidWorks
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  • Design of plastic connector housings, aluminum die-cast parts, and circuit boards in assemblies
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  • Adaptation of automated drilling and riveting processes for manufacturing wings and control surfaces
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  • Specification of NAS-compliant drilling materials
  • Supplier evaluation
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  • Close collaboration with tooling department for design of injection molded parts (DFM)
  • Cable design and PCB design
  • CAD design with Siemens NX and Teamcenter
  • Creating documentation in SAP
  • Regular meetings with team leaders and project management
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Design Engineer Filling Systems

Bizerba Busch AG

  • Design of semi- and fully automatic filling systems for the food, chemical, and petrochemical industries
  • Design according to Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
  • Close collaboration with project management and production
  • Optimization of automation processes
  • Creating technical drawings and bill of materials
  • Technical design together with suppliers
  • Preparing specifications based on requirements profiles
  • Setting up material and document masters in SAP
  • Producing drawings and 3D models in SolidWorks
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Design Engineer Rail Vehicle Construction

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  • Design of interior fittings for trains of the Flirt 3 series
  • Design of ceiling systems, inter-car gangways, and insulation
  • Design of thermoplastic components for locking systems on rail vehicles
  • Compliance with fire safety regulations
  • Collaboration with project management and onsite assembly
  • Technical design together with suppliers
  • Preparing requirements and functional specifications
  • Support for certification and acceptance processes
  • Change management
  • Processing documents and article masters in SmarTeam
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Design Engineer Radar Sensor Unit

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  • Participation in new development for modernizing mobile radar systems
  • Development of radar sensor units and optics for object detection
  • Development of electromechanical alternative drives and installation and control of linear actuators
  • Preparing requirements specifications
  • Evaluating suppliers
  • Design together with system suppliers
  • 3D modeling in Siemens NX 10
  • Creating production-ready drawings and bill of materials
  • Data management and change control in Teamcenter
  • Maintaining material masters in SAP
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Design Engineer Turbo Generator

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Senior Design Engineer Automotive

Schaffner EMV AG

  • Design of thermoplastic components including door handle antennas, switches, and EMC filters
  • PCB design
  • Initial design of EMC test fixtures for automated production quality assurance
  • Application of quality management systems (IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Kaizen)
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Body-in-White Design Engineer Automotive

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  • Design of fixtures and tools for manufacturing body-in-white
  • Systematic design in CATIA V5 and Siemens NX according to OEM guidelines
  • Creation of manufacturing-ready drawings and bills of materials
  • Processing of change requests
  • Preparation of CAD models for simultaneous robot cell space analyses
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Tooling Design Engineer Automotive (Working Student)

Ford Plant in Cologne

  • Design of fixtures and tools in plant engineering
  • Creation of 3D models
  • Support of simulation for the design of robot tools
  • Creation of drawings and bills of materials in CATIA V5

Summary

Innovative design engineer with over 15 years of experience in product development.

Expert in mechanical designs in the fields of medical devices, automotive, railway, and aerospace.

Skills

  • Mechanical Design
  • Product Development
  • Plastics Engineering
  • Drive Technology
  • Fixture Design
  • Manufacturing Equipment
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Google Docs
  • Windows 11
  • Ms-office
  • Catia V5
  • Siemens Nx
  • Solidworks
  • Autocad
  • Teamcenter
  • Smarteam
  • Sap
  • Agile 6
  • Plastic-design
  • Automation
  • Dfm
  • Lean-management
  • Kaizen
  • Fmea
  • Apqp
  • Part-design
  • Assembly-design
  • Drafting
  • Structural Analysis (Fea)
  • General-shape-design (Gsd)
  • Sheet-metal-design
  • Cable-design

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2007 - Jun 2009

Bergische Universität Wuppertal

Certified Designer IHK · Mechanical and Plant Engineering · Wuppertal, Germany

Oct 2002 - Jun 2005

Fachhochschule Aachen

Mechanical Engineering · Aachen, Germany

Oct 2001 - Jun 2002

Fachoberschule

Technical college entrance qualification · Aachen, Germany

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