Hardware-in-the-Loop Experts in Munich
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Munich, who have recently used Hardware-in-the-Loop
Ljubomir Obrenovic
Last position:
Senior Software Test Engineer at Keil KTM GmbH
Temporary employment
- System black-box integration tests (BBIT, IVVQ): Execution of regression, release, acceptance, and compliance tests for safety-critical brake control units in the rail industry
- Software test application & integration: Runtime configuration of software components and libraries, validation of interfaces, configuration dependencies, and component interactions
- Test automation (FEAT framework): Co-development and further development of an automated test framework for test execution, reporting, and result analysis
- Functional safety (SiL4, FuSi): Ensuring compliance with safety requirements, traceability and coverage, as well as standards compliance according to EN50126/28/29
- Test automation for communication components: Configuration and validation of fieldbus (CAN) and Ethernet-based TCMS data communication interfaces (TRDP and CIP)
- Requirements analysis & shift-left (PTC Windchill ALM): Analysis of software and system artifacts to identify gaps, ambiguities, and redundancies early in the SDLC
- Test design & test case development: Derivation of test conditions, coverage strategies, and implementation of data-driven test cases (DDT), including reusable test data fixtures
- CI/CD & automation (Python, PowerShell, Jenkins, SVN): Automation of build, test, and HIL deployment processes as well as integration into CI/CD pipelines
- Test data & configuration management (XML): Maintenance and adaptation of XML test vectors and system configurations with automated integration into test environments
- Non-functional testing: Execution of performance and load tests to assess stability and system behavior
- Agile development & defect management (JIRA, Confluence): Participation in Scrum teams, test coordination, review of test artifacts, as well as defect tracking and root-cause analysis
- Error analysis & debugging (CANoe, CANalyzer): Analysis of errors and message flows across multiple system layers (application to bus)
- Model-based analysis (UML, Enterprise Architect): Specification of SUT/SOW and support for systematic test control
- Process & test documentation: Creation of integration and test documentation according to internal quality and certification requirements
Ananthraj Narasappa
Last position:
Founder at sprhava
Leading the end-to-end development of Edge AI-powered smart glasses for visually impaired individuals, aligning product vision with user needs and managing a cross-functional team of data scientists, Android developers, AWS engineers, and hardware specialists.
- Defined product roadmap for Edge AI smart glasses and MVP features through user research, stakeholder interviews, and competitive analysis, ensuring accessibility and real-world usability.
- Developed and validated a PoC for AI-driven cancer cell identification in PET/CT scans, collaborating with medical experts to optimize diagnostic accuracy and clinical relevance.
- Built and scaled a multidisciplinary team of 75+ engineers, interns, and designers across Germany and India, driving cross-border collaboration and iterative prototyping.
- Established strategic partnerships with NGOs, healthcare providers, and advocacy groups to embed inclusivity and patient feedback into product design.
- Drove hands-on hardware-software integration using Raspberry Pi and Jetson Nano of AI models. Initiated and nurtured relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, and ecosystem players to build scalable go-to-market plans.
- Owned critical product decisions, from prototype development to funding strategy, applying a data-informed and impact-driven mindset.
- Fostered a learning-focused culture by facilitating brainstorming sessions and continuous feedback loops between engineering and product.
Achievements:
- Public speaker: Auto.Ai 2025 (Berlin), Wearable technologies 2025 (Munich and Bangalore), MEDICA 2024 (Dusseldorf)
- WMF, Bologna, Italy (June 2024): Only AI startup to be selected from Germany as EBV hero to represent sprhava on global platform
- Medica, Germany (2024): Delivered a speech on AI smart glasses in world's largest Healthcare event.
- Wearable Technologies, Bengaluru, India (Dec 2024): I was a speaker presenting sprhava and its product.
- Venturise Global Challenge (GIM 2025, Bengaluru Palace, Karnataka): sprhava was selected as one of the 16 top startups (ESDM) to present on this global platform
- Wearable Technologies Conference 2025 EUROPE, Munich, Germany (May 2025): Delivered a talk on Edge AI at the Europe's biggest wearable tech event.
- InsurNext Köln, Germany (2025): sprhava was honoured with a booth from Cologne administration.
Krithika Chand
Last position:
Professional Reorientation at Von Rundstedt
- Engaged in a structured career development program while strengthening German language proficiency (B1 level) and evaluating opportunities in ADAS/AD systems and requirements engineering.
Jonathan Moreau
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
Cosmin Iliuta
Last position:
Senior Test Manager – Freelance Contractor at CARIAD SE
- Development and implementation of test strategies and test plans based on ISO-29119-2/3 for Porsche and Audi ISO-26262 compliant projects (functional, integration, system & regression tests).
- Leading cross-functional teams across multiple locations, including resource planning, coordination, and milestone tracking.
- Responsibility for defect management, root cause analyses, and process improvements to improve quality and efficiency.
- Technical analysis of test results and creation of structured test reports and KPIs for stakeholders.
- Reviewing specifications and architecture to validate test readiness and requirement compliance.
- Controlling & monitoring test progress using appropriate metrics.
- Communicating evaluated test results as input for function approvals to function project owners.
- Practical vehicle testing, ECU flashing, and troubleshooting – on-board diagnostics and live tracing.
Applied qualifications:
- SW requirements analysis
- Jira X-Ray
- SOME-IP
- ViWI
- Confluence
- Defect management – KPM
- ODIS
- E-SYS
- Agile methodologies
Youssef Ahmed Rawy Baghdady
Last position:
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.
Ould Aly Isselmou
Last position:
Functional Safety Assessor at VW
- Pre-assessments and review of functional safety status for ADAS ECUs and body controller components
- Conduct functional safety audits
- Review the functional safety status of the E3 1.2 in a pre-assessment
- Document interviews
- Document findings and generate internal reports
Methods:
- ISO26262
- Automotive SPICE Level 2, 3
- Agile methods, SAFe
Tools:
- DOORS
- Enterprise Architect
- JIRA & Confluence
- IQ-FMEA
- Isograph
Daniel Carton
Last position:
Founder & Managing Director at BotCraft GmbH
- Building the company with a focus on connectivity for IIoT and Industry 4.0, iRPA/process automation, advanced robotics and smart systems, sensors and services
- Project management and software architecture for IoT gateway development (since 2020) with protocol translation, IT/OT convergence and GRC
- Developing RPA bots for automating and monitoring industrial processes with an agent-based AI approach (since 2020)
- Implementing unsupervised clustering and anomaly detection for time series data in big data streaming pipelines (since 2021)
- Introducing a Docker-based release train for OTA updates with DevSecOps and CI/CD (since 2018)
Rajan Kumar
Last position:
Technical Lead/BTV at BMW, Daimler (Mercedes), VW Group, Hella, Ficosa, Cariad (Audi/Porsche/Skoda)
- Directed full lifecycle of embedded software projects including LiDAR, BMS, OCU, and Cybersecurity systems.
- Coordinated internal and external stakeholders including suppliers like Bosch, Bertrandt, Magna, Continental and IAV.
- Managed cross-country teams of 12–15 engineers, conducting project onboarding and role-based training.
- Implemented change control and risk registers for safety-critical automotive platforms.
- Oversaw project schedules using MS Project, JIRA, and Azure DevOps to ensure milestone alignment and transparency.
- Extensive hands-on expertise in test planning and execution for ECUs in compliance with Automotive SPICE (SWE.4–SWE.6) and ISO 26262.
- Led digital transformation project with a cross-functional team of 15+, ensuring successful integration of systems and workflows.
- Maintained project overviews and tracking in tools like Milestones (Daimler) and MS Project, and managed status reporting to senior stakeholders.
- Coordinated with third-party transformation partners and ensured timely delivery of decision templates and risk assessments.
- Applied PRINCE2 methodology for structured delivery; facilitated agile ceremonies and maintained Confluence-based documentation.
- Strong leadership in cross-functional teams and working in agile environments (SAFe, Scrum).
- Successfully led and supported IT and transformation projects, including those in regulated sectors (e.g., KRITIS or energy sector).
- Represented or supported overall project leadership in large-scale transformation programs.
- Maintained and updated complex project plans (Gantt charts, milestone tracking, and resource allocation).
- Coordinated workstreams and interdisciplinary teams; ensured timely delivery of all work packages.
- Acted as central communication point between project team, senior management, external vendors, and transformation partners.
- Prepared and delivered concise status reports, steering committee presentations, and decision memos.
- Identified project risks, maintained risk registers, and led mitigation planning.
- Assessed resource needs and supported reallocation based on project priorities and constraints.
- Proficient in JIRA, Milestones, Confluence, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Used both Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall (PRINCE2, PMI) methodologies.
- Created and tracked action lists, meeting protocols, and backlog items.
- Conducted critical analysis of project progress, resource bottlenecks, and deliverable timelines.
- Ensured alignment of transformation goals with enterprise IT architecture and business objectives.
Satish Parapur
Last position:
Project Lead at L&T Technology Services
- Tested Body Control Module (BCM) software using dSPACE, Control Desk and EXAM in GHIL (Gesamt HIL).
- Led a team of 8 engineers and managed end-to-end software execution for each release, from requirement analysis to final validation and release.
- Coordinated with function specialists 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.
Madhava Narayanappa
Last position:
Function Developer ADAS at Continental Automotive GmbH through Ferchau GmbH
- Project: Sensor fusion application for traffic participant detection
- Software frameworks: C++ (11,14), Python, Visual Studio, MTS, Qt, GitHub, Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, Conan, CAN, RTOS, DOORS, CMake
- Refactored and adapted sensor fusion algorithms by processing sensor data (camera and radar) for ACC and EBA as per requirements
- Handled system test issue reports in JIRA
- Tuned Kalman filters and introduced new features to enhance tracking
- Adapted architecture, detailed design (UML) and simulation tool (Qt)
- Conducted unit testing, code reviews and static code analysis in compliance with MISRA standards
- Conducted regression testing to validate software, involved in software releases (CI/CD), KPI evaluation by testing NCAP scenarios
- Flashed ADAS software to target vehicles, used UDS protocol and OBD-II tools for diagnostics and verification
Alexandra Blaj
Last position:
System Test Engineer at Magna Electronics
- Requirements analysis
- Requirements coverage review
- Test specification and test case creation
- Test automation and manual testing
- Functional testing
- Environmental testing (climatic chamber tests)
- Stress testing and regression testing
- HiL and black-box testing
- Test bench setup
- Test reporting and bug reporting
- Diagnostics testing based on ISO 14229
- System base functions testing including KPIs
- End-of-line testing of first produced ECU samples
- Supported automated testing through CI/CD processes
Tomas Schönhofer
Last position:
Teamlead Validation & Prototyping at Wabtec Corporation / ANNAX GmbH
- Technical leadership of the Validation and Prototyping departments
- Designing, planning and coordinating electrical and mechanical validation according to railway standard EN50155, EMC standard EN50121 and special validations such as Accelerated Life Testing
- Designing, planning and coordinating validations for ANNAX China
- Requirements engineering for test execution
- Improving new projects through error analysis, documentation and contributing to the continuous improvement process
- FMEA co-moderator in the design phase
Thomas Eric Kapita
Last position:
Software Developer at Vdynamics GmbH
- Support and work on Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) system
- Create and execute integration tests for HiL system
- Develop and commission engine models in Simulink
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Statistics of experts using Hardware-in-the-Loop
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years
Position duration
3.3 years
Positions per freelancer
7
Top business areas
Product Development, Quality Assurance, Information Technology
Top industries
Automotive, Manufacturing, Information Technology
Certification focus areas
Quality Assurance, Human Resources, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
75%
Doctorate
8%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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About the technology
HIL in practice
Hardware-in-the-Loop, often called HIL, tests embedded control software against a real-time simulation instead of a full physical system. It is used to check how a control unit reacts to sensors, actuators, faults, and timing changes before the hardware goes into the field.
Where it fits
HIL is common in automotive, aerospace, energy, and industrial automation projects. In Munich, it often appears around vehicle electronics, drive systems, and safety-critical control logic.
Typical work
- Build and maintain HIL test benches
- Connect controllers, simulators, I/O, and bus interfaces
- Create test cases for normal operation and fault cases
- Automate regression tests and report results
- Tune timing, signal quality, and model behavior
Tooling around it
Strong specialists usually work with real-time simulators, plant models, and test automation tools. They also understand CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Automotive Ethernet, Python, and scripting for repeatable test runs.
When to bring in specialists
Companies call in freelance experts when a new platform, control unit, or model must be validated quickly. They are also useful when test benches need repair, old setups need migration, or internal teams need support with complex integration issues.
What strong experts do
Strong professionals do more than run tests. They design stable setups, trace failures back to software, model, wiring, or calibration issues, and write clear results that help teams decide what to fix next. They work well with both on-site lab teams and remote engineering groups in Munich.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Hardware-in-the-Loop, in one place.
Hardware-in-the-Loop is used to test embedded control systems with real hardware connected to a simulated plant or environment. It helps teams check timing, interfaces, and fault handling before a machine, vehicle, or system is fully built. This reduces late surprises during integration and validation.
A HIL setup includes real control hardware, while pure simulation stays entirely in software. Compared with a simple bench test, HIL can reproduce sensor behavior, actuator responses, and failure cases in a controlled way. That makes it better for safety-critical and time-sensitive systems.
A strong Hardware-in-the-Loop specialist usually knows control systems, real-time testing, signal handling, and automation. Useful adjacent skills include Python, test scripting, bus protocols such as CAN or LIN, and model-based development. In many projects, they also need to read schematics and work with calibration data.
Not every HIL task needs a senior profile, but setup, integration, and debugging often do. If the bench is already stable and the task is limited to test execution or scripting, a more focused specialist can be enough. The more interfaces, models, and fault cases involved, the more experience matters.
A Hardware-in-the-Loop freelancer should be able to deliver a working test bench, documented test cases, automated test runs, and clear defect reports. In many projects, they also hand over model changes, interface mappings, and setup notes so the team can keep using the system. Good documentation is part of the job, not an extra.
A HIL expert can often prepare models, scripts, and test logic remotely. But physical integration, wiring, hardware bring-up, and lab debugging usually benefit from on-site time, especially in Munich-based programs with local test benches. Many teams use a mix of remote engineering and on-site lab sessions.
Look for someone who can explain how they isolate failures between software, model, hardware, and communication layers. A good Hardware-in-the-Loop specialist writes clean test logic, keeps setups stable, and produces results that other experts can reproduce. Ask for examples of fault injection, timing work, and automation they have shipped.
No. HIL is the stage where real hardware is connected to a simulated environment, while SIL and MIL stay earlier in the development flow. Teams often use all three, but HIL is the closest to final system behavior before full physical testing.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Hardware-in-the-Loop in their recent projects is 93 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 743 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Hardware-in-the-Loop in their recent projects, 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 75% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Hardware-in-the-Loop in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Hardware-in-the-Loop in their recent projects are German (100%), English (93%), and French (29%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Hardware-in-the-Loop in their recent projects are Automotive (93%), Manufacturing (64%), and Information Technology (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Hardware-in-the-Loop in their recent projects are Product Development (100%), Quality Assurance (100%), and Information Technology (64%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Hardware-in-the-Loop
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