Daniel Schäftner - Embedded Software Engineer

Q: Where is Daniel based?

Daniel is based in Aitrach, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Daniel speak?

Daniel speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Daniel have?

Daniel has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, Daniel has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 22 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months . Note that Daniel may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Daniel's latest experience?

Daniel's most recent position is Embedded Software Engineer at Rawe Electronic GmbH / SCHELL .

Q: What companies has Daniel worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Daniel has worked for Rawe Electronic GmbH / SCHELL , Dr. Georg Maurer GmbH , Rawe Electronic GmbH / berbel Ablufttechnik GmbH , Demag Cranes & Components GmbH , and SycoTec GmbH & Co. KG .

Q: Which industries is Daniel most experienced in?

Daniel is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing , Professional Services , and Education . Daniel also has some experience in Healthcare , Automotive , and Agriculture .

Q: Which business areas is Daniel most experienced in?

Daniel is most experienced in business areas like Product Development , Project Management , and Quality Assurance . Daniel also has some experience in Information Technology , Research and Development , and Operations .

Q: Which industries has Daniel worked in recently?

Daniel has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing , Professional Services , and Education .

Q: Which business areas has Daniel worked in recently?

Daniel has recently worked in business areas like Product Development , Project Management , and Information Technology .

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Aitrach, Germany

Experience

Aug 2022 - Jul 2023

1 year

Germany

Embedded Software Engineer

Rawe Electronic GmbH / SCHELL

Developed low-level firmware drivers for an advanced water tap with Bluetooth on a Silicon Labs EFR32BG module using Simplicity Studio

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

1 year

Dr. Georg Maurer GmbH

Developed firmware and low-level drivers for advanced temperature sensors on a PIC32MZ controller using MPLABX

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

1 year

Rawe Electronic GmbH / berbel Ablufttechnik GmbH

Redesigned application and firmware of a touch interface for an exhaust hood, migrating from a Cypress controller to STM32 using QTouch

Sep 2021 - May 2025

3 years 9 months

Wetter, Germany

Embedded Software Engineer

Demag Cranes & Components GmbH

Developed software, including low-level and firmware, for safety PCB controls in hoists and cranes based on PIC32CM and ATSAM

Jul 2021 - Mar 2022

9 months

Leutkirch im Allgäu, Germany

Embedded Software Engineer

SycoTec GmbH & Co. KG

Developed software and hardware for level sensors in dental cleaning machines using mTouch

Jan 2021 - Present

5 years 3 months

Friedrichshafen, Germany

University Lecturer

DHBW Ravensburg Campus Friedrichshafen

Lectures for Informatics and Python
Limited to ~30 hours per year (1 session/week from January to March) – does not interfere with project availability

Jan 2021 - Dec 2023

3 years

Biberach, Germany

Embedded Software Engineer

KaVo Dental GmbH

Software and hardware development for proximity sensors for dentist chairs in heavy surgical EMV environment with mTouch

Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

6 months

Illertissen, Germany

Embedded Software Engineer

TTS Cleantec GmbH / Festool

Software development for microchip mTouch implementation in a dsPIC33 for industrial vacuum cleaners

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

1 year

BRITA GmbH

Analyzing and development support and consulting for mTouch in a water dispenser

Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

1 year

AGCO GmbH / Fendt

Proximity sensor design and implementation support for an agriculture company

Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

1 year

elobau GmbH & Co. KG

Software for industrial handheld in rough environment mTouch and QTouch combined

Jan 2017 - Sep 2021

4 years 9 months

Aitrach, Germany

Division Manager Electrical Engineering

KLAUS Multiparking GmbH

Head of the electrical department
Buildup of new department and integration of electrical manufacture
Developing, engineering and manufacturing of electrical components for parking systems
HMI development with J-Mobile and Java Script for Exor HMIs
Cabinet engineering with WSCAD

Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

1 year

Maico Elektroapparate-Fabrik GmbH

HW and SW development for bathroom fan application, PIR, RH, mTouch, OS, driver and interfaces

Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

1 year

Diehl Ako / City GmbH

Software projects and development resource for several projects
Firmware for capacitive touch sensors (mTouch by Microchip) used in prototype development

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

1 year

STABILO International GmbH

Software for capacitive touch pen including an SPI accelerometer with MPLABX and XC8 based on mTouch by Microchip

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

1 year

hegotec GmbH

Layout and software for MOC sensor for caravan systems with MPLABX and XC8 based on mTouch by Microchip

Jun 2014 - Dec 2016

2 years 7 months

Aitrach, Germany

Software & Hardware Engineer

Rudolf Kleinser Schaltungsbau

Development of 8/16 bit software in C and ASM on Microchip PIC16F/dsPIC33 (CAN Service-Handheld with SPI 4x20 display driver)
Development of PLC software in ST for Mitsubishi FX3U/FX3G and WAGO
CodeSys, WSCAD Suite
Cabinet hardware design and development
Test software and documentation for all listed projects
Full-cycle project management, including client communication

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

1 year

Demmel AG / BMW

Layout and software for capacitive touch sensors for automotive with MPLABX and XC8 based on mTouch by Microchip

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

1 year

Rawe Electronic GmbH / Geberit

Layout and software for capacitive proximity sensors for sanitary locations with MPLABX and XC8 based on mTouch by Microchip

Sep 2013 - Present

12 years 7 months

Aitrach, Germany

Freelance Software Engineer & Owner

Schaeftner Engineering

Development of 8/16/32 bit software in C and ASM (Microchip, ST, Atmel, Silicon Labs)
Application and firmware development including low-level drivers and capacitive touch (mTouch)
Consulting and implementation of capacitive touch systems (mTouch, Metal Over Cap)
Design and manufacturing of electrical control cabinets and PCBs
Development of test software and full technical documentation
Full-cycle project management, including client communication

Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

1 year

Demmel AG / Audi

Metal Over Cap technology by Demmel AG (Microchip Design Partner) for capacitive keys in cooking appliances and vehicles using advanced haptic technology

Oct 2007 - May 2014

6 years 8 months

Weiler-Simmerberg, Germany

Software & Hardware Engineer

RAWE Electronic

Development of 8/16/32 bit software in C and ASM on Atmel/Microchip/ST
FreeRTOS, low-level drivers, Atmel UC3A/UC3C microcontroller for automatic storage systems, drivers for Bluetooth, WLAN, Zigbee, RFID (RS9110n1128, PROFLEX01, DWARF15)
Bootloaders (DFU, MMC) for Atmel, developed custom PIC bootloader for USART and I2C for PIC16F1828
Interfaces, USB, CAN, I2C (Multimaster), SPI, TWI, USART for UC3, ATmega/Atmel STM32/ST and PIC12,16/Microchip
mTouch by Microchip (Microchip Masters in Phoenix AZ 2012)
Capacitive touch-systems, layout and design rules for capacitive PCB sensors
Developed custom GUI for analyzing and parameterizing capacitive touch systems in Profilab
MPLABX, Keil, Atmel Studio, GCC, ICC, IAR, Visual Studio, Profilab
JTAG ICE mk2, JTAG ICE3, PICKIT3, PICKIT serial, ICD3, uLink me, TagConnect
Basic knowledge of Win CE 6.0 IMX28 boards, developed drivers for I2C and I2C bootloader to PIC
Test software and documentation for all listed projects
Full-cycle project management, including client communication

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Professional Services, Education, Healthcare, Automotive, and Agriculture.

Manufacturing

Professional Services

Education

Healthcare

Automotive

Agriculture

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Information Technology, Research and Development, and Operations.

Product Development

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Information Technology

Research and Development

Operations

Summary

Dynamic professional engineer with specialized knowledge in programming; more than 15 years of experience in software development for embedded systems.

Skills

More Than 15 Years Of Programming And Debugging Embedded Systems.
Embedded C And Asm
Interfacing Directly With Hw Via Memory-mapped Registers
Low-level Drivers And Interfaces, Communication Protocols (Spi, I2c And Twi, Rs232, Rs485, Usb, Ethernet, Lin, Can, Modbus)
Analyzing And Debugging, Work With Oscilloscopes, Logic And Spectrum Analyzers
Application And Firmware Design And Structure
Freertos
Ides: Vscode, Eclipse Cdt, Visual Studio, Mplabx, Keil, Simplicity Studio
Toolchains: Iar, Gcc, Icc, Xc8, Xc16, Xc32
Ci And Documentation Tools: Jenkins, Doxygen, Artistic Style
Version Control: Git, Svn, Bitbucket, Gitlab, Github, Plastic Scm
Planning And Code Review: Jira, Tortoise, Code Reviewer
Microcontroller Experience With Microchip (Authorized Premium Microchip Design Partner)
Microcontroller Experience With Microchip Pic12, Pic16, Pic18, Pic24, Dspic30, Dspic33, Pic32
Mplabx, Mcc, Harmony
Xc8, Xc16, Xc32
Pickit3 And 4, Pickit Serial, Icd3
Microcontroller Experience With Atmel (Microchip)
Atsam, Arm, Uc3x, Avr, Atmega, Xmega, Tiny
Atmel / Microchip Studio, Atmel Start
Gcc For Atmel Targets
Jtag Ice Mk2, Jtag Ice3
Microcontroller Experience With St (Stm32xx)
Stm Cube Ide And Mx, Keil
Ulink Me, St-link
Microcontroller Experience With Silicon Labs (Efr32bgxx)
Simplicity Studio
Microcontroller Experience With Cortex M0, M0+, M3 Core-based Targets
Segger J-link
Tag Connect
Specialized Experience With Capacitive Touch And Proximity Systems
Cvd Software, Mtouch And Qtouch By Microchip
Metal Over Cap
Physical Background Of Capacitive Touch Systems
Layout Design Rules For Capacitive Touch Systems
Customer Support For Capacitive Touch Development
Authorized Premium Microchip Design Partner For Capacitive Touch
Wsl, Proalpha, Ms-office

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2007 - Oct 2010

Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Ravensburg Campus Friedrichshafen

Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor with Honours · Engineering · Friedrichshafen, Germany

Sep 2004 - Sep 2007

Rohde & Schwarz

Apprenticeship in Electronics · Electronics · Germany

Sep 1995 - Jun 2004

Gymnasium Salvatorkolleg Bad Wurzach

General high school diploma (Abitur) · Bad Wurzach, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Microchip Masters

EMC Certificate

IPC-A-610-Class 2 Certificate

Kuka Certificate

Python Certificate

SQL Certificate

Safety by Pilz

Sistema Certificate

WSCAD Certificate

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 22

Experience in Manufacturing 18.5 y

Avg length 2 y 4 m

Longest experience 12 y 6 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Embedded Software Engineer, University Lecturer, Division Manager Electrical Engineering

Main industries Manufacturing, Professional Services, Education

Main business areas Product Development, Project Management, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 9

Profile

Created

July 2025

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Where is Daniel based?

Daniel is based in Aitrach, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Daniel speak?

Daniel speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Daniel have?

Daniel has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, Daniel has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 22 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months. Note that Daniel may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Daniel be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Daniel would be well-suited for roles such as: Embedded Software Engineer, University Lecturer, Division Manager Electrical Engineering.

What is Daniel's latest experience?

Daniel's most recent position is Embedded Software Engineer at Rawe Electronic GmbH / SCHELL.

What companies has Daniel worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Daniel has worked for Rawe Electronic GmbH / SCHELL, Dr. Georg Maurer GmbH, Rawe Electronic GmbH / berbel Ablufttechnik GmbH, Demag Cranes & Components GmbH, and SycoTec GmbH & Co. KG.

Which industries is Daniel most experienced in?

Daniel is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Professional Services, and Education. Daniel also has some experience in Healthcare, Automotive, and Agriculture.

Which business areas is Daniel most experienced in?

Daniel is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Quality Assurance. Daniel also has some experience in Information Technology, Research and Development, and Operations.

Which industries has Daniel worked in recently?

Daniel has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing, Professional Services, and Education.

Which business areas has Daniel worked in recently?

Daniel has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology.

What is Daniel's education?

Daniel holds a Bachelor in Engineering from Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Ravensburg Campus Friedrichshafen.

Does Daniel have any certificates?

Daniel has 9 certificates. Among them, these include: Microchip Masters, EMC Certificate, and IPC-A-610-Class 2 Certificate.

What is the availability of Daniel?

Daniel is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Daniel?

Daniel's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.