Experience Across Technical Industries
As a freelance embedded software engineer with more than 45 years of professional experience, I support projects involving embedded software, real-time systems and reliable technical solutions. Depending on the project, my work covers requirements, software architecture, development, integration, testing and support for safety-related evidence and documentation.
The areas below reflect my industry experience and potential technical points of connection. Specific responsibilities and technologies depend on the individual project.
Railway Systems and Rolling Stock
Embedded software and system integration for railway applications, where reliability, traceable requirements and thorough verification are essential.
- Embedded and real-time systems
- Train communication, including TRDP, MVB and WTB
- Integration, verification and testing
- Support for safety-related software development and evidence
Industrial Automation and Control Systems
Development and maintenance of software for technical controls and industrial systems, with an emphasis on structured software, well-defined interfaces and predictable runtime behaviour.
- Embedded control software
- Software architecture and interface design
- Control-oriented development, for example with CODESYS where relevant to the project
- Integration, troubleshooting and enhancement of existing software
Test and Measurement Systems
Software for test applications and technical test environments, including support for systematic verification of complex hardware and software components.
- Test software and test automation
- Hardware/software integration
- Fault analysis, debugging and reproducibility
- Verification and validation
Safety-Critical Systems
Software development and assessment in environments with high requirements for reliability, traceability and controlled change. The specific scope of safety activities depends on the project, role and applicable requirements.
- Requirements engineering and traceability
- Software architecture and structured development
- Reviews, integration and testing
- Support for processes and evidence under EN 50128 and EN 50129 where applicable
Other Technical Industries
My industry overview also includes the areas below.
- Automotive and vehicle technology
- Hardware and embedded-system manufacturers
- Logistics and technical material-handling systems
- Printing systems and industrial labelling equipment
- Telecommunications and communication systems
- Traffic and transport systems
- Defence technology
- Software vendors and system integration
- Medical technology
Selected Companies from My Project Experience
As part of my professional work, I contributed to projects for these companies.
Cross-Industry Technical Expertise
- Embedded software in C, C++, Python and Assembly
- Real-time and hardware-oriented systems
- Software architecture and requirements engineering
- Integration, verification, validation and testing
- Software maintenance, enhancement and remediation
- Fault analysis, debugging and performance optimisation
Discuss a Project
Are you looking for support with embedded software, real-time systems, integration or testing? I would be pleased to discuss your technical requirements and how I could contribute to your project.