Nicolas Elsner

Angestellt, CAE & Vehicle Safety Engineer, EDAG Engineering GmbH

Köln, Deutschland

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Vehicle Safety
Occupant Safety Integration
CAE
Drive
Team Spirit
Enthusiasm
Experience in Testing
Dynamic Crashtests
Safety Testing
FEM-Simulationen
Composites
Hands-on work
FMVSS
AC 25.562-1B
CS/JAR/FAR 25.562

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Nicolas Elsner

  • Bis heute 9 Jahre und 5 Monate, seit Feb. 2015

    CAE & Vehicle Safety Engineer

    EDAG Engineering GmbH

    Front & Side crash occupant safety CAE for various large OEMs (VW, Ford) as well as for new start-ups. Side and front airbag development & integration. Vehicle tophat and platform development for side crash load cases (B, C and CD car programs). Vehicle crash testing and D&R restraints support.

  • 1 Jahr und 7 Monate, Nov. 2012 - Mai 2014

    Mechanic

    Mottainai Cycles, Melbourne, Australia

    • Mechanical hands-on work • Problem solving • Customer service • Sales

  • 1 Jahr und 3 Monate, Aug. 2011 - Okt. 2012

    Test Engineer

    RECARO Aircraft Seating

    • Dynamic development and certification testing of aircraft passenger seats • Documentation of test results • Evaluation of most critical seats for dynamic testing • Writing of test plans

  • 2 Jahre, Juni 2009 - Mai 2011

    Research Assistant

    Welding and Joining Institut, RWTH Aachen University

    • Optimisation of test jigs • Execution of bonding tests and tensile tests • Designing using CAD

  • 7 Monate, Sep. 2008 - März 2009

    Internship

    Victorian Centre of Advanced Materials Manufacturing

    • Designing and modelling of a carbon fibre composite structure • Designing of the tooling and rigs for the manufacture and testing • Laminating the structure (hands-on) • Experimentally testing the structure for FEM validation • Strain measuring using strain gauges

  • 2 Jahre und 1 Monat, Dez. 2005 - Dez. 2007

    Research Assistant

    Institute of Metal Forming, RWTH Aachen University

    • Modelling of ring rolling processes using FEM • Hands-on work rebuilding a ring rolling plant • Development of forming strategies for incremental sheet metal forming processes

Ausbildung von Nicolas Elsner

  • 8 Jahre und 8 Monate, Okt. 2002 - Mai 2011

    Mechanical Engineering

    RWTH Aachen University

    Lightweight Design, Joining Technology

Sprachen

  • Englisch

    Fließend

  • Deutsch

    Muttersprache

Interessen

Sport
Guitar
Theatre
Travelling

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