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Andreas Z.

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Senior IT Project Manager · Service Owner · ITSM · SIAM · Operating Models & Governance

München
Andreas Z.

Last position:

Transformation Architect / Business Analyst at IT Consulting

  • Development of a comprehensive transformation model for IT departments and ITSM organizations, from operational stabilization through structuring and optimization to strategic advancement
  • Design of a transformation matrix that connects development phases with the implementation activities Position, Focus, Model, Enable, Anchor and Develop
  • Development of assessment, maturity and decision-making logic to determine the operational starting point, the appropriate entry point and the prioritized areas of action
  • Structuring of an end-to-end approach from current-state assessment and target vision through operating model, roadmap and service modules to implementation and integration into steady-state operations
  • Derivation of combinable consulting and implementation modules, including methods, deliverables, role models, governance structures and transformation paths
  • Collection, structuring and prioritization of business requirements from the perspectives of IT management, service management and operational roles
  • Translation of requirements into target visions, process and role models, decision criteria and traceable deliverables

Environment / Tools: ITIL 4, IT4IT, Operating Model Canvas, SIAM, maturity models Kanban

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Youssef A.

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Test Automation Engineer

Munich
Youssef A.

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Test Automation Engineer at IAV GmbH

  • Executed standard/complex test cases using ECU-test and Python, improving test throughput by 30%.
  • Performed validation and execution of ECU test cases on HiL benches for ADAS to ensure functional quality before release.
  • Worked closely with customers to align test activities with project requirements and provide regular validation updates.
  • Coordinated with subcontractors to track defects, ensure timely issue resolution, and maintain test quality.
  • Ensured testbench stability and maintenance before executing test plans, identifying and resolving issues proactively.
  • Developed Python-based automation scripts for reporting and workflow automation.
  • Managed test issues and documentation via Jira in coordination with QA and development teams.
  • Used CANPE for measuring signals of CAN, FlexRay, Ethernet, and IP using Vector CAN tools.
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Reza S.

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Senior Development Engineer Driver Assistance Systems (Product Owner)

Munich
Reza S.

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Senior Development Engineer Driver Assistance Systems (Product Owner) at BMW Group (Contracted through Advanced Engineering GmbH)

  • Developed lateral-safety steering functions across two service packs, serving as Product Owner for SP-2021 and Function Developer for SP-2025
  • Defined and maintained system requirements, coordinated validation and testing, and ensured seamless integration into series vehicles across 29 BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce models
  • Drove a 62.5% reduction in Lane Keeping Assistant PPH (Problems Per Hundred) count from 9.6 (2023) to 3.6 (2025) in the US-IQS (Initial Quality Study) by enhancing function performance, contributing to a 7-position improvement in BMW’s overall brand ranking
  • Managed collaboration with two main suppliers, resolving technical challenges and securing on-time milestones
  • Delivered safety functions that supported multiple NCAP programs (EuroNCAP, ChinaNCAP, KoreaNCAP, JapanNCAP), with all models meeting or exceeding targets
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Satish P.

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Project Lead

Munich
Satish P.

Last position:

Project Lead at L&T Technology Services

  • Experience in testing of Body Control Module (BCM) using Dspace, Control Desk and EXAM in GHIL (Gesamt HIL).
  • Led a team of 8 engineers and managed end-to-end execution of software for each release, from requirement analysis to final validation and release.
  • Coordinated with function specialists (Fachabteilung) to analyse requirements and derive test cases.
  • Developed test specifications and maintained bidirectional traceability between requirements and test cases.
  • Automated test cases and built library functions using EXAM (Audi and VW customer-specific tool for test automation).
  • Organised GHIL testing activities for both manual and automated test execution.
  • Evaluated and analysed test reports generated from night runs in EXAM.
  • Identified software and GHIL issues based on report analysis and created bug tickets for traceability.
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Jonathan M.

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On-Site Coordinator

Munich
Jonathan M.

Last position:

On-Site Coordinator at Freelance

  • Customer interface and relationship management
  • Requirements management and work coordination
  • Technical and functional support focusing on automotive Ethernet
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Thomas P.

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Interim Management for Growth and Innovation

Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn
Thomas P.

Last position:

Subproject lead for the program of the PM-Summit 2024 as a volunteer at PMI Germany Chapter e.V.

  • Relaunch of the project management conference “PM-Summit” of PMI Germany Chapter e.V.
  • Call for Papers and evaluation
  • Onboarding of speakers
  • Program composition
  • Uploading the program to the website with presentation titles and speaker information
  • Conducted the Call for Papers and completed and published the program
  • Tools & technologies: Miro, MS Teams, Office
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Torsten W.

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Product Owner

München
Torsten W.

Last position:

Product Owner at Beyonnex

  • Initial technical analysis of the requirements for the two applications

  • Creating a system concept for the interim solution and for the final solution

  • Creating the product vision, customer journey, and story map for the interim solution in close cooperation with subject matter experts

  • Building a development team

  • Managing dependencies and interfaces with the other applications according to Domain Driven Design principles

  • Creating EPICs and user stories, and maintaining the product backlog in coordination with subject matter experts and developers

  • Running sprint reviews with relevant stakeholders such as subject matter experts and management

  • Analyzing the requirements for the final solution

  • The interim solution was built within 8 months and was successfully used for the 2022 heating cost billing

  • The interim solution has since been further developed to increase automation

  • A technical concept for the final solution was created

  • Handover to two internal Product Owners is currently in progress

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Majid A.

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Lead Consultant

München
Majid A.

Last position:

Lead Consultant at Infosys

  • Network automation
  • CI/CD and Docker environment
  • Python Nornir for network automation
  • pyATS for monitoring and test case automation
  • Network Access Control (Radius) and Device Admin Access Control (TACACS) with AAA and Cisco ISE with Cisco/HP/Aruba Devices
  • Cisco ISE Clusters (2/4/8 nodes) configuration
  • Cisco ISE Authentication and Authorization configuration
  • Cisco/HP/Aruba Switch/WLC Tacacs/dot1x/Radius configuration
  • Cisco ISE automation with Restconf and Python
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Denis V.

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AUTOSAR Software Engineer

Ismaning
Denis V.

Last position:

AUTOSAR Software Engineer at Pioneer R&D Europe

  • Successfully integrated the Vector Flash Bootloader (FBL) for both NXP and TI SoCs within the Ford FNV3 and FNV4 audio amplifier projects.

  • Achieved complete bootloader bring-up and ensured reliable operation, enabling secure and efficient firmware update capabilities.

  • Developed a valid approach for running the Vector FBL entirely from RAM on the TI SoC, addressing unique architectural and memory handling challenges.

  • Debugged and optimized NXP MCAL and TI MCAL configurations to ensure proper low-level hardware initialization.

  • Managed specific constraints of DDR-only bootloader execution on TI SoC, including memory mapping and execution flow.

  • Tools: Vector DaVinci Configurator, Vector CANoe

  • Languages: C, Python

  • Standards: AUTOSAR

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Massimiliano G.

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Founder and Managing Director, SoC Integration Engineer

München
Massimiliano G.

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Founder and Managing Director, SoC Integration Engineer at PlanV

  • CVA6 MMU: formal verification using SVA
  • CVA6 subsystem: IP integration, verification (UVM)
  • Tightly coupled cache coherence for CVA6: RTL design and verification (SystemVerilog), FPGA prototyping (IP integration - CPU, LLC, DDR, Eth), Linux
  • Verification of a laser controller on FPGA (medical, VHDL, VUnit, Python, C++ for Microblaze)
  • Fault injection emulation on FPGA (SystemVerilog)
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Daniel H.

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Functional Safety Manager / Requirements Engineer – Embedded Battery Management System (BMS)

Munich
Daniel H.

Last position:

Functional Safety Manager / Requirements Engineer – Embedded Battery Management System (BMS) at Tier-1 Automotive

  • Technical control, planning, and coordination of safety-related development activities for an embedded battery management system (ASIL-B to ASIL-D) across all project and series phases
  • Coordination of interdisciplinary work packages between hardware, software, and system development as well as external suppliers for module and series management
  • Management of development, evaluation, and maturity level assurance of safety mechanisms (diagnosis, monitoring, degradation) for series release
  • Active risk, problem, and escalation management when facing target conflicts between safety, cost, schedules, and series readiness
  • Stable, release-ready series safety architecture with no major findings
  • Significantly increased planning and decision-making security in module and release committees
  • Sustainable improvement of coordination and control processes between system, HW, and SW teams
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Yimeng W.

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R&D Software Engineer

München
Yimeng W.

Last position:

R&D Software Engineer at Advantest

  • Development and maintenance of hardware drivers in C++
  • Conducting unit and integration tests to ensure code quality
  • Debugging and fixing issues with the hardware team and FPGA team
  • Defining and developing software concepts and coordinating with the software architect
  • Expanding test automation to improve efficiency
  • Research and development of algorithms to improve existing codebases (runtime, memory usage, accuracy)
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Aydın A.

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Freelancer Virtual Defect Manager - ECUs

München
Aydın A.

Last position:

Freelancer Virtual Defect Manager - ECUs at Cariad SE

  • Coordination, planning and reporting of base software bugs between software/hardware supplier, internal departments and functional owners
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Thomas L.

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Consultant for AI, Electronics Development and System Integration

Unterhaching
Thomas L.

Last position:

Consultant for AI-supported process automation at Lumiz

AI-supported automation of purchases on a printing company website, including the selection of delivery times, order options, ordering, payment and uploading print data from the Lumiz cloud.

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Statistics of experts using Ethernet

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

22 years (Germany: 25 years)

Ethernet experts in Munich have 22 years of professional experience on average. It is 3 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 25 years.

Position duration

2 years (Germany: 3.2 years)

Ethernet experts in Munich stay in a single position for 2 years on average. It is 1.2 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.2 years.

Positions per freelancer

11 (Germany: 17)

Ethernet experts in Munich have completed 11 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 6 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 17.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Ethernet experts in Munich have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Top industries

Manufacturing, Automotive, Information Technology

Ethernet experts in Munich are most in demand in Manufacturing, Automotive, and Information Technology.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Ethernet experts in Munich earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Bachelor's degree or higher

100% (Germany: 91%)

100% of Ethernet experts in Munich hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 9% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 91%.

Master's degree or higher

93% (Germany: 65%)

93% of Ethernet experts in Munich hold at least a Master's degree. It is 28% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 65%.

Doctorate

21% (Germany: 10%)

21% of Ethernet experts in Munich have a doctorate (PhD). It is 11% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 10%.

Certifications per freelancer

3

Ethernet experts in Munich hold 3 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

Ethernet experts in Munich most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 98%)

100% of Ethernet experts in Munich speak two or more languages. It is 2% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 98%.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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6% of Ethernet experts in Munich charge less than €320 per day.
11% of Ethernet experts in Munich charge between €320 and €480 per day.
28% of Ethernet experts in Munich charge between €480 and €640 per day.
28% of Ethernet experts in Munich charge between €640 and €800 per day.
11% of Ethernet experts in Munich charge between €800 and €960 per day.
11% of Ethernet experts in Munich charge between €960 and €1120 per day.
6% of Ethernet experts in Munich charge €1120 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Munich are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.

Average rates of experts in Munich using Ethernet

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 681 €
Germany avg. 737 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 680 €
Germany median 720 €

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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Ethernet experts industry focus

See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.

  • Manufacturing (75%)
  • Automotive (70%)
  • Information Technology (70%)
  • Telecommunication (45%)
  • Aerospace and Defense (30%)
  • Education (25%)
  • Utilities (25%)
  • Professional Services (20%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the technology

Deterministic Networking and Core Physical Layers

Ethernet underpins modern communication from enterprise local area networks to harsh industrial environments. Defined broadly under the IEEE 802.3 standards, the technology handles packet delivery across twisted pair copper, fiber optics, and automotive single-pair wiring. Modern implementations prioritize deterministic packet delivery and minimal latency.

Industrial Protocols and Automotive Standards

Specialists design architectures replacing legacy fieldbus systems in industrial automation and automotive platforms. They work with real-time profiles and low-overhead encapsulation across diverse environments:

  • Time-Sensitive Networking including IEEE 802.1AS and IEEE 802.1Qbv
  • Industrial Ethernet systems such as PROFINET, EtherCAT, and EtherNet/IP
  • Automotive Ethernet standards such as 100BASE-T1 and 1000BASE-T1
  • Switching topologies with VLAN segmentation, QoS, and link aggregation

Silicon Bring-Up and Tooling Ecosystem

Projects require practical hardware-software integration. Specialists employ protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, and tools like Wireshark for packet capture alongside vector network analyzers for cable qualification. On embedded layers, they configure MAC controllers, PHY transceivers, and MDIO interfaces while optimizing network device drivers.

When Engineering Teams Require Specialized Talent

Organizations seek external specialists during physical-layer bring-up, automotive ECU integration, or real-time factory automation deployments. Expert intervention resolves packet loss, jitter anomalies, and compliance failures during electromagnetic compatibility testing. Freelance talent accelerates complex qualification phases without long-term commitments.

Munich Industrial and Embedded Engineering Hub

Munich hosts major automotive manufacturers, avionics suppliers, and industrial robotics firms. These sectors require deterministic Ethernet for autonomous driving sensors, domain controllers, and smart factory robotics. Local projects frequently blend remote protocol design with on-site hardware verification in Munich test facilities.

Key Competencies in High-Performing Talent

Distinguished professionals demonstrate deep insight into IEEE physical specifications alongside practical packet inspection skills. They quickly diagnose autonegotiation problems, evaluate buffer configurations under high traffic load, and write deterministic firmware routines. Their expertise bridges low-level hardware constraints with high-level software stacks.

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Frequently asked questions

Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Ethernet.

A qualified specialist understands deterministic protocols such as PROFINET, EtherCAT, and Time-Sensitive Networking rather than standard office networking alone. They configure real-time packet priority, debug synchronization jitter with IEEE 1588, and optimize Ethernet frames for low-latency operational environments.

While enterprise setups use multi-pair cabling, Automotive Ethernet operates over unshielded single twisted-pair wiring such as 100BASE-T1 to reduce vehicle harness weight. Specialists must manage strict electromagnetic compatibility limits and configure SOME/IP or Audio Video Bridging protocols for electronic control units.

Teams benefit most when designing the physical interface layer, integrating PHY chips with microcontrollers, or tuning switch fabrics. An external IEEE 802.3 specialist eliminates recurring issues like dropped packets, link flapping, and poor signal integrity early in prototype bring-up.

Specialists rely on protocol analyzers, managed switch interfaces, and Wireshark for packet inspection. For physical-layer debugging on Ethernet systems, they use high-bandwidth digital oscilloscopes, time-domain reflectometers, and specialized traffic generators like Spirent or Ixia.

Modern vehicular architectures use Ethernet because bandwidth demands from radar, LiDAR, and cameras far exceed the capacity of Controller Area Networks. Traditional buses remain active for simple sensor actuators, while switched networks serve as central backbones for domain and zonal controllers.

System architecture design, switch configuration, and driver development proceed effectively in remote setups. However, projects in the Munich region often benefit from on-site presence during physical test bench bring-up, hardware-in-the-loop validation, and EMC lab testing for Ethernet interfaces.

Most engineering teams in Munich handle technical documentation and protocol debugging in English. For industrial plants and local integration facilities in Germany, conversational German helps Ethernet specialists align smoothly with cross-functional technicians and commissioning staff.

Look for hands-on experience in measuring microsecond latency, configuring TSN scheduling algorithms, and resolving hardware-layer CRC errors. Proven specialists in Ethernet networking readily demonstrate past deliverables involving PHY register configuration and standards compliance testing.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Ethernet in their recent projects is 85 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 681 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Ethernet in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 93% hold at least a Master's degree, and 21% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Ethernet in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Ethernet in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (20%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Ethernet in their recent projects are Manufacturing (75%), Automotive (70%), and Information Technology (70%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Ethernet in their recent projects are Information Technology (80%), Product Development (80%), and Quality Assurance (80%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Ethernet

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.

Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg

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