Design & development of a catheter applicator from prototype phase to production ramp-up. 3D+2D (Heraeus Medical)
Participation in the design & development of a heart-lung machine. Optimization of existing products in terms of cost and function (medical technology at LivaNova)
3D design of a walker and derivation of 2D drawings and bills of materials. Input and maintenance of BOMs in the PDM system (medical technology at Voss Healthcare)
Design & development of various special machines and equipment (medical technology at Fresenius), including: special system for testing and sorting medical products (bags with solvent), endurance chamber testing for dialysis machines, assembly fixtures with robot grippers for various assembly tasks
Design of plastic parts for mini-GPS camera systems (housings, lens holders, mounting systems, sealing systems, electronics holders, gear mechanisms, etc.) (Canon)
Design of plastic parts for a high-performance printer: sensor housings, drive levers, actuation buttons, battery housing (Canon)
Development of a designer watch with various display functions and visual effects. Sheet metal + plastic (Pilotfisch)
Design of plastic parts for energy chains, Iglidur gear systems, articulated arm robots, etc. (IGUS)
Design of various special machines, assembly, transport & testing fixtures, experimental setups in automotive
Planning and design of complete production systems with conveyor technology, robots, robot grippers and automatic fixtures
Selection and integration of sensors
Selection and calculation of actuators (pneumatic, hydraulic and electric drives: DC, stepper & servo motors)
Design of conveyor systems with all necessary equipment and assembly tools
Design of hydraulically, electrically, and manually driven lifting and transport devices
Design of various welding fixtures, test gauges & leak testers for exhaust systems, car seats, cooling, etc. for various international automobile manufacturers.
Nov 2001 - Nov 2008
7 years 1 month
Project Engineer in Precision Engineering
Oce Printing Systems (Canon)
Development of various modules of a high-performance digital printer
Design of drive modules. Sizing and selection of drive elements (DC motors, stepper motors, timing belts, pulleys, couplings, gears, chains, electromagnets, springs, fans, plain bearings, clamping elements, locking elements, etc.)
Design and construction of sheet metal enclosures or plastic housings
Sep 1999 - Nov 2001
2 years 3 months
Project Engineer in the Automotive Industry
Faurecia
Development of a BMW front seat
Collision and kinematic analysis of assembled modules
Supervision of endurance and crash tests
Continuous optimization of series products in terms of cost, function and quality