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Berlin Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- Problem solving concerning reliability aspects for ICs, capacitors, PCB substrates, dump-resistors and other electronic components for pacemakers and defibrillators - Setup and implementation of degradations- and acceleration experiments; statistical analyses; derivation of aging models - Leading of task forces for solving of complex problems; fault tree analysis, CAPA-measures - Reliability calculation of complex devices; estimation of FIT-rates (Reliasoft, FIDES) - CAE / numerical field calculation of thermal and thermo-mechanical aspects as well as battery simulation (COMSOL)- Overall quality management of used semiconductor devices and low voltage capacitors- Development and Introduction of BurnIn- and other screening measures - Expertise for test and problem solving regarding environmental influences / chemical interactions with electronic components

Stuttgart Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- Design and optimization of control units and electronic components for Li-ion battery management systems - Implementation of functional modules, choice of components and circuit design for automotive application - Development of verification and validation strategy of electronic circuits as well as implementation of strategies for automated test using HIL (hardware in the loop)-environment (dSPACE) - Test flow / strategy for customer sampling test in the lab as well as preparation of the production test using ATE- Design considering ESD protection, EMC, thermal aspects, life time and reliability- Managing the hardware related parts of subprojects for various customer projects - Technical leading of the test and validation group of three engineers

Dresden Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Key activities:- Responsibility for embedded DRAM, RAMBUS, Graphics DRAM and the respective technology under development regarding functional test on wafer level; working as interface between the design centers and the test program-, product and technology development- Optimization of test programs and test contents regarding coverage (wafer, component, module as well as application test)- Development of new test patterns to cover technological or product specific weakness and marginalities as well as using of design for test features- Characterization and analysis of failing parts using ATE (ADVANTEST test systems, occasionally Teradyne and HP95000); also for preparation of following physical failure analysis- Introduction and correlation of productive test programs and test equipment; data analyses and statistical evaluation- Improvement of test programs regarding yield potential and test time reduction- Active cooperation or taking over leadership of focus teams and task forces regarding test specific problems- Knowledge transfer according to the business function as Senior Staff Engineer

Ilmenau

Working on following positions / projects:1997-1998: BMBF project concerning modelling of coupling of thermal and electromagnetic fields for design of electromagnetic actuators: Development of a module for transient temperature computation considering the electromagnetic coupling within a commercial CAE package; Thermal analysis of packaging configurations and actuators using numerical field computation software1996-1997: BMBF project on RSFQ (rapid single flux quantum) electronics - simulation and design of superconducting electronics:Development of a computer program module on design centering of electronic circuits; Design methodologies for Single Flux Quantum technologies; Elaboration of optimized cell libraries; mixed-mode simulation; Characterization on high-Tc superconducting devices by means of calculation of electromagnetic fields1992-1996: ESPRIT project SUPACT - modeling of superconducting ADCs using high temperatur superconductors: Design and modeling of superconducting analog-to-digital converters with high Tc materials optimization; Analog behavior modeling and transient noise investigation of circuits; Strong background and a lot of experience in superconducting circuit design and modeling.

Leipzig

Construction and Testing of a Loop-Gap-Resonator for Electron Spin Resonance Spectrometers

Phd, "Modellierung, Simulation Und Optimierung Kryoelektronischer Analog/Digital-Umsetzer", Magna Cum Laude

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Diplom-Ingenieur (German Equivalent Of Master Of Science) In Electrical Engineering, "Fundamentals And Theory Of Electrical Engineering"​, Magna Cum Laude

Main points were: Nonlinear circuits theory, numerical methods, circuit simulation and calculations of electromagnetic fields Thesis.

Abitur, Gymnasium, Magna Cum Laude

"Mittlere Reife"​, Secondary Education Certificate, Secondary School, Magna Cum Laude