Microsystems R&D and manufacturing with sensors, MEMS, and Lab-on-Chip
Hahn-Schickard is a research-driven microsystems company operating four sites across Germany, with 300+ employees focused on sensors, MEMS, and integrated microdevices. The tech stack (SolidWorks, C++, COMSOL, ANSYS, Oxford Nanopore) and project mix reveal a hardware-centric engineering culture: FEM modeling of piezoresistive sensors, 3D MEMS process development, and Lab-on-Chip platforms dominate active work. Current pain points — manual flow cell loading, reproducibility in analysis, and cross-site procurement friction — suggest the organization is scaling R&D throughput without yet solving operational consistency.
Notable leadership hires: Software Solutions Lead
Hahn-Schickard develops custom microsystems and microelectronic solutions for industrial partners across multiple sectors. The company spans the full value chain from concept through manufacturing, with depth in sensor design, MEMS fabrication, system integration, cyber-physical systems, and analytical microdevices. Operating since 1955, the organization maintains four development and production sites in Germany (Freiburg, Stuttgart, Ulm, Villingen-Schwenningen) and serves as a regional research institute with global customer reach. Revenue model centers on project-based R&D contracts and custom manufacturing, typical of the contract research and applied engineering space.
Microsystems engineering across sensors, MEMS, Lab-on-Chip, microelectronics, and system integration. Active projects include ferroelectric microelectrode arrays, 3D MEMS process development, and thermal IMU platforms.
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company operates additional R&D and manufacturing sites in Freiburg, Ulm, and Villingen-Schwenningen.
Primary tools include SolidWorks for design, C++ and Python for software, COMSOL and ANSYS for FEM simulation, Git for version control, and Oxford Nanopore sequencing for analytical work.
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