Christian Oehlschläger - Electrical Design Engineer, EPLAN

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Untermaßfeld, Germany

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Experience

Jul 2024 - Present

2 years 4 months

Managing Partner & Head of Electrical Engineering

B&O Automation GmbH

Implementation of several automatic milling fixtures for metal processing in the automotive industry
Implementation of various punching and bending machines, including interlinking
Electrical design of a production line for surface treatment of roasting ovens for the food service industry

Nov 2023 - Jun 2024

8 months

Self-employed Electrical Designer with Eplan Electric P8

EPCO – Elektroplanung Christian Oehlschläger

Electrical design of an EOL test bench for electric motors
Electrical design of a test bench for spray nozzles
Electrical design of a machine for plant propagation, including handling by several robots and laser processing

Sep 2023 - Oct 2023

2 months

Parental leave

Dec 2019 - Aug 2023

3 years 9 months

Self-employed Electrical Designer with Eplan Electric P8

EPCO – Elektroplanung Christian Oehlschläger

Electrical design of 2 test benches for turbine engines for the aerospace industry
Electrical design of several handling systems for body construction at VW
Electrical design of a manual workstation for the assembly and visual inspection of a rinsing container
Electrical design of various customer interfaces for MF generators
Electrical design of special projects integrating MF generators
Electrical design of various special-purpose machine projects (robot cells, semi-automatic stations and others)
Electrical design of various mechanical and plant engineering projects
Consulting services in the field of Virtual Engineering
Contributed to the integration of the Eplan Data Standard 1.0-3.0
Electrical design in the MPS (modular production system) and CP-F (Cyber Physical Factory) projects
Electrical design of a special machine for pallet handling in medical technology
Electrical design and support during a conversion project to set up a vision inspection system with several cameras, including lighting
Electrical design of a transfer control system, including connection to external machines with corresponding control panels
Electrical design of a special machine for processing and welding capillaries
Electrical design of a manual workstation for measuring the radii of camera lenses
Electrical design of a special machine for processing and measuring capillaries for medical technology
Electrical design of several robot cells, including automatic testing of medical technology lenses
Additional design of adjacent stations; palletizers and transfer stations
Electrical design of an automatic adjustment machine for an LED light module in the automotive industry, including handling gantries and rotary table controls
Electrical design of an automatic assembly station using a joining module (Kistler) and several pneumatic and electrical axis systems, including parts handling and taking customer specifications into account for a pump manufacturer
Electrical design of a test bench for the automatic determination of the cutting force of various razor blades
Electrical design of a measuring station for turbine housings using measuring probes and surface measuring devices (Soft PLC)
Electrical design of 2 assembly lines for mechanical processing, assembly, automatic wiring and testing of light strips for a lamp manufacturer
Electrical design of several automatic stations according to the Bosch Nexeed Standard, including OHD export, for a final assembly line for an electric motor (automotive industry)
Electrical design of a robot cell for loading an injection molding machine using a robot (Mitsubishi), with prior laser processing, including safety guarding
Electrical design of a system with parts handling using 2 interconnected robot cells (Mitsubishi), including connection to a tempering furnace with infeed and outfeed conveyors and various mechanical processing stations
Electrical design of a replica of a machine, including customer-specific adaptations and technical improvements
Support with ordering, procurement of materials and process optimization
Electrical design of a measuring and belt assembly machine for wired sensors, including various camera inspections, resistance measurement (4-wire), parts handling with 3 robots and 2 rotary indexing tables
Conversion of circuit documentation from and into various CAE systems
Electrical design for the automatic loading and unloading of a CNC machine using a 3-axis linear system, taking safety-related control requirements into account

Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

1 month

Preparing for self-employment

Aug 2019 - Oct 2019

3 months

Parental leave

Feb 2017 - Aug 2019

2 years 7 months

Electrical Design Engineer

Engineering und Automation Thüringen GmbH

Creating electrical designs for special-purpose machine building and automation technology
Creating and maintaining electrical documentation

Jan 2017 - Dec 2019

3 years

Electrical Design Engineer via temporary employment

Bystronic Maschinenbau GmbH / Hoyer Montagetechnik GmbH / Xenon Automation GmbH

Electrical design of several series machines (presses & bending machines) using a circuit diagram generator and entering them into SAP, adapting individual functional groups
Electrical design of several automatic stations and manual workstations for the assembly and electrical testing of individual light modules for car headlights
Electrical design of several automatic stations according to the Opcon Plus standard for a production system for control parts of a backflow pump for diesel engines

Jul 2016 - Jan 2017

7 months

Electrical Design Engineer

Industrielle Steuerungs- & Regelungstechnik GmbH

Creating electrical designs for special-purpose machine building and automation technology
Clarifying control engineering details and requirements

Jul 2013 - Oct 2015

2 years 4 months

Building Services Technician

BayWa AG Haustechnik

Commissioning heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems
Troubleshooting
Cabling and wiring building services systems

Mar 2011 - Jul 2013

2 years 5 months

Electrical Installer for Special-Purpose Machinery

Flexible Fertigungstechnik GmbH

Electrical installation of special-purpose machinery for the automotive industry
Commissioning with programmers

Nov 2010 - Feb 2011

4 months

Electrical Installer for Special-Purpose Machinery

Technicum Mitte GmbH

Electrical installation of special-purpose machinery for the automotive industry
Commissioning with programmers

Jul 2010 - Oct 2010

4 months

Electrical Installer (Photovoltaic Systems)

D&H Solarkraft GmbH

Electrical installation of photovoltaic systems
Commissioning and handover to customers

Jun 2010 - Jun 2010

1 month

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Industry experience

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Experienced in Automotive, Manufacturing, Aerospace and Defense, Construction, Agriculture, and Energy.

Automotive

Manufacturing

Aerospace and Defense

Construction

Agriculture

Energy

Business area experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Production, Operations, and Customer Service.

Product Development

Production

Operations

Customer Service

Languages

German

Advanced

Education

Jan 2022 - Present

Industrie- und Handelskammer Erfurt

Geprüfter technischer Betriebswirt, Master Professional in Technical Management (CCI) · Technical Management · Erfurt, Germany

Aug 2014 - Jun 2016

Berufsbildungs- und Technologiezentrum HWK

Elektrotechnikmeister, Prüfung Technischer Fachwirt, Ausbildereignungsprüfung · Electrical Engineering · Rohr, Germany

Sep 2006 - Jun 2010

BayWa AG Haustechnik

Duale Berufsausbildung · Electronics Technician for Energy & Building Technology · Meiningen, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Eplan Certified Engineer – Baustein Automatisierung

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 14

Experience in Automotive 11.5 y

Avg length 1 y 3 m

Longest experience 3 y 8 m

Expertise

Recent roles Managing Partner & Head of Electrical Engineering, Self-employed Electrical Designer with Eplan Electric P8, Parental leave

Main industries Automotive, Manufacturing, Aerospace and Defense

Main business areas Product Development, Production, Operations

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 2

Profile

Member since

October 2024

Last update

October 2026

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Christian is based in Untermaßfeld, Germany.

Christian speaks the following languages: German (Advanced).

Christian has at least 16 years of experience. During this time, Christian has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 1 month. Note that Christian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Christian would be well-suited for roles such as: Managing Partner & Head of Electrical Engineering, Self-employed Electrical Designer with Eplan Electric P8, Parental leave.

Christian's most recent position is Managing Partner & Head of Electrical Engineering at B&O Automation GmbH.

In recent years, Christian has worked for B&O Automation GmbH and EPCO – Elektroplanung Christian Oehlschläger.

Christian is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Manufacturing, and Aerospace and Defense. Christian also has some experience in Construction, Agriculture, and Energy.

Christian is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Production, and Operations. Christian also has some experience in Customer Service and Strategy.

Christian has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing, Automotive, and Aerospace and Defense.

Christian has recently worked in business areas like Product Development and Production.

Christian holds a Master in Technical Management from Industrie- und Handelskammer Erfurt.

Christian has 2 certificates. These include: Eplan Certified Engineer – Baustein Automatisierung and Elektrotechnikmeister.

Christian will be available full-time from October 2026.

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