Nikolaj Meinhardt - Freelance Engineer

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Emerkingen, Germany

Experience

Sep 2019 - Present

6 years 5 months

Freelance Engineer

Analysis of cross-sectional requirement specs/diagnostic requirements (CARIAD)
Specification and maintenance of diagnostic functions (Magna Powertrain)
Requirements specification and maintenance of diagnostic data for a hybrid vehicle transmission
Analysis of cross-sectional requirement specs, deriving diagnostic requirements
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

Ensuring power network stability
Creating and performing power network simulations in Dymola
Setting up and emulating the electrical power network on test benches
Conducting measurements with AGM and lithium batteries on vehicles
Validating a battery emulator for engine start tests
Dymola
Matlab
INCA
TurboLab
IPETRONIK-Messtechnik
EDIABAS
LabView

Jan 2014 - Sep 2014

9 months

Diagnostic specification for chassis and driver assistance control units

AKKA/ BMW Group

Diagnostic job and fault memory specification
Supporting control unit suppliers in implementation
Maintaining information in ZEDIS (Central diagnostic data system)
Creating technical product descriptions
ZEDIS
HP Quality Center
Doors

Apr 2013 - Dec 2013

9 months

Concept design of an electrified watercraft

MBtech/ AKKA

Designing a display and control concept for a watercraft
Coordination regarding integration into the power network and available installation space

Apr 2012 - Mar 2013

1 year

Responsible person for power network diagnostics and quiescent current FMEA

MBtech/ BMW Group

Conducting implementation planning for diagnostic functions based on test results from vehicle validation
Maintaining the requirements specification for power network diagnostics
Managing the quiescent current FMEA for the relevant control units
Doors
ZEDIS
IQ-FMEA
HP Quality Center

May 2011 - Oct 2011

6 months

Hybrid

Thesis

IAV

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

Apr 2010 - Jun 2010

3 months

Hybrid

Semester abroad

Kettering University

Attended lectures, including "Hybrid Electric Vehicle Propulsion"

Sep 2009 - Feb 2010

6 months

Working student

Daimler

Designed mounting fixtures in CATIA V5
Set up and carried out crash tests
Calibrated measurement and video equipment

Sep 2008 - Feb 2009

6 months

Internship

Daimler

Service-friendly product design for telematics components

Summary

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