Hands-on mechanical engineer building mechatronic hardware from concept to production
A motorized turntable and camera-elevation rig I designed, built, wired, and programmed end to end: it photographs an object from every angle automatically, turning hours of manual dataset work into an unattended process.
Python / Raspberry Pi / Arduino / Motion control / Electronics / Blender / 3D printing (FDM)
An indexable milling cutter with internal coolant channels routed directly to each cutting edge: shaped with generative design, verified with CFD and FEM, and additively manufactured via LPBF.
Generative design / CFD / FEM / LPBF
A Python toolchain that benchmarks eleven feature-selection methods on real production data and picks the right one for each dataset, raising cluster validity from 0.20 to 0.90 on industrial screwdriving signals.
Python / Pandas / Matplotlib / FastAPI
Full bodykit installation and paintwork conversion on a Hyundai Coupé GK. Bodywork, painting, and aftermarket integration done end to end by hand.
Embedded prototypes, 3D printing, and metalworking, including a two-player arcade cabinet (Raspberry Pi, custom wiring) and a welded steel go-kart frame with combustion engine.
I’m a mechanical engineer who takes hardware from concept to production: requirements, 3D CAD, simulation, prototype, test, and a design that is genuinely manufacturable. What I enjoy most is owning a subsystem end to end, and that rarely stops at the mechanics. I’m just as comfortable with the electronics and the control software around it, from wiring up drivers and sensors to writing the code that makes the machine run.
Today I work in R&D at Filics, a Munich robotics startup, on drive technology and test systems. I hold a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Stuttgart; my bachelor’s thesis, written with Fraunhofer IAO and the ISW and graded 1.3, is documented here. My toolkit runs from CAD, FEM, CFD and generative design through additive and conventional manufacturing to Python, embedded control, and hands-on shop and lab work.
The fastest way to reach me is email. I reply within a day.
maxime.schmid@online.de