
AutoCAD Experts in Germany
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Hüseyin Ö.
Last position:
Freelance Technical Project Manager at Karl Hess GmbH & Co. KG
- Project management for Porsche interior plastic parts
- Ensuring complete and smooth information flow between the customer and internal departments
- Creating and monitoring resource, schedule and overall project plans
- Active support and independent customer handling
- Coordinating technical discussions and pricing discussions
- Organizing, running and documenting coordination meetings with development and controlling
- Preparing quotations with cost specifications, analyses and presentations
- Independent cost negotiations, change handling and final negotiations
- Carrying out deviation analyses
Max B.
Last position:
Project Manager, Plant Certification and Declarations of Conformity for 1–8 MWp Rooftop PV Projects at Solcom GmbH
- Technical management of parallel rooftop PV projects (Type A/B) from project planning through construction to completed plant certification
- Analysis of project requirements based on on-site inspections, planning reviews and evaluation of tender and project documents, and preparation of the findings for the internal planning department
- Derivation of work packages and milestones for each project, including structured filing in the client’s project documentation (SharePoint)
- Coordination of the planning phase between planning, procurement and executing trades
- Preparation of specifications and bills of materials as the basis for preparing quotations, and monitoring the timely submission of offers
- Coordination and monitoring of the construction phase, including schedule tracking and ensuring implementation in line with the plans
- Preparation and continuous updating of project schedules and project budgets across all projects
- Tracking of milestones, work packages and project progress, as well as early documentation and escalation of schedule and budget deviations to the overall project management
- Preparation of technical analyses of existing and planning data for each plant as the basis for the entire certification process
- Review, verification and compilation of all certification-relevant evidence: technical data sheets, manufacturer approvals, component documentation, test reports, type certificates and simulation results
- Assessment of the completeness and compliance of manufacturer documentation with applicable standards, identification of missing evidence, and requesting and tracking missing documents from manufacturers and installers
- Preparation and technical review of declarations of conformity for the grid connection of the plants
- Preparation of complete plant certification documentation for Type A/B in accordance with the applicable VDE application rules, the grid operators’ technical connection requirements (TAB) and the requirements of the certification bodies
- Review and documentation of protection concepts, as well as definition of the certification scope for each plant in technical coordination with the grid operators
- Submission of documents to grid operators and accredited certification bodies, follow-up on queries through final approval, and deadline management across parallel procedures
- Management of interfaces between the client, manufacturers, installers, grid operators and certification bodies, as well as complete project documentation with status overviews, communication logs and approval documents
Goran P.
Last position:
Test Manager & Analyst at Festo / Questax GmbH
Project goal: Carrying out system tests and validating industrial communication and control systems, including requirements definition and verification.
Responsibilities:
- Test planning, test execution
- Test strategy, test cases, and test specifications
- Requirements analysis
- Ensuring traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects
- Carrying out regression and integration tests
- Defect analysis
- Simulation and validation
- NetSniffer Wireshark
- Supporting test automation (Python, CI/CD)
- Reporting
- Stakeholder coordination and agile collaboration (Scrum / SAFe / Kanban)
- V-Model
- CI/CD automation with Python, Groovy, and frameworks (Selenium, PyTest)
Technologies:: CAN, Modbus, Ethernet, PLC, PROFINET, Codebeamer ALM, Scrum, SAFe, MS Teams, Git, CI/CD with GitLab CI and TeamCity, Windows Batch, FAS, Wireshark, Python, Enterprise Architect (EA), AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot), VS Code, Tia Portal, SCL, Python (Selenium, PyTest)
Alexander P.
Last position:
Software Project Leader for Brake Control Units at ZF Friedrichshafen / ZF Active Safety GmbH
- Project management for software projects in the brake control unit area with a focus on deadlines, costs, and quality.
- Planning, control, and reporting of project progress, risks, dependencies, and work packages.
- Planning and tracking of work packages using PTC Integrity.
- Organizing and moderating customer meetings as well as coordination with internal departments, external suppliers, and third parties.
- Creating and maintaining project documentation according to Automotive SPICE requirements as well as management reporting.
Martin H.
Last position:
Lead Product Owner at Energy
- Team leadership: Prioritization and coordination of four cross-functional teams.
- Platform strategy: Development and implementation of strategies to optimize existing IT platforms.
- Stakeholder management: Active management of expectations and communication with internal and external stakeholders.
- Program and innovation management: Prioritization and coordination of cross-department projects as well as innovation initiatives.
- Product Owner consulting: Advising Product Owners with a focus on product development and continuous product improvement.
- Organizational development: Improving communication and decision-making structures across all organizational levels.
- Change management: Implementing best-practice change management methods to ensure continuous optimization and innovation.
- Quality assurance: Ensuring high quality standards in processes, services, and deliverables.
Andreas W.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect at Own development / IP of CAMCO Engineering UG
UEF 3.0 · Semantic Government Overlay (SGO) · Autonomous Systems (UAS / dual use)
- Designed: Semantic Government Overlay (SGO) – AI-guided administration without replacing existing specialist procedures. Read-only semantic layer over registers and specialist processes based on the Federal Information Management (FIM). Decision authority remains with the case worker (architecture principle).
- Developed: Reference architecture with source-backed, derived statements (Executable Ontologies OWL/RDF/SHACL). Technically guaranteed purpose limitation and no-write-path principle in specialist data – auditable, without a central data pool.
- Anchored: Regulation as a design principle: EU AI Act (high-risk obligations for public-sector AI, fundamental rights impact assessment under Art. 27), GDPR, NIS2, and administrative automation limits (§ 35a VwVfG, § 31a SGB X) as technical control points in the architecture.
- Created: Methodical tool for pilot organizations: data pipeline assessment (phase 0), compliance blueprint, and management summary as a decision-ready package for public administration.
- Specified: UEF 3.0 as a successor architecture to TOGAF – decision paper, canonical ontology, six-layer architecture, read/actuate boundary, federation registry, terminology concordance, and release delta as a closed specification status.
- Architected: AI-native mission OS for autonomous UAS and ground robotics as a tactical layer on top of a separately approved autopilot. Run-time assurance according to ASTM F3269-21 (Simplex pattern): the verified safety controller keeps authority, the AI function provides suggestions.
- Designed: Three-tier architecture – Tier 0 autopilot with 650 Hz flight control on RTOS, Tier 1 AI OS with semantic world model and multi-agent cluster, Tier 2 swarm and ground mesh. Zenoh as the primary fabric, MAVLink as the only authenticated command path (single writer). Result: graceful degradation – loss of the mission, not of the aircraft.
- Secured: Two-gate chain on the read/actuate boundary – governance gate (can-question: AI Act risk class per actuation, enforced human oversight under Art. 14, immutable log) before the RTA safety monitor (is-it-correct question: flight envelope, geofence, energy reserve) with revert to the baseline controller.
- Anchored: Dual-use architecture with common core and build-time fork instead of runtime switch. Three separate legal levels: civil variant – UAS under the EASA Basic Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 with the limited applicability under Art. 2(2) of the AI Act, ground robotics under the Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 with the full high-risk obligation chain, Cyber Resilience Act for both; unarmed carrier variant as defense material under AWG/AWV and Dual-Use Regulation 2021/821 (BAFA approval); armed variant under KrWaffKontrG. Each variant lives under exactly one dominant legal regime. Evidence base: AI BOM, SBOM, and complete data lineage.
- Analyzed: System analysis and realignment of grown engineering system landscapes. Approach concept for consolidation without migration – semantic layer over the existing sources instead of data transfer. Result: decision-ready implementation concept including an evaluation model for the target architecture.
Vinod G.
Last position:
Freelancer: SAP MDG Consultant at Logistics service provider
- Support for one of the largest logistics service providers in handling ServiceNow tickets in the areas of SAP MDG, Business Partner (BP), customer and supplier master data
- Technical analysis and resolution of tickets through in-depth review of various database tables
- Creation and maintenance of accounting clerks in the system
- Deactivation of company codes using transports
- Carrying out mass changes with LSMW (Legacy System Migration Workbench)
Vaibhav G.
Last position:
Expert Software & Functions Engineer at AVL Software & Functions GmbH
E-Drive Control
- Performed Model-Based Development (MBD) of application software (ASW) functions for E-Drive control using AVL & customer toolchains
- Translated product requirements into scalable, high-performance Simulink models for high-visibility projects, ensuring compliance with V-Model, AUTOSAR, ASPICE, ISO 26262, MAAB, MISRA, MXAM
- Automatic code generation (.c, .h, .arxml) using Embedded Coder
- Analyzed and derived system and ASW requirements, along with test cases, using PTC Integrity, CodeBeamer & PikeTec TPT
- Performed Verification & Validation of ASW using MIL/SIL/HIL, model/code coverage, exception report, req. & test case traceability
- Reviewed requirements, test cases and ASW, providing feedback to testing & development teams to drive bug fixes & improvements
- Created signals in Visu-IT-ADD & Vector DaVinci Developer Classic
- Documented ASW functions using Visu-IT-FunDoc & customer tool
- Updated enterprise architecture (EA) framework for system & ASW
- Created whitebox specifications for Inverter subsystem using Visio
- Commissioned & tested Inverters on Power HIL
- Mentored colleagues to foster collaboration & knowledge sharing
Kartik T.
Last position:
Master Thesis Student at Fraunhofer LBF
- Topic: Object Detection and Semantic Segmentation for (AUV) Systems using Transformer-Based Vision Models and Sensor Fusion.
- Designed and implemented an end-to-end multi-sensor fusion perception pipeline (Camera, LiDAR, IMU) in ROS
- Developed CNN-based Machine Learning model (YOLOv8) and Transformer-based vision models for real-time object detection
- Processed and clustered 3D LiDAR point clouds using DBSCAN, RANSAC, and voxel grid filtering to enable robust object localisation in noisy environments.
- Designed Bayesian Network models (GeNle) for probabilistic reasoning and sensor-level decision fusion under uncertainty.
- Applied Kalman filtering for sensor state estimation, temporal alignment, and smooth object tracking, reducing false positives in safety-critical scenarios.
- Evaluated system performance under realistic driving dynamics, improving tracking stability and overall perception robustness.
- Built deep learning pipelines for training, validation, and performance evaluation of perception models using sensor data.
Stephan F.
Last position:
Consultant at Toolmaking
The project covered the introduction of SAP S4HANA including EWM. The customer manufactures tools for the international market, with 300 production orders and 2,000 shipments to be processed every day. The project started with the "Explore phase," where the target business and SAP processes were defined, and ended with reaching the productivity goals with S4HANA. My role was Key User Trainer and optimizing the live processes.
Simo L.
Last position:
Entrepreneur at Laco Bauberatung
- FTTH construction consulting
- Construction management
- Project management
- Consulting
Stefan S.
Last position:
Interim Manager Project Management PMO at ND Coatings GmbH (Meyer Werft Papenburg)
Revenue €90 million, 50 employees
Industry: Shipbuilding, marina
Temporary assignment as Head of PMO
Recording and validation of PMO processes
Creation of capacity planning through 2032
Evaluation of standard preservation processes, including VSM and macro mapping
Creation of planning tools for project coordinators
Participation in coordination meetings with Meyer Werft
Data preparation for the monthly review
Contribution to the tendering strategy for new ships
Creation of roles and responsibilities and job descriptions for project managers and project coordinators
Project management for the Disney Adventure cruise ship
Re-design of the reporting tool
Creation of a planning tool for project coordinators with a planning horizon through 2032
Design of an on-call service, including work instructions
Creation of calculation models for quotations
Project management for Disney Adventure
Bernhard S.
Last position:
Agile Business Analyst and Requirements Engineer at Deutsche Post DHL
- Agile project "PEPSi annual vacation planning MVP Lite" (digitalization project).
- Definition of state transitions for the JUP Lite functionality.
- Creation of user stories for login/logout and registration.
- Quality assurance of the business-side concept.
- Preliminary analysis for the transformation from the old PersPlan to DigiPEP.
- Tools used: Signavio, MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Jira, Confluence, Mural, Miro, Conceptboard, MS Teams, Mattermost.
Bülent Ö.
Last position:
Freelance Overall Project Manager at energyconsult GmbH
- Project planning and lead engineering
- Coordination and negotiations with grid operators, station suppliers, cable and civil engineering companies
- Analysis, description and documentation of engineering and documentation processes
- Calculation of cable cross-sections from wind turbines to the substation
- Engineering and specification of cable types, inquiries and awarding to suppliers
- Specification of cable routes, inquiries and awarding to suppliers
- Specification of cable civil works, inquiries and awarding to suppliers
- Civil engineering design
- Scheduling and monitoring deadlines and dependencies
- Coordination of trades
- Participation in project meetings
- Site inspections as needed
- Regular on-site visits
Jochen G.
Last position:
Senior Specialist Software Compliance at Inter Versicherung
- Designing processes for implementing regulatory IT requirements (VAIT, BAIT, DORA, MaGo) and establishing them within the IT organization
- Monitoring the execution of these processes, quality assurance and adaptation to new requirements
- Support and coordination of the annual audit regarding regulatory IT requirements (PwC)
- ITK governance
- Software lifecycle management
- Documentation and control of the IDV development process
- Process support and policy creation when setting up test management with regard to DORA and VAIT
- Policy creation for IAM processes
- Tools/Applications: ServiceNow, Confluence, Jira, M365, Loop, Connect, Omada
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Statistics of experts using AutoCAD
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years

Position duration
3.4 years

Positions per freelancer
11

Top business areas
Product Development, Operations, Project Management

Top industries
Manufacturing, Automotive, Construction

Certification focus areas
Quality Assurance, Product Development, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
85%
Master's degree or higher
57%
Doctorate
6%

Certifications per freelancer
3

Most common languages
German, English, French

Speak two or more languages
96%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
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Explore rate insightsAverage rates of experts in Germany using AutoCAD
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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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
AutoCAD experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Manufacturing (72%)
- Automotive (50%)
- Construction (45%)
- Energy (41%)
- Information Technology (28%)
- Professional Services (27%)
- Education (22%)
- Aerospace and Defense (20%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What AutoCAD does
AutoCAD is Autodesk’s computer-aided design software for creating precise 2D drawings and 3D models. Companies use it for floor plans, technical layouts, manufacturing drawings, site plans, schematics and construction documentation. Its DWG format supports reliable exchange across design and engineering workflows.
Core deliverables
AutoCAD specialists turn design intent into clear, usable files for review, production and construction. Typical deliverables include:
- Architectural floor plans, elevations and sections
- Mechanical parts, assemblies and fabrication drawings
- Electrical layouts, schematics and documentation
- Civil site plans, grading layouts and utility drawings
- DWG standards, templates, blocks and plotted documentation
Ecosystem and skills
Strong AutoCAD professionals work with layers, blocks, external references, layouts, viewports, dimensions and plotting standards. They may also use Autodesk toolsets for architecture, mechanical design, electrical work or civil planning. Adjacent skills can include Revit, Inventor, Civil 3D, GIS, BIM coordination, CNC preparation and document management.
When companies need help
Freelance expertise is useful when drawing capacity changes quickly, an internal team needs specialist support or legacy files require structured updates. Companies in Germany often need clear coordination between remote specialists, site teams, suppliers and approval partners. German or English documentation may be required, depending on the project and stakeholders.
- Convert sketches, scans or legacy files into editable drawings
- Create repeatable templates and drawing standards
- Prepare files for permitting, fabrication or construction
- Clean, audit and standardize large DWG sets
Choosing a specialist
Review samples that match the intended discipline rather than relying on generic CAD experience. A capable professional explains layer structures, file references, scale, tolerances, plotting and revision control clearly. They should also confirm which AutoCAD version, toolsets, file formats and collaboration processes the project requires.
Quality and collaboration
Quality means more than a visually accurate drawing. Files should be organized, editable, consistently annotated and easy for another professional to continue. Before work starts, agree on naming rules, units, coordinate systems, review cycles, deliverables and ownership of source files. Remote work is effective when markups, references and approvals are exchanged through a dependable document process; on-site support can matter for surveys, plant layouts and construction verification.
Frequently asked questions
Curious about AutoCAD? Here are the answers that come up again and again.
AutoCAD is used to create precise 2D drawings and 3D models for architecture, construction, mechanical design, manufacturing, electrical layouts and civil planning. It is also widely used to maintain technical documentation and prepare files for fabrication, permitting or installation.
AutoCAD is a flexible general-purpose drafting and modeling tool. Revit is more focused on BIM and building information, while Inventor and SolidWorks are geared toward parametric mechanical design and product assemblies. The right choice depends on whether the project prioritizes documentation, coordinated building data or detailed product modeling.
A strong AutoCAD specialist may also understand DWG standards, BIM coordination, surveying data, manufacturing documentation, GIS or CNC preparation. Experience with Revit, Civil 3D, Inventor, electrical toolsets or document-control systems can be valuable when the work crosses discipline boundaries.
The required level depends on drawing complexity, file condition and the consequences of errors. A simple documentation task may suit a professional familiar with the relevant templates, while regulated construction, production or plant work calls for proven experience in that specific discipline and careful review habits.
AutoCAD work is often well suited to remote collaboration when source files, references, markups and approvals are organized. On-site visits may still be useful for measurements, construction verification or plant layouts. Agree on language, units, coordinate systems and review procedures at the start, especially when teams work across Germany and other locations.
Before starting AutoCAD work, confirm the required DWG version, units, coordinate system, layer rules, external references, plot settings and output formats. The specialist should also know the intended use of the drawings, applicable company standards and whether files must connect with Revit, Inventor, GIS or production systems.
Ask for relevant drawing samples and inspect structure as well as appearance. High-quality AutoCAD files use sensible layers, clean geometry, consistent annotation, correct scales, working references and reliable plotting. A short review task can show whether the professional follows standards and responds accurately to markups.
AutoCAD projects vary from rapid drawing updates to long-running documentation systems with strict standards. Freelancers should clarify access to fonts, blocks, references, templates and toolsets, along with review ownership and file handover. Clear version control is essential when several specialists edit related drawings.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used AutoCAD in their recent projects is 88 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 707 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used AutoCAD in their recent projects, 85% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 57% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used AutoCAD in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used AutoCAD in their recent projects are German (99%), English (95%), and French (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used AutoCAD in their recent projects are Manufacturing (72%), Automotive (50%), and Construction (45%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used AutoCAD in their recent projects are Product Development (84%), Operations (70%), and Project Management (70%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used AutoCAD
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Countries:
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
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