Andreas Bendicks

Dr.-Ing. | EMC Expert | Power Electronics | System Engineering | Technical Leadership

Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Experience

  • KOSTAL Group (Full-time · 4 yrs 9 mos)
    • System Architect for Charging Solutions
      Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

      + Definition and maintenance of system architectures + Alignment of system requirements, technical concepts, and interfaces across hardware, software, mechanics, and validation teams + Technical leadership in system design decisions + Coordination and execution of system-level tests to support component sizing and system design decisions (focused on EMC and power distribution within the system)

    • Team Lead in Power Electronics R&D for Charging Solutions
      Jul 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

      + Coordination and prioritization of technical work packages using Agile methods and JIRA + Coordination of feature roadmaps, release planning, and development schedules + Alignment of hardware, software, mechanics, validation, and manufacturing stakeholders + Customer communication, requirements management, and project reporting + Review of schematics, PCB layouts, insulation concepts, and magnetic component specifications + Coordination of prototype build, testing, EMC optimization, and technical validation activities

    • Power Electronics Design Engineer for Charging Solutions
      Oct 2021 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      + Technical subproject manager for an assembly group + Product owner in power electronics + Schematic and layout design + System dimensioning + Component selection + EMC testing (radiated and conducted emissions) + Simulation (LTspice, PLECS, Octave FEMM) + Responsibility for a laboratory space

  • Electrical Hardware Engineer for Automotive Power Modules at Infineon Technologies
    Apr 2021 - Sep 2021 · 6 mos

    + Electrical development of power modules + Electrical characterization of SiC-based power modules + Administration of a datasheet tool

  • TU Dortmund University (Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
    • Postdoctoral Researcher
      Jul 2020 - Mar 2021 · 9 mos

      + Research on active cancellation of electromagnetic switching noise of power electronic systems + Research on active control of power transistors in power electronic systems + Writing of (research) proposals for third-party funds + Publications in conferences, peer-reviewed journals and peer-reviewed magazines as author and co-author + Supervision of a research group with two doctoral students + Supervision of Bachelor's and Master's theses + Conducting exercise lessons to the lectures "Signals and systems" and "Simulation of mixed systems" + Supervision of laboratory exercises in electromagnetic compatibility + Supervision of seminars

    • Doctoral Student
      Sep 2016 - Jun 2020 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      + Research on innovative solutions to improve the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of power electronic systems (primarily spread spectrum techniques and active noise cancellation) + Project work + Publications in conferences, peer-reviewed journals and peer-reviewed magazines as author and co-author + Supervision of Bachelor's and Master's theses + Conducting exercise lessons to the lectures "Signals and systems" and "Simulation of mixed systems" + Supervision of laboratory exercises in electromagnetic compatibility + Supervision of projects groups and seminars

  • KOSTAL Group (Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland)
    • Thesis Worker
      Sep 2015 - Mar 2016 · 7 mos

      Master's thesis: "EMI-oriented Technology Analysis of Gallium Nitride Power Transistors in Consideration of System Dimensioning and Parasitic Influences"

    • Intern
      Apr 2015 - Aug 2015 · 5 mos

      Realization of a GaN-based boost converter for research purposes

  • Science Assistant at RWTH Aachen University
    Oct 2013 - Dec 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Realization of a SiC-based resonant DC-to-DC converter for research purposes