Uwe Driehaus - Senior Consultant, Development Engineer and Design Engineer

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Wildsteig, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Jun 2025

6 months

Senior Consultant, Development Engineer and Design Engineer

Idoc/Seasight Solutions

Assembly/disassembly device engineering.
FEA calculation and design modification with CREO Simulate.

May 2024 - May 2024

1 month

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PolarixPartner

Project management for plausibility check of development costs for mechanical, E/E and validation scopes.
Plausibility check of development costs for mechanical and validation scopes.

Jan 2024 - Feb 2024

2 months

Senior Consultant, Development Engineer and Designer

Forschner (Automotive)

Development of HV connectors for eBuses.
Design work on busbars in CATIA.

Nov 2023 - Dec 2023

2 months

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PolarixPartner

Project management for plausibility check of development costs for mechanical, E/E and validation scopes.
Plausibility check of development costs for mechanical and validation scopes.

Jan 2023 - Sep 2023

9 months

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FEV (Automotive)

Battery development for trucks.
Concept, design and construction in NX / Teamcenter.
BTV for LV and TP.
Cooling design of the cells/modules.

Nov 2022 - Dec 2022

2 months

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FEV (Automotive)

Battery development for an H2EV.
Concept, design and construction in NX / Teamcenter.
BTV.

Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

6 months

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Schaeffler (Automotive)

Inverter for axle drive.
Advice on the constructive concept and layout.
Design and construction of the busbars.

Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

5 months

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FEV (Automotive)

Repair solution for battery (cell2pack).
Advice on the constructive concept in terms of dismantling.
Design and construction.

Nov 2021 - Jul 2022

9 months

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FEV (Automotive)

Battery for an electric sports car.
Advice on the constructive concept.
Concept of the HV switching unit.
Design and construction of the HV switching unit.

Oct 2021 - Nov 2021

2 months

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FEV (Automotive)

Battery (cell2pack).
Advice on the design concept.
Concept of the HV switching unit and LV control in NX / Teamcenter.

Aug 2021 - Sep 2021

2 months

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FEV (Automotive)

Thermal propagation in batteries.
Advice on increasing safety in the event of battery fires.

Jul 2021 - Jul 2021

1 month

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FEV (Automotive)

Fuel cell development.
Advice on the series-ready construction of a fuel cell.
Advice on building a fuel cell suitable for series production.
CAD work in CATIA.

Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

6 months

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KOSTAL (Automotive)

Development and construction of HV connectors.
CAD development and construction in CATIA.

May 2021 - Jul 2021

3 months

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FEV (Automotive)

BMS/EE compartment 800V / 400V.
Advising the "Thermal Propagation" task force.
Development in NX / Smaragd.

Jul 2019 - Dec 2019

6 months

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Renfert (Health Care)

Steam boiler for a steam jet unit.
Design changes due to changed sensors.
Construction, calculation and documentation using CREO and SolidWorks (SWX).

May 2019 - Jul 2019

3 months

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TRI-Implants (Health Care)

Dental implants.
Building a library for TRI® DIGITAL IMPLANT with CREO.

Mar 2019 - Mar 2021

2 years 1 month

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FEV (Automotive)

BMS/EE compartment 800V / 400V.
Lead design and system architecture.
Development and construction in NX / Smaragd.

Feb 2019 - Feb 2019

1 month

Senior Consultant, Development Engineer and Designer

Matuschek / Schleich

Toy set development.
Advice on injection molding design.
Construction work on injection molded parts for the toy set in CREO.

Oct 2018 - Jan 2019

4 months

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Forschner

HV connectors for automotive.
Design modification of different boxes for casting purposes.
Support for engineering of casting parts.
CAD design, 3D and 2D in CATIA V5 and NX.

Feb 2018 - Mar 2018

2 months

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Handtmann

Intake manifold with integrated intercooler for passenger cars.
Concept in the installation space.
Positioning of the radiator and the throttle flap.
Production-oriented distribution of the individual parts, 3D in CREO.

Apr 2017 - Jul 2018

1 year 4 months

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Renfert

Steam boiler for a steam jet machine.
Concept phase with alternative designs including cost evaluation.
Construction and calculation of the preferred variant, 3D in CREO.
Support of prototype production.
Serial design, 3D and 2D in SolidWorks.

Feb 2017 - Nov 2017

10 months

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intercable

Frame with vacuum box for passenger cars.
Concept and DMU.
Injection molding construction of a 2-part shell, 3D in CREO.

Nov 2016 - Jun 2017

8 months

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AUDI

Controlling of supplier costs.
Project management and reasonability of costs for development for E/E scopes.
Project management and reasonability of costs for development for mechanical scopes.
Project management and reasonability of costs for validation with single tests according to OEM standards.

Jul 2016 - Oct 2017

1 year 4 months

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intercable

Various bus bars for passenger cars.
Injection molding design with Cu inserts.
3D design in CREO.

Jun 2016 - Oct 2016

5 months

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ElringKlinger

Various cylinder head covers with integrated oil mist separator for passenger cars, lorries and marine.
Design work for injection molded parts in CREO and CATIA V5.

Mar 2016 - Jul 2016

5 months

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Continental

Pigtail for an eBike.
Design concept and sealing of grommet.
3D and 2D design in CREO.

Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

6 months

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Norma UK

V-clamp for exhaust systems.
Prototype and serial design.
Drawings for customers and machining.
3D and 2D design in CREO.

Nov 2015 - Dec 2015

2 months

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Helbling

Housing for a DC/DC converter.
Design-to-cost concept to save manufacturing costs.
Design concept suitable for die casting and assembling.
3D and 2D in CATIA V5.

Aug 2015 - Oct 2016

1 year 3 months

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Handtmann

Intake manifold with integrated charge-air intercooler.
Concept to save manufacturing costs.
Design suitable for die casting and injection molding.
3D and 2D design in CREO.

Jan 2015 - Jul 2015

7 months

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Siemens

System consulting for gearbox for eDrive.
Consulting on concept, dimensioning and packaging.
DVP and appraisal of returns.
Requirement engineering: evaluation of the requirement specification sheet of the OEM.
Requirement engineering: issue of a requirement specification sheet for the gearbox supplier.

Oct 2014 - Nov 2014

2 months

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Schuler

Planetary gear units (mechanical engineering).
First draft, dimensioning and design of a planetary gearbox.
3D and 2D in Pro/ENGINEER and CATIA V5.
FEA in CREO Simulate.

Aug 2014 - Oct 2014

3 months

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SHW

Bilge pump for SUV engines.
Packaging and design of the bilge pump integrated into an oil slicer.
3D and 2D design in Pro/ENGINEER.

Jul 2014 - Dec 2014

6 months

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Mando

ESP for passenger cars.
First draft of hydraulic manifold with variable pump.
Comparison of alternatives.
3D and 2D design in CATIA V5.

Apr 2014 - Apr 2014

1 month

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AEGid

Gripper for a microchip.
First draft, development and drawings for machining of the gripper assembly.
3D and 2D in Pro/ENGINEER.

Mar 2014 - Sep 2014

7 months

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MTU

Turbocharger for marine engines.
Design of various assemblies with turbine, compressor and housings, shafts, sealing and lubrication.
Design suitable for casting and machining.
3D and 2D in Pro/ENGINEER.

Dec 2013 - Feb 2014

3 months

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Siemens

Asynchronous motor for eDrive.
Design-to-cost of details ready for prototyping and mass production.
Optimization for mass production.

Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

4 months

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Siemens

Gearbox for eDrive.
First draft and patents of a 2-gear rotary gearbox in various variations.
Simulation with MATLAB/Simulink.

Mar 2013 - Aug 2013

6 months

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Siemens

System consulting for gearbox for eDrive.
Consulting, concepts, pre-dimensioning and packaging of the gearbox.
Requirement engineering: draft of the requirement specification sheet for A-sample.

Jan 2013 - Mar 2013

3 months

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ElringKlinger

Various cylinder head covers with integrated oil mist separator and impactor.
First draft and serial development.
3D and 2D in Pro/ENGINEER and CATIA V5.

Nov 2012 - Nov 2012

1 month

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ElringKlinger

Forging tool holder.
Design and drawing according to OEM standard.
3D and 2D in CATIA V5.

Oct 2012 - Nov 2012

2 months

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PM Atemschutz

Quick connector for breathing hood.
First draft and design suitable for injection molding with all drafts and parting lines.
3D and 2D in Pro/ENGINEER.

Sep 2012 - Oct 2012

2 months

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Hummel-Formen

Various injection molded parts.
Modifications of customer parts to meet tooling needs (geometry, parting line, drafts, thickness and material accumulations).
3D and 2D in Pro/ENGINEER and CATIA V5.

Nov 2011 - Jun 2017

5 years 8 months

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BMW

Controlling of supplier costs.
Project management and reasonability of costs for development for E/E scopes.
Project management and reasonability of costs for development for mechanical scopes.
Project management and reasonability of costs for validation with single tests according to OEM standards.

Mar 2010 - Dec 2012

2 years 10 months

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Daimler

Controlling of supplier costs powertrain.
Project management for mechanical and application scopes.
Reasonability of costs for development based on requirement specification sheets and/or quotations.
Evaluation of costs for concept, development, design work, mechanical testing, validation, car application and OBD scopes.

Sep 2007 - Nov 2007

3 months

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GKN

Development of a differential star for passenger car transmissions.
Design and FEA of components in the differential gearbox.
3D in Pro/ENGINEER, FEM calculation with Pro/Mechanica.

May 2005 - Jul 2005

3 months

Senior Consultant, Development Engineer and Designer

Aixtron

Components for a vacuum coating system.
Design and drawing derivation of components of an OLED coating system.
Design in Pro/ENGINEER.

Jan 2005 - Dec 2008

4 years

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Pierburg

Development of various EGR coolers.
Conceptual design for realization of EU5 and EU6 exhaust gas standards for various diesel engines in passenger cars and commercial vehicles.
Design of cooling channels, EGR valve and bypass connection.
Prototype construction, casting raw parts and definition of mechanical machining.
Thermal, mechanical and structural mechanics optimization.
Standard die cast construction.
3D and 2D in Pro/ENGINEER and CATIA V5.

Mar 2003 - Jun 2003

4 months

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FEV

User training for a foreign project team.
Pro/ENGINEER training from basic level to the almost complete model of a cylinder crankcase within a training series "Motorenbau".
Complete training in English.
Combined training of combustion engine design and CAD tool handling.
Explanation of procedures, design focus of respective components, tips and tricks.

Nov 2002 - Mar 2005

2 years 5 months

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Pierburg

Design of a controlled intake manifold for a V8-cylinder Otto engine with gasoline direct injection.
Concept for routing of air flow and cross-sections of the channels, control of channel length and CVTS control.
Detailing of 3D data for mold making.
Development through various stages from magnesium sand casting up to magnesium die casting.
Customer and machining drawings.
Customization for various cars including packaging and modification of variant parts.
3D and 2D in Pro/ENGINEER.

Jan 2002 - Dec 2008

7 years

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Pierburg

Development of various intake manifolds and charge air manifolds for passenger cars.
Concept development for the supply phase.
Detailed 3D and 2D design in Pro/ENGINEER and CATIA V5.

Jun 1999 - Dec 2008

9 years 7 months

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FEV

Combustion engine development.
Pro/ENGINEER administration for all VW projects.
Development and design work for combustion engines for various end customers.
Focus on crankcase, cylinder heads including timing and valve drive, and crankshaft drive.
Packaging in various projects.
3D and 2D in Pro/ENGINEER.

Jun 1998 - May 1999

1 year

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Hoogovens

Design of the body of a wagon from extruded aluminum extrusion profiles and calculation of the structure.
Pro/ENGINEER concept as top-down design, including dependent references for Pro/Mechanica shells.
Pro/ENGINEER administration and user coaching.
Detailed design of the railcar superstructure from welded aluminum extrusion profiles.
3D in Pro/ENGINEER, FEA in Pro/Mechanica (complete wagon as shells).

Mar 1997 - Dec 2007

10 years 10 months

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Vaillant

R&D services.
Pro/ENGINEER CAD coaching.
Design of various gas burners.
Design of various design housings for heating controllers.
3D and 2D in Pro/ENGINEER, FEA in Pro/Mechanica.

Jan 1997 - Dec 2000

4 years

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DENEX

CAD consultant and teacher.
Training program for new Pro/ENGINEER users.
Basic training.
Advanced training.
FEM training.

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BSB

Design of various insulations for power plants.
Pro/ENGINEER administration and network-based system maintenance.
Pro/ENGINEER user training for employed designers.
3D representation of typical design situations during construction site assembly.
3D modeling as an overview, e.g. of a flue gas desulfurization system.
3D modeling of an internally insulated transition area behind the turbine (round to square) under extreme operating conditions, including drawing derivation with all sheet metal developments.

Skills

Industries

Automotive (Cars, Trucks, Off-highway, Rail Vehicles, Ebike)
Mechanical Engineering
Plant Engineering
Health Care
Household Appliances

Cax Tools

Creo Parametric
Creo Simulate
Catia V5
Nx

Skills

Project Management, Design Management, Team Leadership
Mechanical Engineering
Concept, Development, Construction From Sand, Permanent Mold And Die Casting
Concept, Development, Construction From Aluminum, Magnesium And Cast Iron/steel
Concept, Development, Construction From Injection Molding
Sheet Metal And Steel Constructions (Sheet Metal And Welded Constructions)
Powertrain
Combustion Engine (All Components, Gasoline, Diesel Including Exhaust Aftertreatment)
Edrive (Engine, Transmission, Battery Development, Electrical Cables/busbars/layout)
Gearbox
Calculation (Design And Fem)
Cost Engineering – Supplier Development Costs And Design To Cost