Benedikt Mainzer

Hi, I'm Ben. I am a hardware development engineer based in Munich, Germany. After finishing my studies in electrical engineering I have been doing my mischief since 2018. At the moment I am responsible for the hardware of different control units in a commercial vehicle. All information on this website should help you to get to know me better. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me.


Experience

Hardware Development Engineer

MAN Truck & Bus SE

Hardware Development Engineer for (central) control units (ECU)

  • Contact person for central control units in the hardware area.
  • Creation of ECU requirements from a hardware perspective in alignment with other departments such as mechanics and function development.
  • Support of the development from the creation of specifications to the integration into existing vehicle series.
  • Support for series components (cost optimization, troubleshooting).
  • Documentation according to MAN standards.
September 2019 - Present
MAN Truck & Bus SE via MCA Engineering GmbH (Consultant)

Hardware Development Engineer for ADAS and Autonomous Driving

  • Supporting contact person for ADAS topics in the hardware area.
  • Creation of ECU requirements from a hardware perspective in alignment with other departments such as mechanics and function development.
  • Testing of prototypes.
  • Documentation according to MAN standards.
September 2018 - August 2019

Student Employee

Trium Analysis Online GmbH
  • Reorganization of the warehouse
  • Assisting in the shipping process and preparing shipping cartons for final shipping
  • Short documentation of all process steps executed
  • Goods input, storage and associated documentation
  • Collection and evaluation of accelerometer data

September 2017 - August 2018

Master's Degree Candidate

Trium Analysis Online GmbH

Effects of the wearing-position of the actibelt® on the data evaluation and the possibility of detection of further vital parameters

  • Collection and evaluation of accelerometer data
  • Independent conduct of a study with 20 volunteers

September 2017 - March 2018

Bachelor's Degree Candidate

AKTORmed GmbH

Conception of a passive supporting arm for uterine manipulation

January 2016 - April 2016

Intern

AKTORmed GmbH

Construction of a holding device (robotic assistance system) for use in neurosurgery with a focus on the sterile interface, the transmission of voltages and data on rotating hinges and locking mechanisms of these hinges

October 2014 - February 2015
German Heart Centre Munich

6-week preliminary internship in cardiology for the study of biomedical engineering

August 2012 - September 2012

Education

University of Applied Sciences Landshut

Master of Engineering
Electrical Engineering

2016 - 2018
Bachelor of Engineering
Biomedical Engineering/Medical Engineering

2012 - 2016

Skills

Workflow
  • Agile Development & Scrum
  • Supplier sourcing
  • Communication
  • Reliability
Tools
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • LTspice
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • French

Interests

Besides the city life, I prefer to stay in the mountains. From Munich you can quickly reach the edge of the Alps and conquer many mountains. Every mountain is different. Always a new challenge and the reward is always a different view of the landscape. A long weekend in summer is always planned with a bike. A steep ascent is an huge challenge. This is the best place to test your physical limits and challenge your body. Once you reach the top, the descent is a great reward. Everything that you have achieved in hours can be descended in minutes. In the winter, skis are strapped on and then it's off to the slopes. There is little more relaxing than carving down the mountain.

Of course, these activities are best with friends


Projects

I'm working on getting my various projects into a written form.