Electrical Engineering Experts in Germany
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Tobias Knebel
Last position:
Owner / Self-employed at LocalConnect
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Volker Wagner
Last position:
Analyst – Platform Optimization at TradingView ProRealtime
Programming of own indicators with ProBuilder (for the ProRealTime platform)
6 months RCP - Rabe Academy (Basics - Trading account - TWS Interactive Brokers) Focus: Price movement ETH - stock NVIDIA (NASDAQ and CBOE)
- 500 hours total (TradingView & ProRealTime), of which about 1,500 hours of tick data analysis via ProRealTime
Arne Zühlke
Last position:
Managing Director and Shareholder at ARNESS GmbH & Co. KG
- Founded the company as a full-service consulting firm focused on purchasing and supply chain
- Commercial management of the company
- Digitalization and automation of work steps to reduce process costs
- Project management for optimization projects
- Connecting German companies with manufacturers abroad to achieve shorter delivery times and lower procurement costs at the same time
- Organizing B2B meetings between international companies
- Research on procurement markets (BestCostCountry) for the production of complex welded assemblies
- Taking on interim management assignments
Friedhelm Best
Last position:
Partner at Asia-Connect Executive Partners Pte Ltd
Building and establishing sales and marketing processes, as well as candidate management for executive and transformation mandates between Europe and Asia
Initial situation**
Asia-Connect started as a partnership for placing interim executives. After the first sales activities, scalable structures for sales, marketing, and candidate management were missing. With growing demand and the involvement of additional partners, there was a need for clear processes, defined interfaces, and reliable reporting in order to manage growth in a planned way and deliver mandates efficiently.
Responsibility & approach**
Built clearly structured end-to-end processes for sales, marketing, and candidate management.
Implemented standardized candidate management from first contact to talent pool.
Introduced binding marketing guidelines, including agency management and SEO implementation.
Established a KPI-based content and reporting process.
Introduced weekly KPI reviews and forecasts to manage marketing and sales.
Implemented a structured sales process from lead-to-opportunity to contract closing.
Piloted and continuously improved all processes in day-to-day operations.
Results & impact**
Introduced uniform marketing standards, including stable agency management (content output +60%).
Established a KPI-driven content and reporting process with regular performance reviews (engagement rate >45%).
Implemented a structured sales process from lead to close, with clear phase and decision logic.
Implemented an end-to-end candidate management process with clear quality criteria and a scalable data basis (time-to-shortlist –40%).
Increased efficiency in mandate fulfillment through shorter lead times and better coordination between sales and candidate management.
Created a scalable operational base to integrate additional partners and grow the network.
Egor Becker
Last position:
Freelance Technical Buyer & SQM Specialist at Becker Supply Chain & Procurement (BSCP)
- Responsibility & Strategy: Global supplier qualification for an international company in the field of certified consumer goods – fully remote and handled independently.
- Core task: Supplier research and outreach (over 150 contacts in the EU, Asia, and the USA), NDA negotiations, and building a structured supplier database based on relevant product and sustainability standards.
- Key success: Built the supplier base from scratch, placed series inquiries, and independently organized and led supplier meetings – ready for serial production in a short time.
Thomas Martin
Last position:
Lead AI-/Agentic-Engineering at AI-/Agentic-Engineering (Own research)
AI-supported development and PM acceleration with agentic workflows; deep reinforcement learning; fully automated 24/7 setup.
Claudia Fuhrmann
Last position:
Interim HR Manager at Interim HR Management & Consulting
- Operational and strategic HR management as well as HR administration
- Setting up, optimizing, and digitizing HR structures and processes
- Workforce planning and personnel development
- Recruiting technical and managerial staff (blue collar / white collar)
- Implementing HR software solutions and training users
- Project management and process management in various assignments
Stephan Giuliari
Last position:
Senior Backend Software Developer at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovations
- Further development and operation of a central backend service providing vehicle inventory for international Mercedes-Benz online stores
- Enhancement of a vehicle reservation service as part of the checkout process
- Design and implementation of a highly scalable end-to-end test architecture focused on maintainability, reusability, and a high number of automated test cases
- Development of a multi-layered test infrastructure with a clear separation of test logic and access layers
- Development of an initialization and caching architecture to significantly speed up local and CI/CD-based test runs
- Development of an AI-driven review architecture for automated evaluation and quality assurance of end-to-end tests
- Development of a dashboard to consolidate vehicle context across multiple backend systems, including AI-generated summaries and condensed case analyses
- Integration and further development of connections to various reservation systems via Apache Kafka and REST
- Design of new microservices and support in architectural decisions
- Risk analysis and planning of microservice migrations
- Technologies: Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Gradle, Maven, Apache Kafka, REST, OpenAPI, Swagger, GitHub, Confluence, CI/CD, Microservices, AI, LLMs
Björn Kunz
Last position:
Development Engineer Control Concepts at TU Chemnitz
- Development and validation of control concepts for grid stabilization with MATLAB/Simulink.
- Modeling of converters (VISMA), grids, and loads to study frequency and phase behavior during load steps.
- Analysis of the influence of inertia, damping, and controller parameters on stability, power output, and ROCOF.
- Development of adaptive control strategies to improve synchronization and dynamic grid support.
- Creation of automated simulation and evaluation tools to assess different scenarios and parameters.
Ron Meyknecht
Last position:
Revamping Business Strategy and Scaling at Company in the HR software sector
- Develop vision and business goals
- Define and implement strategy for different markets
- Build customer focus into processes
- Rebuild methods in lead generation
Chetan Sheshikumar
Last position:
Student Research Assistant at Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten (RWU)
- Built and verified Zynq-7000 (Zybo Z7-10) FPGA prototypes in Xilinx Vivado – AXI IP integration, bitstream generation, hardware bring-up, timing-closure checks and waveform-based debug to confirm expected RTL behaviour.
- Set up Cadence Virtuoso schematic/simulation flows and documented settings, results and methodology for reproducible experiments – supporting structured verification and research documentation.
- Wrote Python automation for log parsing, structured data reporting and result analysis; worked daily in version-controlled Linux/Git workflows.
Frank Stölzel
Last position:
Project & Interim Manager at Freelance
- See detailed project list above
Michael Müller
Last position:
Project Coordination & On-Site Management - Pharma Plant Construction at OPTIMA Pharma GmbH
Assembly and start-up of pharmaceutical filling lines; supported three vial lines through successful FAT and one syringe line through successful SAT.
Tom Witkovsky
Last position:
Interim Customer Experience Manager, Indirect Sales Systems at badenova Energie GmbH
- Modeling customer journeys and touchpoints for indirect sales partners
- Modeling and optimizing clearing processes
- Prioritizing and cleaning up the backlog of existing applications for sales partners
- Optimizing billing and service processes for sales partners
- Requirements management for replacing and rebuilding the system based on a no/low-code platform
- Supporting the implementation of a group-wide customer experience management system
- Managing external service and implementation partners
Bülent Öner
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
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Statistics of experts using Electrical Engineering
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
3.6 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Project Management, Operations, Product Development
Top industries
Manufacturing, Automotive, Energy
Certification focus areas
Operations, Quality Assurance, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
85%
Master's degree or higher
57%
Doctorate
9%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
95%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 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.
Average rates of experts in Germany using Electrical Engineering
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Power and control
Electrical engineering covers the design and operation of systems that move, transform, measure, and control electricity. It shows up in power distribution, machine control, building systems, test benches, and connected devices. Strong experts turn requirements into safe, reliable hardware and documentation.
Typical work
- Circuit design and component selection
- PLC, control, and automation support
- Power supply, protection, and wiring concepts
- Test plans, commissioning, and fault finding
This work often sits between hardware, software, and manufacturing teams. In Germany, it is common in industrial equipment, energy, automotive supply chains, and building technology, where clear interfaces and disciplined documentation matter.
Tools and standards
Strong professionals know the everyday tools behind the work: schematic capture, simulation, measurement equipment, and lab validation. They also understand common standards, safety rules, and documentation practices that keep designs maintainable.
They should be comfortable reading drawings, checking tolerances, and working with versioned specs. For many projects, value comes from practical habits: clean change control, traceable decisions, and testable design choices.
When freelancers help
Companies bring in freelance experts when projects move fast, internal teams are overloaded, or niche knowledge is missing. That includes redesigns, product recovery, production ramp-up, audits, and troubleshooting on live systems.
They are also useful when a team needs short-term support near a site in Germany, or remote input for design reviews and documentation. This mix works well when the scope is clear and the deliverables are concrete.
Signs you need one
- A device or cabinet fails testing repeatedly
- A design needs review before release
- A plant or machine needs electrical fault analysis
- Documentation is incomplete or hard to audit
Good specialists ask about voltage levels, environment, interfaces, and safety limits early. They do not guess. They verify assumptions, then propose changes that fit the real system.
What strong experts deliver
Strong electrical engineering professionals combine theory with field judgment. They can move from concept to schematic, from schematic to test, and from test to a design that can be built and supported.
Look for people who communicate clearly with mechanics, software, production, and operations. That matters even more in Germany, where teams often expect precise handovers, careful documentation, and dependable follow-through.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about Electrical Engineering — answered in short.
Electrical Engineering covers the design, integration, testing, and maintenance of systems that use electrical power or signals. That can include control panels, wiring concepts, power distribution, measurement circuits, and embedded hardware. The exact scope depends on whether the project sits in product design, plant engineering, or operations.
Electrical Engineering often focuses more on power, machines, control, and infrastructure, while electronics usually leans toward low-voltage circuits, signal processing, and compact devices. In real projects the boundary is blurry, especially when control systems, sensors, and power electronics meet. The right specialist should be comfortable working across that boundary.
A strong Electrical Engineering freelancer should have direct experience with the kind of system you are building or fixing. For Germany, it helps if they can work with precise documentation, communicate clearly, and adapt to on-site reviews when needed. Remote work is fine for design and analysis, but commissioning and troubleshooting often benefit from local presence.
Electrical Engineering work often benefits from PLC knowledge, control theory, embedded systems, CAD tools, test equipment, and safety documentation. For industrial work, understanding mechanics and automation helps a lot. For product work, experience with manufacturing handoff and debugging is especially useful.
You do not need a full specification, but you should know the system boundary, the main problem, the constraints, and the expected deliverable. A good Electrical Engineering specialist can help shape the scope if the project is still partly undefined. The clearer the inputs, the faster they can add value.
Yes, much of Electrical Engineering can be done remotely when the work is schematic review, documentation, simulation, or design analysis. Site visits become important for commissioning, failure investigation, and anything tied to physical equipment. In Germany, many companies use a mix of remote collaboration and planned on-site time.
Ask for examples that match your system type, not just general experience. A credible Electrical Engineering expert can explain design choices, test methods, failure modes, and how they handled changes under pressure. Clear reasoning and traceable documentation matter more than vague claims.
Electrical Engineering appears in manufacturing, energy, transport, building systems, medical devices, and industrial automation. It also plays a key role in control cabinets, power electronics, sensors, and infrastructure maintenance. If your work depends on reliable electricity, measurement, or control, this expertise is relevant.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Electrical Engineering in their recent projects is 104 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 833 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Electrical Engineering in their recent projects, 85% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 57% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Electrical Engineering in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Electrical Engineering in their recent projects are German (99%), English (93%), and French (23%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Electrical Engineering in their recent projects are Manufacturing (80%), Automotive (52%), and Energy (48%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Electrical Engineering in their recent projects are Project Management (71%), Operations (69%), and Product Development (68%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Electrical Engineering
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.
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