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.

  • Design and simulation of the low-voltage electrical power network
  • Setup and execution of measurements on test benches and vehicles
  • Specification of diagnostic functions

Languages

Russian
Native
English
Advanced
German
Advanced

Education

Oct 2006 - Oct 2011

Ulm University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor of Engineering · Automotive Engineering · Ulm, Germany

Sep 2004 - Aug 2006

NTA Isny

State-Certified Physical-Technical Assistant · Physical-Technical Assistance · Isny im Allgäu, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Performing Work on Electrified Test Vehicles

BMW

Driver Training B1, B2, E1

BMW