Portrait of Janis Weidenauer

About

Janis Weidenauer

Hardware and PCB design engineer based in Mannheim, Germany, specialising in EMC — with experience ranging from semiconductor EMC at the IC level to the layout of series-production boards in industry.

Available for new projectsEnquiries for the coming quarter are welcome.

Tools & topics: EMC, ESD, DPI method, PCB layout, signal integrity · EAGLE, PSpice, Agilent ADS · Python, PureBasic

Experience

  1. since 2022

    Hardware Developer – PCB Design

    ABB Stotz-Kontakt GmbH, Heidelberg

    PCB design for programmable logic controllers (PLC), library maintenance, leading cost-saving projects, and overseeing the quality assurance of outsourced PCB projects.

  2. 2018–2022

    PCB Layout Engineer

    Pepperl+Fuchs SE, Mannheim

    PCB layout for explosion-protected (Ex) equipment, CAD-library maintenance, EMC qualification, and development of data-management tools (Python, PureBasic).

  3. 2016–2018

    Semiconductor EMC Engineer

    Infineon Technologies AG, Munich

    EMC and ESD verification of automotive sensor ICs, automation of test procedures, data processing and visualisation, IP contribution.

  4. 2014–2015

    Internship / Working Student

    Infineon Technologies AG, Munich

    Layout effects on the EMC properties of automotive ICs. Simulation, analysis and design of test circuits (PSpice, EAGLE, Agilent ADS).

  5. 2007–2008

    Internship

    Visolution GmbH, Kandel

    Development of automated optical inspection applications for OEMs using Cognex vision systems.

  6. 2004–2007

    Self-employment – Web Design

    Speyer

    Development of website content-management systems and graphic design for client websites (PHP, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS).

Education

  1. 2012–2015

    M.Sc. Electrical & Information Technology

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

    Focus on signal processing and communications engineering. Grade: 1.9 (good).

  2. 2012–2013

    Research Internship

    Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University

    EMC verification of integrated circuits using the DPI method.

  3. 2008–2012

    B.Sc. Electrical & Information Technology

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

    Grade: 2.3 (good).

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