Ilhan Catak
Senior Battery Systems Expert
Experience
Senior Battery Systems Expert
Freelancer
400V 50A LFP (LiFePO4) 20 kWh home PV solar hybrid ESS energy storage system with inverter, MPPT, charger and battery pack
ESS systems testing and battery systems consultancy for Senec GmbH – Leipzig, Germany
48V 100A and 60V 120A Li-Ion battery pack design and BMS integration project with direct liquid immersion cooling technology for industrial mobile machinery battery pack at HyperX GmbH – Kornwestheim, Germany
Senior Embedded Hardware Engineer
AMK Automotive GmbH
Designed, developed and tested BLDC electric motor inverter for automotive compressor air suspension systems
Implemented automotive HIL testing with Vector RT Rack and VT System
Developed in ASPICE V-Model based research and development environment
Performed embedded hardware engineering using Vector vTESTstudio, CANoe and CAPL scripting
Senior Research & Development Engineer
Stoba e-Systems GmbH
Led EV electric vehicle powertrain development projects including electric motor driver (inverter) test system
Designed VCU vehicle control unit hardware & software with Arduino and embedded C on Eclipse IDE
Integrated CAN Bus interface and followed ASPICE V-Model based R&D environment
Developed battery pack hardware: AFE, BMS ASIC, BDU and battery simulator hardware
Integrated demonstrator vehicle: electric motor, inverter, battery pack and gas throttle with PAWN software
Designed AMR magnetic rotation/angle sensor hardware for electric motor
Senior Embedded Project Engineer
Bosch (Esip Steinbeis)
Provided hardware and software support for diesel exhaust system SCU small control unit PM particulate matter sensor development
Conducted embedded system testing with Vector vTESTstudio and CANoe
Developed embedded C software and debugging using IAR Embedded Workbench and Eclipse IDE
Modified hardware and software for improved EMC performance
Followed ASPICE V-Model based automotive software R&D
Senior Business Development Engineer
Birtel Ltd.
Conducted feasibility studies for EV, HEV and PHEV vehicle development and battery pack manufacturing projects
Performed commercial vehicle hybrid conversion and free-floating EV car sharing feasibility studies
Developed smartphone app based remote engine start project feasibility
Managed distributorship and supply agreements with Li-Ion battery cell, BMS, BLDC motor and driver manufacturers
Senior Embedded Hardware Engineer
Mobit A.S.
Designed and produced Li-Ion battery packs for EV cars, two-way radios, alcohol meters, power tools, e-bikes and UAVs
Developed e-bike BMS, PCM and fuel gauge modules
Manufactured 72V 120Ah LiFePO4 EV battery pack, 36V 10Ah UAV pack, 48V 20Ah EV race car pack and 36V 18Ah/12Ah e-bike packs
Created special Li-Ion battery management system for NiMH pack and charger adaptation
Senior Embedded Hardware Engineer
TUBITAK / BILGEM (UEKAE)
Designed GSM phone hardware including GSM, TFT LCD, camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth modules and sensors
Developed low-level drivers and hardware test routines in embedded C using TI Code Composer Studio
Designed ETX form factor CPU motherboard hardware
Ensured EMC and TEMPEST compliance for information security and system immunity
Performed MTBF calculation and analysis
Embedded Software Engineer
Vestel A.S.
Integrated Nokia digital terrestrial set-top box receiver with Vestel analog chassis for joint venture with Alba-UK and Nokia-Finland
Developed teletext software for Australian customer
Implemented RCMM remote control protocol on Siemens 8051 TV controller
Used Assembler and C with Keil compiler and Lauterbach debugger
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Telecommunication (9 years), Automotive (7 years), Energy (4.5 years), Manufacturing (4.5 years), and Aerospace and Defense (1 year).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Product Development (19.5 years), Quality Assurance (10 years), Research and Development (8.5 years), Project Management (3 years), Procurement (1.5 years), and Production (1 year).
Skills
Key Competences:
- Battery Pack/module Integration And Development
- Bms (Battery Management System) Hardware Development
- Ev (Electric Vehicle) Electric Powertrain Development
- Embedded Hardware Engineering
- Embedded Software Engineering
- Emc Compliance-based System Design
- Automotive Functional Safety (Iso 26262)
- Aspice V-model Automotive Software Development
Engineering Skills:
- Altium Designer Ide
- Hardware Design
- Eclipse Ide
- Embedded C Software Design
- Autodesk Fusion 360 (3d Mechanical Design)
- Product Requirements And Specifications
Key Skills:
- Embedded Hardware Engineering
- Embedded Software Engineering
- Automotive Electronics
- Consumer Electronics
- Altium Designer Ide Hardware Design
- Eclipse Ide For C/c++ Developers
- Autodesk Fusion 360 Mechanical Design
- Embedded C
- Pawn (C-like Script)
- Can
- Canopen
- Vteststudio
- Canoe
- Canalyzer
- Vector Rt Rack
- Emc
- Tempest (Military Emc)
- Tqm (Total Quality Management)
- Fusa (Functional Safety)
- Iso 26262
Languages
Education
Bogazici University
Bachelor's Degree, BSEE Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Major: Control Systems · Electrical and Electronics Engineering · İstanbul, Turkey
Certifications & licenses
Driving License Class B
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