TDK Electronics
European R&D Center
Period: 2016 – 2022

Position: Senior Staff Engineer

Role: Technical Team- and Project Leader

Topics: Development of piezo-based ultrasonic distance sensor, set up acoustic lab & simulation, development of NFC based through-metal energy & data link, application demos

Software: MSOffice

Instruments: Impedance Analyzer, Oscilloscopes, opt. Microphone & anechoic chamber, Laservibrometer, Wafer Bonder, Fineplacer, Dispenser

NXP Semiconductors
Business Unit Identification
Period: 2005 – 2016

Position: Senior RF System Engineer

Role: Technical Expert

Topics: NFC development, Contactless characterization, Standardization, antenna & coupling system optimization

Software: Cadence Virtuoso, MathCad, MSOffice
Instruments: Impedance / Network Analyzer, Oscilloscopes, GTEM EMC Cell, Field probes, SMD soldering equipment

TU Graz
Dept. of Communication & Wave Propagation
Period: 2000 – 2004

Position: Research Assistant

Role: Researcher

Topic: Free-space optical communication link based on Ethernet (PhD), electronics development

Software: Eagle, LTSpice, MS Office

Instruments: opt. Spectrum Analyzer, STM1 BER Tester, Ethernet Network Tester, Oscilloscopes, PCB fabrication