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Boris SchröderBS

Boris Schröder

Designer + Engineer

€850/day
Köln, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Boris

Brief profile
Engineer & Designer with a craft background (toolmaker for plastics/metal technology) and a degree in Product/Industrial Design (University of Applied Sciences Aachen). After approx. 12 years in agencies, self-employed since 2025/2026 with my own studio borisnils-design. I combine engineering, design, and technology – from the initial concept to the production-ready component.

Services
Product & Industrial Design (Concept to Series Production)
CAD Engineering (SolidWorks / 3DEXPERIENCE)
3D Printing Prototyping
AI Integration in Products & Processes
App Development
Strategic Consulting (Portfolio Structure, Profitability Increase)

Methodology
I am a generalist by conviction: The more complex a problem, the more valuable someone who thinks about engineering, design, and technology in a unified way – without loss at the interfaces between specialists. I work closely with manufacturing partners and accompany projects from idea to production.

I also have the option to work directly with a production partner. This offers the advantage that I can provide design, engineering, and manufacturing from a single source – from the initial idea to the ready-to-ship product directly at my company's doorstep. Delivery times, prices, and quantities are coordinated directly with the production partner and flow directly into the order. This creates a lean, transparent structure: Instead of commissioning and coordinating a designer, engineer, and manufacturer separately, everything comes from a single source with me – faster, simpler, and more economical.

Homepage:
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Köln (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Phenospex
    BA
    BIOTECH
    August 2019 - September 2021 (2 years and 1 month)
    Heerlen, Netherlands
    Design of the Multispectral Scanner "PlantEye" for sustainable agriculture.
    "PlantEye is a unique plant sensor that combines the power of 3D scanning with multispectral imaging. It non-destructively captures plants and delivers precise and objective plant parameters in real-time. A world-leading sensor for plant phenotyping!",
    Product Development Conception Coaching
  • Steinel GmbH
    Sensors and Lighting
    RETAIL (SMALL BUSINESS)
    August 2012 - July 2022 (9 years and 11 months)
    Solingen, Germany
    Steinel is known for the development of sensors and lighting. Numerous products have been created by the team. I have been involved in bringing products in this area to market since 2012.
    CAD Rendering
  • Ford
    Control Arm
    AUTOMOBILE
    January 2023 - February 2023 (1 month)
    I designed a control arm for Ford. The challenge was to combine design with function. An exciting experience!

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Education

  • Bachelor of Arts
    FH Aachen
    2012
    Erlernen kreativer Prozesse in kleinen Seminargruppen im Bezug auf Produktentwicklung im Raum anhand kleiner unterschiedlicher Projekte. Hier wurde mir ein breites Repertoire an die Hand gegeben, um erfolgreich unterschiedliche Aufgabenstellungen kreativ nach einem Plan zu erfüllen.
  • Metal and Plastics Technician
    Glutz Velbert
    2022
    Von der Bedienung zahlreicher Maschinen über die Bearbeitungstechniken zahlreicher Werkstoffe im Metall- und Kunststoffbereich bin ich zum Kunststoff- und Metalltechniker ausgebildet worden. Auf dieser Grundlage habe ich das Produktdesignstudium angestrebt und auch erfolgreich abschließen können.

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