Finite Element Analysis Experts in Germany
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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
Thomas P.
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Lifting Device Designer at TP-Produktdesign
- Design of a 3-point quick coupling for tractor lifting attachment
- Development of a holder for a drawbar flange device
Philipp F.
Last position:
Consultant Retail Media at Bertelsmann GmbH & Co. KG (DeutschlandCard)
- Built and managed the Retail Media sales team
- Built the Retail Media product portfolio Onsite / Offsite
- Set up contract documents, accounting processes, sales materials and trainings
- Built strong customer relationships to generate revenue (Key Accounts Industry / Agencies)
- Finalized the future product portfolio for marketing
- Developed and derived a product business case to manage communication and sales in 2025 / 2026
- Implemented a reorganization in the E-Commerce and Sales division
Josef E.
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Managing Director at CAE Consulting & Engineering GmbH
I work as managing director – organization and active development engineer
Recently completed or nearing completion (2023, 2024):
- Projects in the field of wafer production at Hittec Prontor GmbH (apertures for ZEISS SMT GmbH)
- Micromanipulator concepts with flexure joints for ZEISS SMT, arranged through HAYS AG)
- EVE Innovativ GmbH (combined heat and power plants)
- Kraftblock GmbH, (renewable energy storage)
- CAE Consulting Eng. GmbH, European patent for hybrid robot, market development
- TQ Systems GmbH (gearbox technology)
CE is a supplier of development services in the broad field of mechanical engineering. 30 completed projects in the D-A-CH region. Development and patent exploitation company for R&D, products, cutting and welding robots, conveyor technology ... etc.
My most important results:
- Small selection - results of research and development activities led to the international patent application for cutting and welding robots and to the German patent application for the rotary lifting hanger as well as the spherical joint for combining 3 rods at one point for the parallel kinematics robot, push chain, own European patent for hybrid robot, combustion engines
Celestin F.
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Project Manager & Technical Project Lead at Faycestar-Engineering
- In this role, I led a funded development and prototyping project with an external partner.
- I structured processes for schedule, budget and risk management.
- I coordinated meetings and reports with all parties involved.
- I systematically prepared the next project phases through to piloting and planned scaling.
Saurabh H.
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Master Thesis, Simulation at AVL in Germany
- Engineered and validated a full-vehicle thermal management system in MiL simulation, achieving 95% correlation accuracy against real-world vehicle measurements, directly supporting virtual calibration and reducing dependency on physical test benches.
- Led end-to-end Model-in-the-Loop (MiL) simulation development using AVL CruiseM and MATLAB/Simulink, covering system architecture, parameterization, and validation.
- Acquired and analyzed vehicle sensor measurements (temperature, volumetric flow rate) using dSpace MicroAutoBox (HiL) and IPEmotion, translating raw data into actionable calibration insights.
- Calibrated and optimized critical actuators and thermal components - pumps, valves, electric heaters, heat exchangers, and refrigerant circuits and identified/integrated previously missing physical behaviors to close the gap between simulated and real vehicle performance.
- Designed and tuned an integrated actuator controller with precisely calibrated parameters, producing a high-accuracy virtual model adopted for downstream development use.
Jörg S.
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Engineer & Founder at SchemTech
- Simulations and development of hybrid digital twins to enable deep process understanding and to support better decision-making and outcomes in industrial R&D and manufacturing.
Jürgen V.
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Freelance Consultant at Freelance
- Temporary support for several mid-sized companies in the Osnabrück area in project management
- Preparation and launch of large-scale projects with budgets starting at approx. 20 Mio. in mechanical and plant engineering
- Risk management, project definition, design management
Reuf K.
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Self-employed Mechanical Engineering Development Engineer, Head of Design and Development of the Pipedeck at Herrenknecht Vertikal GmbH
- Development and design of a new oil drilling machine for the Beatrice oil drilling platform, Scotland
- Concept development of the Pipe-Overdeck work platform with crane, total load 200 tonnes
- Static FEM calculation and CFD flow calculation for the safe drainage of oil-contaminated wastewater
- Planning, calculation and design of the concept
- Management of 5 designers
- CAD: CREO, Model Manager, SAP
- FKM, VDI 2230 and Euro Code 3
Birte L.
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Product & Agile Consultant at self employed
- Support teams, companies and individuals to become excellent Product Managers
- Build up the right organization to create customer and business value
Manuel S.
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Freelance Mechanical Engineer at IBS Ingenieurbüro Sureck
Engineering services
Klaus A.
Last position:
CAD Designer at ALCON Design & Development
Premium Designs & Premium Service
I am your problem solver - trust in more than 35 years of successfully completed projects in special-purpose machine and fixture construction.
Bachelor Professional (DQR 6) Welding Specialist Qualified Electrical Worker Certified SolidWorks Professional - Mechanical Design Certified SolidWorks Professional Advanced - Sheet Metal Certified SolidWorks Professional Advanced - Drawing Tools Certified SolidWorks Associate Simulation (FEM)
Design & development of special-purpose machines fixtures production equipment intralogistics machine enclosures
FEM simulations Transfer of old 2D drawings/workpieces into 3D Documentation / Technical drawings in compliance with GPS
SolidWorks Design 2026 Premium (ongoing maintenance contract) SolidWorks 2026 Visualize (ongoing maintenance contract) Workstation with certified hardware DIN A0 plotter HP DesignJet
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.
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)
Rainer D.
Last position:
Enterprise Architecture Management / Backend Software Developer at Polizei Hamburg
- Several projects in a police context
- Model and document police procedures/projects with Archimate (as-is/to-be) in the context of P20 (BKA)
- Create software architectures with microservices
- POC development with Springboot/Docker/Kubernetes
- Project size: 10 people
- Enterprise architecture management with Togaf and Archimate
- Backend software development Springboot
- DevOps with Kubernetes
- Implemented using: Java 17/21, Springboot 3, P20 architecture, Togaf, Archimate
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Statistics of experts using Finite Element Analysis
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years
Position duration
6 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Product Development, Quality Assurance, Project Management
Top industries
Manufacturing, Automotive, Energy
Certification focus areas
Product Development, Quality Assurance, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
94%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Doctorate
13%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
99%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany 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.
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Explore rate insightsAverage rates of experts in Germany using Finite Element Analysis
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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Finite Element Analysis experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Manufacturing (76%)
- Automotive (65%)
- Energy (33%)
- Aerospace and Defense (31%)
- Education (29%)
- Information Technology (29%)
- Professional Services (27%)
- Construction (23%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What FEA does
Finite Element Analysis, commonly called FEA, is a numerical method for predicting how a product or structure responds to physical loads. A continuous object is divided into small elements, allowing software to calculate stress, strain, displacement, temperature or vibration across complex geometry. Results support safer designs and better engineering decisions before physical testing.
Typical applications
FEA appears wherever products must withstand defined operating conditions or failure risks. Common applications include:
- Structural strength and stiffness checks for components, frames and assemblies
- Thermal conduction, heat transfer and thermal stress analysis
- Vibration, modal, fatigue and transient response studies
- Nonlinear contact, plasticity, buckling and large-deformation models
- Design validation for mobility, machinery, energy and industrial equipment
Tools and methods
Professionals work with ecosystems such as Ansys Mechanical, Abaqus, Siemens Simcenter, Nastran, LS-DYNA and COMSOL Multiphysics. Their work may include CAD cleanup, geometry idealisation, material modelling, meshing, solver setup, post-processing and report preparation. Strong practice also covers convergence checks, sensitivity studies and correlation with test data.
When companies need support
Companies often bring in freelance expertise when internal teams need a validated model, an independent design review or capacity for a demanding simulation programme. The need may arise during concept development, a redesign, failure investigation, certification preparation or a move from physical prototypes toward virtual testing. In Germany, specialists may collaborate remotely with engineering teams or join workshops and test activities on site.
Signs of strong expertise
A reliable professional explains assumptions before showing colourful result plots. Look for experience with the relevant physics, realistic boundary conditions and mesh independence rather than software familiarity alone. Useful indicators include:
- Clear definition of loads, constraints, contacts and material data
- Verification of solver settings and numerical convergence
- Comparison with measurements, hand calculations or accepted references
- Traceable reports that connect results to design decisions
- Practical understanding of manufacturing limits and test plans
Working with a specialist
Before engagement, define the product, load cases, available CAD and material information, expected deliverables and how results will be reviewed. Remote collaboration works well when files, assumptions and solver versions are controlled; on-site work can help when measurements, test rigs or production constraints are central. The best professionals communicate uncertainty clearly and turn simulation findings into actionable engineering changes.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Finite Element Analysis.
Finite Element Analysis is used to predict how parts, assemblies and structures respond to forces, pressure, heat, vibration or motion. Companies use it to identify weak areas, compare design options, support testing and reduce the risk of failures before production.
FEA can explore many design conditions earlier and in greater detail than a physical test alone, while hand calculations provide useful checks for simplified cases. It does not replace testing: credible results depend on suitable assumptions, material data, boundary conditions and correlation with measurements.
A strong Finite Element Analysis specialist often combines CAD preparation, continuum mechanics, material modelling, meshing and numerical methods. Experience with fatigue, contact, computational fluid dynamics, thermal analysis, programming or test correlation can also be valuable, depending on the project.
The required level depends on the physics, consequence of failure and maturity of the available data. A simple linear structural study may suit a professional with focused experience, while nonlinear, fatigue, crash or coupled multiphysics work calls for a specialist who has validated comparable models and can defend the assumptions.
Finite Element Analysis is often suitable for remote collaboration because models, input files and reports can be shared digitally. On-site work may still matter when the project involves test equipment, physical measurements, production visits or close coordination with a German-speaking engineering team.
Ask the professional to explain the idealisation, mesh strategy, loads, constraints, contacts, material data and convergence evidence. A good FEA result is traceable and includes checks against analytical calculations, experiments or prior validated models rather than relying on a visually impressive contour plot.
Common Finite Element Analysis environments include Ansys Mechanical, Abaqus, Siemens Simcenter, Nastran, LS-DYNA and COMSOL Multiphysics. The software matters, but experience with the relevant solver formulation, element types, material laws and post-processing workflow matters more than a brand name alone.
A freelance FEA professional may provide a cleaned or idealised CAD model, mesh, solver files, assumptions register, results, sensitivity checks and a concise technical report. Agree in advance whether the handover must include editable models, scripts, design recommendations, test correlation or support for an internal review.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Finite Element Analysis in their recent projects is 80 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 640 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Finite Element Analysis in their recent projects, 94% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 60% hold at least a Master's degree, and 13% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Finite Element Analysis in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Finite Element Analysis in their recent projects are English (100%), German (99%), and French (24%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Finite Element Analysis in their recent projects are Manufacturing (76%), Automotive (65%), and Energy (33%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Finite Element Analysis in their recent projects are Product Development (96%), Quality Assurance (65%), and Project Management (63%).
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