Nikolai Stein

"Before we can build the world we want to live in, we have to imagine it.” - S. Sinek

Ruhr Region

About

Passionated for innovative products and safer work environments. Focused on development strategy, project planning and modularization. My desired impact: durability, availability, sustainability, usability and safety of machines, systems and solutions.

Experience

  • ifm (Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · On-site)
    • Product Management Functional Safety - Director Product Management Industries & Technologies
      Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

    • Product Management Functional Safety - Assistant Product Management Industries & Technologies
      Nov 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Functional Safety - Systems, Services, Solutions

  • Functional safety engineer at Aitonomi AG (TeleRetail)
    Apr 2024 - Nov 2024 · 8 mos

    Functional safety design and evaluation for AGV/AMR, robotic logistic solutions and autonomous driving.

  • BAUER Maschinen GmbH (Hybrid)
    • Design and development electronics/software - functional safety engineer
      Nov 2022 - Mar 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Functional safety engineering & management, project coordination & supervision, requirements, system & software architecture, control units, interfaces and operator interaction for cross division mobile construction machinery

    • Design and development electronics/software - developement engineer
      Jul 2017 - Oct 2022 · 5 yrs 4 mos

      System design, control units, operator interaction, functional safety engineering, application software, interfaces & architecture, CAN API, remote controls & embedded systems for premium line drilling rigs

  • Teacher for information and communication technology in adult education at Volkshochschule Bornheim-Alfter
    Oct 2012 - Apr 2017 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Microsoft office desktop applications, operating systems for personal computers and mobile devices

  • Development electrical engineering / electronics student at AGCO Corporation
    May 2016 - Dec 2016 · 8 mos

    BUS architecture development, camera networks & automotive ethernet backbone for agricultural machinery