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Bernhard Kalkmann

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Head of Base Development Inverters at Schaeffler
📍 Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany

Bernhard Kalkmann leads the Base Development for Inverters at Schaeffler, focusing on power electronics and e-automotive applications. His extensive career includes leadership roles at Vitesco, Continental, and SEMIKRON. He earned his Dipl. -Ing. (FH) in Electrical Energy Technology from Georg Simon Ohm Fachhochschule Nürnberg.

He is a co-inventor on a patent for a converter arrangement designed to efficiently supply power to multiple electric vehicles from a medium-voltage power grid.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Head of Base Development Inverters
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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HV Inverter Platforms
He leads the team providing competitive high voltage inverter platforms for e-automotive applications and previously developed the successful EPF4 platform at Vitesco.
Power Electronics
His career spans over 30 years in power electronics, from Siemens and SEMIKRON to his current leadership role in automotive electrification solutions.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Head of Base Development Inverters
Schaeffler
6-2021 - 10-2024
Head of Base Development Inverters
Vitesco Technologies
9-2019 - 6-2021
Head of Base Hardware
Vitesco Technologies
8-2018 - 9-2019
Head of Electrical Modules - Business Unit Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Continental
9-2016 - 7-2018
Head of Operations & Development Power Electronic Stacks International
SEMIKRON
In the press

Media appearances

Schaeffler starts volume production of its high voltage inverter brick. Featured in Schaeffler Investor Relations
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Schaeffler wins major order to supply dual inverters for the North .... Featured in Schaeffler News & Media
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Education
Dipl.-Ing.(FH)
Georg Simon Ohm Fachhochschule Nürnberg
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