Manfred Burkhard - Design and development of medical device

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Dießen am Ammersee, Germany

Experience

Jul 2023 - Present

2 years 1 month

Freelance development engineer / designer

corpuls | GS Elektromedizinische Geräte G. Stemple GmbH

Mechanical development of modular patient monitor and defibrillator
Design optimization of modular patient monitor and defibrillator
Planning and execution of test procedures.

Jul 2023 - Feb 2024

8 months

Freelance development engineer / designer

Fujifilm Medwork GmbH

Medical technology area: medical instruments for therapeutic endoscopy
Design optimization of stone extraction catheter
Development of innovative design for connecting latex and silicone tubing
Planning and execution of test procedures
Subproject management.

Jan 2022 - May 2023

1 year 5 months

Saalfeld, Germany

Freelance development engineer / designer

Baxter (formerly Hillrom / Trumpf Medizin Systeme GmbH + Co. KG)

Medical technology area: upgrades and sustaining of OR tables
Design optimization of OR tables and their attachments using Siemens NX and Teamcenter
Project management: change of surface coating for head and leg plate parts to reduce costs
Project management: change of material and manufacturing process of fastening nut
Technical documentation, updating documents according to ISO 13485
Coordination of departments in the project: quality management, regulatory affairs, manufacturing, sales, product management.

Nov 2020 - Jul 2021

9 months

Garching, Germany

Freelance development engineer / designer

Voith Composites SE & Co. KG

Fiber composite technology area
Design of special machines with Inventor 2021 in the field of robot-assisted winding station for prepreg cuttings
Sourcing plant components, obtaining quotes
Planning, execution and evaluation of tests, winding prepreg composite parts.

Nov 2020 - Jul 2021

9 months

Garching, Germany

Freelance development engineer / designer

Voith Robotics

Assembly automation area: retarder / electric motor
Design of special machines for assembly automation of retarders and electric motors with Siemens NX and Teamcenter
Predevelopment / design of assembly for inserting winding heads into stator
Design of measuring station for bearing clearance measurement
Manual assembly stations and dispensing station for spacers.

Aug 2019 - Dec 2021

2 years 5 months

Ilmenau, Germany

Freelance development engineer / designer

Avateramedical GmbH

Medical technology area: minimally invasive, robot-assisted surgery
Development and design of instruments with Inventor 2021 and sterile cover sets for minimally invasive, robot-assisted surgery
Design and optimization of instruments and sterile cover sets for series production, including development of manufacturing technology
On-site production support and optimization of instruments at supplier.

Nov 2018 - Jul 2019

9 months

Garching, Germany

Freelance development engineer / designer

Voith Composites SE & Co. KG

Fiber composite technology area
Design of special machines with Inventor 2017 in the field of novel winding technology for composite materials, context e-mobility
Sourcing plant components, obtaining quotes
Development of industrialization concept for high-volume plant, prepreg and winding technology
Planning, execution and evaluation of tests, winding composite parts.

Apr 2017 - Nov 2018

1 year 8 months

Mindelheim, Germany

Development engineer / designer

Grob-Werke GmbH & Co. KG

Production plants area: e-mobility
Design and development with Siemens NX10, Teamcenter and SAP
Concept development and design of automation for assembling battery cells and battery module assembly
Development and design of assembly automation for stator electric motor, project “BMW Heat,” especially cabinet technology for hairpin stator
Design of series plant for hairpin laser welding, projects “BMW Heat” and “VW MEB”
Development of novel technology in impregnation (drip) of stators for e-mobility.

Feb 2015 - Feb 2016

1 year 1 month

Garching, Germany

Freelance development engineer / designer (part time)

Voith Composites GmbH & Co. KG

Fiber composite technology area
Consulting and design of new manufacturing technology in special machine construction for fiber placement VRA (Voith Roving Applicator) for project Audi A8 D5 parcel shelf.

Apr 2013 - Apr 2017

4 years 1 month

Finning, Germany

Freelance designer (part and full time)

em-tec GmbH

Medical technology area: ultrasound flow measurement, heart support systems
Design, FEM calculation and rendering with SolidWorks and MaxxDB database. Part development for injection molding, silicone molding, sheet metal and mechanical parts
Request and parts sourcing
Contract development / design of Wisap Cervix C3 THERMO-COAGULATOR, medical device for cervical cancer prevention
Contract development / design of opto-acoustic sensor for hematocrit determination (non-invasive) integrated in dialysis machine
Design of single-use ultrasound flow sensor
Design and optimization of ultrasound flow sensors and heart support systems
Design and sourcing of production tools.

Apr 2012 - Feb 2015

2 years 11 months

Garching, Germany

Development engineer / designer

Voith Composites GmbH & Co. KG

Fiber composite technology area
New concept, development and design of special machines in composite processing with Catia V5 R24 CPD, Inventor 2014 FEM, SAP R3
Sourcing plants and parts and assembly
Planning and execution of tests, development of a process chain
Handling purchasing topics with SAP
Organization and support of the continuous improvement process
Building novel special plants and tools for impregnation in RTM and wet press process.

Jun 2011 - Mar 2012

10 months

Starnberg, Germany

Designer

Compact Dynamics GmbH

Electric motors area: development of assembly automation
Design of production and testing equipment for electric motor manufacturing with CATIA V5 R19
Development and optimization of motor test benches
Sourcing equipment, sampling and approval of plants and parts.

Apr 2000 - May 2011

11 years 2 months

Schongau, Germany

Production equipment designer

Hoerbiger Kompressortechnik GmbH

Special machines and stamping toolmaking area
Development and design of special machines for assembly automation and stamping tools with Medusa, AutoCAD (2D) and Inventor; drafting concepts and offers
Design and optimization of progressive, fine blanking and forming tools
Design of assembly systems, assembly fixtures and fixtures for machining
Participation in procurement of equipment (presses, machining centers); design of peripheral devices
Project management in tool procurement and design
Design of plants according to CE guidelines.