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Stefan Müller

Technical Cost Planning

Stefan Müller
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Gaildorf, Germany

Experience

Mar 2025 - Present
1 year 1 month
Stuttgart, Germany

Technical Cost Planning

Mercedes Benz AG

Expertise details
Position Summary
Technical Cost Planning at Mercedes Benz AG
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Finance
Procurement
Product Development
  • Technical cost planning for fuel lines
  • Creating cost calculation and supplier comparison tools including risk analysis with MS Excel
  • Contributing to the creation of the specification document
  • Helping prepare MS PowerPoint presentations with ThinkCell for cost and offer comparisons and analyses
Aug 2023 - Sep 2024
1 year 2 months
Rosengarten, Germany

3D CAD Designer

Serafima GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
3D CAD Designer at Serafima GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • 3D design of various components (e.g., metal parts, stamped-bent parts) using Autodesk Inventor
  • Creating 2D drawings (manufacturing and customer drawings) using Autodesk Inventor
  • Optimizing and developing concepts for functionality and cost of various components
Apr 2022 - Jul 2023
1 year 4 months
Hausen im Wiesental, Germany

CAD Designer

Autokabel Management GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
CAD Designer at Autokabel Management GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
Production
  • 3D design of various components (e.g., injection-molded parts, stamped-bent parts) using Siemens NX
  • Creating 2D drawings (manufacturing and customer drawings) using Siemens NX
  • Optimizing and developing concepts for functionality and cost of various components
  • Creating presentations with MS PowerPoint
  • Close coordination with team members and suppliers
  • Sizing, design, and 2D drawing creation of assembly fixtures/tools
  • Managing the process from requirements gathering to on-site commissioning
  • Coordinating production with in-house toolmaking and external manufacturing and the procurement process
  • Preparing for CE certification
  • Responsible for component and assembly design from quotation to production readiness and change management
  • Creating 3D models as well as assembly, manufacturing, and customer drawings
  • Optimizing based on results from prototype testing, FEA analysis, and experiments
  • Numerous optimizations of components regarding cost and functionality
Nov 2021 - Apr 2022
6 months

Customer Service Representative

S-KON Sales Kontor Hamburg GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
Customer Service Representative at S-KON Sales Kontor Hamburg GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Customer Service
Sales
  • Providing consulting services over the phone
  • Strengthening relationships with existing customers and providing support
  • Generating customer interest in products and services
  • Selling communication and internet services
  • Numerous sales successes
Nov 2019 - Nov 2021
2 years 1 month

Diploma Engineer

Freelance Work

Expertise details
Position Summary
Diploma Engineer at Freelance Work
Industries
Advertising
Chemical
Business Areas
Audit
Sales
  • Selling advertising media for IKM-Media Vertrieb
  • Assisting with auditing in process engineering for Wille Verfahrenstechnik & Engineering
Oct 2017 - Sep 2018
1 year
Aalen, Germany

Graduate Engineer Development & Design

Entec-Stracon GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
Graduate Engineer Development & Design at Entec-Stracon GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development and design of aluminum wheels, die-casting tools and fixtures
  • Use of CAD CATIA V5 and Siemens NX
  • Technical solutions and optimizations
Aug 2017 - Oct 2017
3 months
Obersontheim, Germany

Graduate Engineer Development & Design

FIMA Maschinenbau GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
Graduate Engineer Development & Design at FIMA Maschinenbau GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development and design of industrial fans
  • Use of Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD 2000
  • Technical solutions and cost optimizations
Apr 2017 - Jul 2017
4 months
Heidelberg, Germany

Graduate Engineer Development & Design

TI-Automotive (Heidelberg) GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
Graduate Engineer Development & Design at TI-Automotive (Heidelberg) GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development and design of lines
  • Use of CAD CATIA V5
  • Technical solutions and cost optimizations
Jun 2016 - Mar 2017
10 months
Heubach, Germany

Graduate Engineer Development & Design

MHG Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH & BIN Boysen Innovationszentrum Nagold GmbH & Co. KG

Expertise details
Position Summary
Graduate Engineer Development & Design at MHG Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH & BIN Boysen Innovationszentrum Nagold GmbH & Co. KG
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development of concepts and creation of presentations
  • Design of exhaust systems
  • Concept development for cost-effective solutions to technical problems
  • Packaging studies and tooling design (stamping and deep drawing tools) using CATIA V5
  • Technical solutions and cost optimizations
Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
6 months
Coburg, Germany

Graduate Engineer Development & Design

Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG

Expertise details
Position Summary
Graduate Engineer Development & Design at Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development and design of vehicle seats
  • Identification of technical measures for fault elimination, cost and performance optimization
  • Seat structure development for passenger cars
  • Tooling design (fixtures)
  • Packaging studies and kinematics
  • Technical solutions and cost optimizations
Jul 2015 - Nov 2015
5 months
Sindelfingen, Germany

Dipl.-Ing. Development & Design

Lear Corporation

Expertise details
Position Summary
Dipl.-Ing. Development & Design at Lear Corporation
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of vehicle seats
  • Packaging studies and kinematics
  • Use of Siemens NX
  • Technical solutions and cost optimizations
Mar 2015 - Jul 2015
5 months
Weissach, Germany

Dipl.-Ing. Development & Design

Kestell GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
Dipl.-Ing. Development & Design at Kestell GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development and design of climate control, heating, cooling, power steering cooling, and lubricating oil return lines
  • Development and design of air ducts for the automotive industry
  • Concept development for cost-effective and performance-optimized solutions
  • Packaging studies with CATIA V5
  • Technical solutions and cost optimizations
Jun 2014 - Nov 2014
6 months
Heilbronn, Germany

Dipl.-Ing. Development & Design

EuroEngineering GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
Dipl.-Ing. Development & Design at EuroEngineering GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Procurement
Product Development
Project Management
  • Product design of brake boosters
  • Requirements coordination for drawings and prototype builds
  • Project planning, topic coordination and purchasing for A-samples
  • Use of CATIA V5 and ProE/Creo 2.0
  • Technical solutions and cost optimizations
Apr 2012 - Apr 2013
1 year 1 month
Leutenbach, Germany

Dipl.-Ing. Project Management

Reutter GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
Dipl.-Ing. Project Management at Reutter GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
Quality Assurance
  • Project management and technical team leadership
  • Development and design of fuel caps
  • Creation of design concepts, specifications, and cost calculations
  • Coordination of all project-related activities and FMEA coordination
  • Close collaboration with sales, production, process development, procurement, and quality management
  • Test planning, supplier support, and feasibility studies
  • Technical solutions and cost optimizations
Apr 2011 - Mar 2012
1 year
Augsburg, Germany

Resident Engineer

Faurecia

Expertise details
Position Summary
Resident Engineer at Faurecia
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
Quality Assurance
  • On-site technical customer support
  • Preparation of FMEA and feasibility analyses
  • Data management and technical team leadership
  • Development and design of exhaust systems with CATIA V5
  • Technical solutions and cost optimizations
Sep 2010 - Mar 2011
7 months
Schiltach, Germany

Dipl.-Ing. Development & Design

Hansgrohe GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
Dipl.-Ing. Development & Design at Hansgrohe GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
Quality Assurance
  • Development and design of automated assembly workstations for bathroom fittings
  • Design of mechanical components (metal and plastic) in 3D and assembly
  • Creation of 2D drawings with CATIA V5
  • FMEA and risk assessments according to CE
  • Feasibility analyses
  • Technical solutions and cost optimizations
Apr 2002 - Mar 2009
7 years
Backnang, Germany

Dipl.-Ing. Development & Design

SMA-Metalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Expertise details
Position Summary
Dipl.-Ing. Development & Design at SMA-Metalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
Quality Assurance
Supply Chain Management
  • Design and development of tools, fixtures and test equipment for air conditioning, heating and water lines
  • Technical support for production and development
  • Use of CATIA V4/V5
  • Coordination of external suppliers
  • New development of a plastic piping system
  • FMEA
  • Technical solutions and cost optimizations
Jan 2001 - Mar 2002
1 year 3 months
Backnang, Germany

Dipl.-Ing. Technical Support

SMA-Metalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Expertise details
Position Summary
Dipl.-Ing. Technical Support at SMA-Metalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Procurement
Product Development
Production
  • Support for production, development, optimization and design of tools, fixtures and test equipment using CATIA V4/V5
  • Coordination of external suppliers
  • Technical solutions and cost optimizations
Sep 2000 - Dec 2000
4 months
Alfdorf, Germany

Dipl.-Ing. Development & Design

TRW Automotive GmbH & Co. KG

Expertise details
Position Summary
Dipl.-Ing. Development & Design at TRW Automotive GmbH & Co. KG
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
Quality Assurance
Supply Chain Management
  • Development, optimization and design of head and seat airbag modules with CATIA V4
  • Coordination of external suppliers
  • 2D drawing creation and FMEA
  • New development of deployment ramp systems for head airbags
  • Several inventions, technical solutions and cost optimizations
Jan 1999 - Aug 2000
1 year 8 months
Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany

Dipl.-Ing. Development & Design

FERCHAU Engineering GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
Dipl.-Ing. Development & Design at FERCHAU Engineering GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
Quality Assurance
  • Design of individual parts for driver and passenger airbag modules
  • 3D and assembly design of mechanical components
  • Creation of 2D drawings with CATIA V4 and ME 10
  • FMEA
Sep 1991 - Oct 1998
7 years 2 months
Gaildorf, Germany

Engineer

Merz GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
Engineer at Merz GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
Production
  • Sheet metal processing: deep drawing, stamping, and bending techniques
  • Technical solutions and cost optimizations
Apr 1990 - Aug 1991
1 year 5 months

Engineer

Wizemann GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
Engineer at Wizemann GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
Production
  • Sheet metal processing in deep drawing, stamping, and bending techniques
  • Innovative optimization of pneumatically controlled machines for Festo AG (approx. 70% cost reduction)
  • Technical solutions and cost optimizations
Sep 1984 - Mar 1988
3 years 7 months
Romania

Technical Assistant

Metal and chemical company

Expertise details
Position Summary
Technical Assistant at Metal and chemical company
Industries
Chemical
Metals and Mining
Business Areas
Operations
Procurement
  • Supplier support
  • Technical assistance

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Automotive, Chemical, Metals and Mining, Advertising, and Telecommunication.

Manufacturing
Automotive
Chemical
Metals and Mining
Advertising
Telecommunication
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Quality Assurance, Production, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, and Operations.

Product Development
Quality Assurance
Production
Supply Chain Management
Procurement
Operations
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Summary

An optimistic person with strong self-confidence, creativity and a high level of initiative. I believe that everything you really want in life is achievable. I don't shy away from decisions or risks. I place great value on honesty and authenticity in expression and behavior. And another thing: I'm eager to learn, flexible and resilient. I set my own goals and reach them, deliver a lot, view stress positively, plan and organize well, and fully commit myself. Throughout my long career, I've often taken on projects that project teams had given up on, and I've successfully completed them all. I enjoy organizing, creative teamwork, analytical thinking, and solving problems systematically. Working purposefully with maximum dedication is my top priority! My professional and life experience, along with a well-developed talent for communication and dealing with people, make me successful. I have also maintained my ability to work in a team. In addition to professional skills, enthusiasm, willingness to learn and flexibility were crucial for my career advancement. I am looking for a leadership role that challenges my skills, offers room for maneuver and development opportunities, a position where I can apply and further develop my leadership qualities; a company I can identify with.

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Technical Development
  • Engineering Design
  • Visual Arts

Languages

German
Native
Hungarian
Advanced
Romanian
Advanced
English
Intermediate

Education

Oct 2007 - Jun 2009

Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule Darmstadt

Industrial Management · Darmstadt, Germany

Oct 1981 - Jun 1984

Hochschule Neustadt

Diploma Engineer (FH) · Metallurgy for Non-Ferrous Metals · Romania

Certifications & licenses

Project Management

Berlin

Project Management License

Stuttgart

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 23
Experience in Manufacturing 20.5 y
Avg length 1 y 6 m
Longest experience 7 y 1 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Romania)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Technical Cost Planning, 3D CAD Designer, CAD Designer
Main industries Manufacturing, Automotive, Chemical
Main business areas Product Development, Quality Assurance, Production

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor
Certifications earned 2

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Where is Stefan based?

Stefan is based in Gaildorf, Germany.

What languages does Stefan speak?

Stefan speaks the following languages: German (Native), Hungarian (Advanced), Romanian (Advanced), English (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Stefan have?

Stefan has at least 34 years of experience. During this time, Stefan has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 22 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 6 months. Note that Stefan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Stefan be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Stefan would be well-suited for roles such as: Technical Cost Planning, 3D CAD Designer, CAD Designer.

What is Stefan's latest experience?

Stefan's most recent position is Technical Cost Planning at Mercedes Benz AG.

What companies has Stefan worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Stefan has worked for Mercedes Benz AG, Serafima GmbH, Autokabel Management GmbH, S-KON Sales Kontor Hamburg GmbH, and Freelance Work.

Which industries is Stefan most experienced in?

Stefan is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Automotive, and Chemical. Stefan also has some experience in Metals and Mining, Advertising, and Telecommunication.

Which business areas is Stefan most experienced in?

Stefan is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Production. Stefan also has some experience in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, and Operations.

Which industries has Stefan worked in recently?

Stefan has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Advertising, and Chemical.

Which business areas has Stefan worked in recently?

Stefan has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Sales, and Audit.

What is Stefan's education?

Stefan holds a Bachelor in Metallurgy for Non-Ferrous Metals from Hochschule Neustadt.

Does Stefan have any certificates?

Stefan has 2 certificates. These include: Project Management and Project Management License.

What is the availability of Stefan?

Stefan is immediately available for suitable projects.

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