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Gregor P.
Last position:
Engineering Data Management Project Manager
Technical and commercial risk assessment for an investment project in the hardware sector (scaling potential, liability risks, operational processes) Process consulting for two SMEs in the engineering environment, with a focus on workflow digitization and PLM
Matthias K.
Last position:
Requirements Engineer & Business Analyst at Media Company
Analysis of existing work, information and decision-making processes.
Identification and prioritization of suitable use cases for AI agents.
Elicitation of functional and non-functional requirements.
Design of collaboration between users and AI agents, including control and escalation mechanisms.
Support for the implementation of the AI agents and adapted keyboard hardware.
Business target vision for the AI-first transformation.
Structured and prioritized requirements for implementation.
Defined roles, interactions and control points between people and AI agents.
Preparation for the gradual automation of productive work processes.
Techstack: AI agents, LLMs, agent orchestration, RAG, APIs, automation, hardware
Nadine B.
Last position:
Program Responsibility & Innovation at Industry
- Management of security and governance initiatives
- Development of SAP BTP as an innovation platform
- Trusted advisor to executive management
Muhammad Tanveer B.
Last position:
Embedded Systems Consultant / Architect | Integration and Validation Engineer / Manager at Ingenieurbüro Baig
Led the hardware development and validation of a safety-critical 400-V battery management system (BMS) for the TOGG SUV program; performed system architecture reviews, schematic validations, EMC and reliability tests, and root cause analyses in compliance with relevant automotive standards (ECE-R10, CISPR25, ISO-26262). Coordinated cross-country EU engineering teams, customer reviews, and technical documentation to deliver a production-ready, validated system.
Architected and integrated 22 state-of-the-art ADAS validation vehicles for BMW ADCAM and LIDAR programs at Magna Electronics; synchronized up to 26 heterogeneous sensors (LIDAR, RADAR, cameras, GNSS/INS) using PTP-based timing architectures. Defined the system architecture, HW/SW interfaces for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) rework, sensor integration strategies, and data acquisition frameworks. This enabled scalable vehicle-level validation, improved validation efficiency by 25%, and reduced project costs by €1.45 million.
End-to-end validation and integration of automotive radar platforms for a Daimler project at Continental. Developed automated open-loop hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environments to accurately test target tracking KPIs, field-of-view limits, and thermal and voltage-related ECU state machines. Skilled use of a highly complex toolchain consisting of CANoe, Lauterbach Trace32, RADAR target simulators, and EMC shielding chambers for RF and system validation. Synchronized global, interdisciplinary teams to speed up troubleshooting and close critical technical gaps.
Reconstructed and validated the product architecture of an electromechanical e-bike by integrating and troubleshooting critical subsystems (BMS, motor control, sensors, HMI, electronic locking systems). Built a comprehensive system-level test bench for functional testing, fault reproduction, and performance analysis; coordinated suppliers and implemented corrective actions to improve reliability and traceability.
Defined the system architecture and validation strategy for a LIDAR platform developed in cooperation with Elmos Semiconductor; evaluated optical measurement concepts, SPAD detector integration, and system requirements, and created technical recommendations for product development and verification.
Developed LabVIEW-based automation and verification software for a high-precision hydraulic and electromechanical test system for FTE Automotive; integrated NI DAQ hardware for high-frequency real-time capture of physical measurements. Developed automated test sequences, programmable endurance tests, troubleshooting routines, data logging, and analysis tools to improve test efficiency and traceability.
Successfully delivered full engineering life cycles for well-known industrial customers (Magna, Continental, Farasis, FTE Automotive, BMW, Daimler, TOGG) – from requirements engineering and proof of concept to system integration and validation, technical documentation, supplier coordination, and user training.
André L.
Last position:
Founder & Managing Director at lesswork Productivity Solutions e.U.
- Design and deploy production multilingual AI voice-agent solutions for customer service, lead capture, after-hours support and front-office automation use cases.
- Delivered three client implementations spanning Europe, Asia and North America, including multilingual support, sales/lead-capture and privacy-sensitive intake workflows.
- Translate business requirements into conversation flows, prompt architecture, knowledge grounding, fallback and handoff logic, guardrails, consent gates and structured data capture; production support deployments include knowledge bases of approximately 1,000 grounded Q&A entries per language.
- Build scenario-based evaluation and regression QA covering normal flows, edge cases, failure modes, handoff behaviour and acceptance criteria; coordinate fixes through production readiness and rollout.
- Work hands-on across Retell, ElevenLabs Agents, Twilio, Supabase/PostgreSQL, Vercel, APIs/webhooks and CRM workflows; lead discovery, demos, solution shaping and cross-functional delivery.
Sector: AI voice automation / customer workflow design
Veit M.
Last position:
Test Method Development and Validation Engineer at Gebr. Renggli AG
- Test method validation for destructive testing (peel-force testing) according to ASTM F88/F88M
Chris H.
Last position:
Fractional CTO at Fashion Genius
Fashion Genius was building an AI fashion advisor for online shops. As fractional CTO I:
- Worked with the founder on product and AI strategy
- Found and managed the development company
- Led the build of a Shopify plugin: a chat assistant that looks at a customer's item, gives fashion advice, and recommends matching products from the shop's catalogue
- Designed it as a structured AI workflow, which kept it controllable, fast, and affordable to run
Marcel T.
Last position:
Founder, AI Strategy and Enablement at Engineering Peak Impact
- Design workshop curricula for software engineers and technical leads on AI-enabled engineering and on adopting AI tools effectively.
- Technical talk, 17th TestIstanbul Conference, October 2026: "What If We Tested the Tester?", on how AI amplifies the tester's judgement, blind spots included.
- Built and run the company website and online course platform (WordPress, PHP, JavaScript) with Claude Code and Cursor, plus a Playwright test suite that checks the live site's pages, links and sign-up flow.
- Built Write Check, a Chrome extension backed by a local Node.js service that scores any text box for clarity and AI-sounding phrasing, falling back across Gemini, Kimi, GPT and OpenRouter when a provider fails.
- Built a Python video pipeline that turns my online course into short narrated videos: script, text-to-speech, captions and rendering, with a review gate before each episode.
- Work under a written protocol for AI coding agents (CLAUDE.md): a definition of done written as checks before the work starts, tests that fail before they pass, and independent reviewer agents that check each claim of the coder agents against its source.
- Author of The Maintenance Trap (Level Up newsletter, May 2026), on developer productivity: why high-performing engineers get pulled into maintenance work and how to make the ROI case for fixing it.
Thorsten H.
Last position:
Product Owner, Software Developer, AI Manager, Technical Consultant at crazyALEX.de GmbH
AI-supported document processing and inventory management integration
Design and development of an AI-supported application for the automated processing of delivery and invoice documents, connected to SelectLine ERP. Documents are analyzed using AI, matched with orders and line items, and prepared for posting goods receipts.
IMPACT:
- Automated extraction of structured order, delivery and invoice data from PDF and image documents
- Automatic and manual mapping of documents to orders and order line items
- Integration with SelectLine ERP for order import, status synchronization and goods receipt postings
- Traceable processing through separate analysis, mapping and posting processes as well as technical logging
- Development of a containerized end-to-end architecture with AI analysis, workflow automation and relational data storage
KEYWORDS: AI, document analysis, OpenAI, n8n, SelectLine ERP, FastAPI, Python, JavaScript, MariaDB, Docker, REST API, PDF, OCR, mapping, inventory management, goods receipt, workflow automation
David M.
Last position:
Senior Technical Consultant at BMW Group
- Architecture and development of enterprise React 19 based documentation platform for automotive software systems
- Full-stack implementation of visualization tools & interactive diagram viewers
- Performance optimization initiatives including virtual rendering for 10,000+ node trees and Web Worker-based search functionality
- Designed and implemented modular plugin architecture enabling extensible document rendering system
- Technical consultation on Git-based architecture-as-code workflows and modern design patterns
- Ownership of critical features from design through deployment, collaborating with cross-functional enterprise teams
Ömer G.
Last position:
Project & Sales Manager Industrial Heat Pumps (10–150 MW) at MAN Energy Solutions (today Everllence)
- Responsible for two to three large heat pump projects, each with a volume of €20–40 million
- Managed all phases: preliminary concept, case study, full concept with system design and cost-benefit analysis, proposal and contract process through commissioning
- Applications: district heating, paper industry, Food & Beverage, hot water and steam generation from industrial waste heat
- Coordinated thermodynamics, standards, safety concepts, buildings, logistics, and quality
André F.
Last position:
Magento 2 and Hyvä at Kaufhaus der Berge
Long-term technical support for the store for ten years, remotely.
- Integration of the Tyrolean ERP system MGM with Magento 2
- Migration of the store from Luma to Hyvä
Kristin S.
Last position:
Consulting and optimization in the area of request specifications, environmental certificates and construction site tests at SonnPower GmbH
Preparation of specifications and processes to optimize request specifications for energy containers. Preparation of guidelines for environmental certification and pressure testing of fuel lines on construction sites.
Manfred S.
Last position:
Data Solutions Consultant at ONECEPT GmbH
- As a Data Engineer and Cloud Architect, I am implementing various use cases for our customers.
- From a technical point of view, the focus is on data integration projects in Azure, specializing in data and Delta Lakes using the Apache Framework or Azure products like Synapse Analytics or Fabric.
Marco G.
Last position:
Solution Architect & Functional/Technical Consultant
Industry: Insurance
Responsibilities:
- Creation & prioritization of the backlog
- Coordination with stakeholders from business departments, management and IT
- Overall responsibility for planning, coordination and delivery
- Roadmap, release & resource planning
- Moderation of reviews and training sessions
- Ensuring product quality
- Coordination of technical implementations
- Support during testing, acceptance and go-live
- Ensuring compliance with project goals, schedule and quality
Technological scope:
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales & Customer Insights - Journeys
- JIRA, Confluence
- Power Point
- Azure DevOps
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Technical Consultants statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years
Position duration
3.1 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Product Development, Information Technology, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
89%
Master's degree or higher
61%
Doctorate
7%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
96%
Based on our profile pool as of 31 Oct 2026.
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Average rates for Technical Consultants
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 31 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Technical Consultants experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (78%)
- Manufacturing (51%)
- Professional Services (39%)
- Automotive (38%)
- Healthcare (35%)
- Retail (31%)
- Education (27%)
- Banking and Finance (26%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the role
What technical consultants do
A technical consultant turns business requirements into workable technology decisions. They assess existing systems, define target architectures, guide implementations and resolve complex technical issues. Depending on the assignment, an IT consultant or systems consultant may work with internal teams, suppliers and executive stakeholders.
Typical deliverables include:
- Current-state assessments and technical recommendations
- Solution architectures, integration concepts and migration plans
- Requirements, technical specifications and implementation roadmaps
- Risk registers, decision papers and handover documentation
Skills and specializations
Strong professionals combine broad technical knowledge with structured consulting. They understand how applications, data, infrastructure, security and business processes interact, and they can explain trade-offs without hiding behind jargon.
Useful specializations include cloud platforms, enterprise software, API and integration architecture, data platforms, cybersecurity, DevOps, ERP environments and technology due diligence. Depending on the project, tools may include AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, REST APIs, SQL, CI/CD pipelines and architecture modelling methods.
When companies bring them in
Companies often engage a freelance technical consultant during transformation projects, platform changes, system implementations or periods of rapid growth. They are especially useful when an internal team needs an independent assessment, a missing specialist skill or experienced guidance before committing to a major technology decision.
A consultant can clarify a stalled project, prepare a legacy system for replacement, coordinate technical vendors or support a delivery team through a difficult integration. Freelance engagement also makes sense when the need is tied to a defined phase rather than a permanent position.
What distinguishes strong experts
The best consultants connect recommendations to measurable business needs and practical delivery constraints. They ask precise questions, document assumptions and make dependencies visible before work begins. They know when to simplify, when to challenge a requirement and when to involve a deeper specialist.
Assess candidates through comparable project examples, architecture samples and a clear explanation of their decision process. Look for experience with the relevant technology landscape, but also test communication, stakeholder management, documentation discipline and the ability to transfer knowledge to the client team.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Technical Consultants.
A Technical Consultant may deliver a system assessment, target architecture, integration design, migration plan or technical implementation guidance. The exact scope depends on whether the company needs strategic advice, hands-on delivery support or help resolving a specific technology problem.
A Technical Consultant usually works across systems, stakeholders and delivery decisions, while a software developer focuses more deeply on building and maintaining code. Some consultants are hands-on developers, but their responsibility often includes requirements, architecture, vendor coordination and technical recommendations.
A strong IT consultant should understand the technologies used in the project and be able to translate business goals into reliable technical solutions. Depending on the assignment, look for skills in cloud infrastructure, APIs, databases, security, enterprise applications, DevOps, architecture documentation and stakeholder communication.
A Technical Consultant is a good fit when the need is linked to a transformation, audit, migration, implementation or urgent technical decision. Freelancing can provide focused expertise without creating a permanent role for work that may end after a defined project phase.
Yes, a systems consultant can work remotely when access, documentation and decision-making channels are well organised. Workshops, architecture reviews and technical troubleshooting can take place online, while on-site work may help with stakeholder alignment, operational environments or complex discovery sessions.
A Technical Consultant needs a clear description of the current environment, the business objective, known constraints, relevant systems and expected deliverables. It also helps to state who owns decisions, which teams or vendors are involved and whether the consultant is expected to advise, implement or coordinate.
Evaluate a Technical Consultant through relevant project examples, architecture or assessment documents and a structured discussion of trade-offs. Strong candidates explain risks clearly, distinguish facts from assumptions and connect technical choices to cost, security, maintainability and business outcomes.
A solutions consultant does not always need to specialise in a single stack, because many assignments require comparison across platforms and systems. However, the consultant should have deep capability in the technologies central to the project and know when a specialist such as a security engineer, cloud architect or developer is needed.
The average hourly rate for Technical Consultants is 106 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 848 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Technical Consultants, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 61% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as Technical Consultants have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Technical Consultants are German (97%), English (96%), and French (18%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Technical Consultants are Information Technology (78%), Manufacturing (51%), and Professional Services (39%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Technical Consultants are Product Development (82%), Information Technology (81%), and Project Management (65%).
FRATCH Technical Consultants main locations
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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Munich In Austria our freelancers and interim experts support companies from Vienna to Graz — on-site where your project needs them, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Vienna Graz Across Switzerland our specialists are active in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern — working on-site or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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