Vitae

Christoph Mahlke

Freelancing engineer for Project Management, Development and Design, New Business Development and Digitization.

Education

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Mechanical Engineering – General mechanical engineering

Project experience

Projects in Automotive development environments acc. IATF 16949

Concept evaluation, development and design, Team lead and Project Coordination for

• Hydrogen rail (low pressure, B-Samples) for a Heavy-Duty-Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)
• Hydrogen distribution systems for high pressure applications (up to 1000 bar nominal working pressure) and mid pressure (350/450 bar) for stationary, movable and mobile applications, e.g. a hydrogen fuel station or hydrogen driven fuel cell based generators
• Multifunctional on tank valve with a nominal working pressure of 700 bar, incl. Thermal Pressure Relief Device (TPRD), Temperature sensor and manual valve

Concept studies, Engineering design

• Conveyor and storage systems for intralogistics in cigarette production
• Subassemblies of cigarette production machines
• Modular system for mooring winches with an external variance of approx. 40,000 configurations
• Stations on an assembly line for a double disc clutch
• Cooling conveyor lines in the tire manufacturing sector
• Equipment and so-called “ladder” of a cutter suction dredger
• Basic design of air conditioning and ventilation technology for a section of an aircraft carrier
• Various “troubleshooting” projects, e.g. Extending the service life of a polyurethane pressure regulator

Sample development

• Development, design and production of laboratory samples for a high-temperature catalysis analyzer with Raspberry Pi control
• Redesign and testing of flow port adapters for endoscopes

Design changes and variants

• Accessories for an endoscope cleaning machine
• Various testing and assembly devices/fixtures
• Dosing systems for paints and varnishes, e.g. expanding an existing system with additional valve stations

Outsourcing

• Drawing creation for retrofits on cigarette production machines and series machines
• Introduction of model-based manufacturing information (Building Information Model)
• Detail design in the area of ​​air conditioning and ventilation technology for cruise ships

Team lead experience

• Establishment of two engineering offices, each with up to 20 employees
• Definition and introduction of core processes for service provision in work and service contracts to achieve ISO 9001 certification
• Introduction and further development of a project management standard
• Calculation, preparation of offers and contract negotiations
• Implementation of project controlling
• Planning and setting up the infrastructure (network and equipment)
• Procurement of hardware and software for order processing

Career