Nikolaj Meinhardt - Freelance Engineer

Emerkingen, Germany

Experience

Sep 2019 - Present

5 years 11 months

Freelance Engineer

Analysis of cross-sectional requirement specifications/diagnostic requirements (CARIAD)
Specification and maintenance of diagnostic functions (Magna Powertrain)
Requirements specification and maintenance of diagnostic data for a hybridized vehicle transmission
Analysis of cross-sectional requirement specifications, derivation of diagnostic requirements
Tools: Zedis, DOORS, DOORS NG, Jazz, MATLAB/Simulink, ARAS, CodeBeamer, Jira

Oct 2014 - Aug 2019

4 years 11 months

Power Network Availability / Power Network Stability

AKKA/ BMW Group

Ensure power network stability
Creation and execution of power network simulations in Dymola
Setup and emulation of the electrical power network on the test bench
Conduct measurements with AGM and lithium batteries on the vehicle
Validation of a battery emulator for engine start tests
Tools: Dymola, MATLAB, INCA, TurboLab, IPETRONIK measurement technology, EDIABAS, LabVIEW

Jan 2014 - Sep 2014

9 months

Diagnostic Specification for Chassis and Driver Assistance Control Units

AKKA/ BMW Group

Specification of diagnostic jobs and fault memory
Support for control unit suppliers during implementation
Maintenance of information in ZEDIS (central diagnostic data system)
Creation of technical product descriptions
Tools: ZEDIS, HP Quality Center, DOORS

Apr 2013 - Dec 2014

9 months

Concept Design of an Electrified Watercraft

MBtech/ AKKA

Design of a display and control concept for a watercraft
Coordination on integration into the power network and packaging availability

Apr 2012 - Mar 2013

1 year

Feature Lead for Power Network Diagnostics and Quiescent Current FMEA

MBtech/ BMW Group

Implementation planning of diagnostic functions based on test results from vehicle validation
Maintenance of the power network diagnostics specification
Management of the quiescent current FMEA for the affected control units
Tools: DOORS, ZEDIS, IQ-FMEA, HP Quality Center

May 2011 - Oct 2011

6 months

Gifhorn, Germany

Hybrid

Thesis

IAV

Design of a branch-split hybrid transmission in MATLAB/Simulink

Sep 2009 - Feb 2010

6 months

Ulm, Germany

Working Student

Daimler

Design of mounting fixtures in CATIA V5
Setup and execution of crash tests
Configuration of measurement and video technology

Sep 2008 - Feb 2009

6 months

Böblingen, Germany

Internship

Daimler

Service-oriented product design in the area of telematics components

Summary

Several years of project experience in electrical vehicle power network development. Conducting simulations and vehicle tests in the areas of power network stability and charge balance. Specification and maintenance of diagnostic functions.