Work experience

• Applications + Architecture Engineer

  Microchip Technology Inc.

  2022.03-Current

  (3 years)

  ▪ Responsible for testing and validation of newly developed power management IC prototypes, doing extensive testing and microprobing in the laboratory, debugging issues of new boards and investigating bugs found on the new silicon. ▪ Developed layout of 5 PCBs used by the client and internally to evaluate the functionality and quality of the PMICs. ▪ Wrote embedded code in C to validate the positive effects of different frequency dithering algorithms within the context of SMPSs. ▪ Acting as a technical product expert for other internal functions such as marketing and design covering entire product lifecycle. ▪ Developed a Linux based system to collect data from various sensors, System-on-Module capable of collecting data via Bluetooth Low Energy and running a Python script to make the data accessible using FastAPI.
• Production Worker

  Webasto SE

  2020.11-2021.03

  (5 months)

  ▪ Worked on assembly and quality assurance of luxury car sunroofs for one of the largest automotive OEMs in Germany. ▪ Controlled and assembled more than 30 sunroofs per hour and always managed to avoid assembly line congestions. ▪ Used to self-finance and create financial cushion for later move to Romania.
• Full-time Research and Development Intern

  MAHA Maschinenbau Haldenwang GmbH & Co. KG

  2020.06-2020.10

  (5 months)

  at one of Germany’s leading car lift manufacturers. ▪ Wrote bachelor’s thesis on the topic of modern battery technologies in the context of car lifts. ▪ After evaluating different battery technologies, the main finding of the thesis was the validation of lithium-ion batteries being the best choice over other technologies in the company’s use case. Results convinced company executives to switch completely from lead-acid to the new lithium-ion system due to cost savings and efficiency. ▪ Designed, tested, and validated a prototype for a li-ion battery system, which was later used for electric car lifts sold by the firm.
• Full-time Research and Development Intern

  Invenox GmbH

  2018.09-2019.01

  (5 months)

  ▪ Part of the battery management team at manufacturer and distributor of innovative, large-scale, highly resilient EV batteries. ▪ Designed an easy-to-install PCB, which was used as a solution to regulate the battery’s heating system and added an additional over-temperature protection. An advantage of the system was the expedited assembly of the heating solution during production. ▪ Assembled multiple prototype PCBs using a pick-and-place system and subsequently tested them. ▪ Tested and assembled numerous large-scale EV battery prototypes with more than 100 kWh capacity in the laboratory.
• Warehouse Employee

  Reifenzentrale Rieger + Ludwig GmbH

  2013.03-2016.09

  (4 years)

  ▪ Responsible for accepting and storing automotive tires and handing them over to clients. Student job to gather work experience.
• Intern in metal workshop

  Iwis SE & Co. KG

  2015.03-2015.07

  (5 months)

  ▪ Worked in workshop used to teach employees on different kinds of metal work and learned basic metal working techniques.

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