The System Architect fills the gap between stakeholders and specialized engineers by offering understanding, insight and overview.
Home of Aukje Kastelijn, Freelance Opto-mechatronic System Architect
Improve your technical process control:
- Better customer satisfaction through better customer understanding and involvement
- Higher return on investment in your development team by better insight in the performance drivers of your system
“We asked Aukje to explore with us a new domain to identify a technical proposition. She managed to deliver a high-end equipment concept that inspired us. How? First of all, she developed a technical model that gives us good insight in the performance drivers for this specific system both technically and businesswise. At least as important: her communication skills, practical approach and pro-active attitude makes it easy to work with her in a team. I am looking forward to the next project together.“
Patrick de Jager, ASML senior director New Business
As mechatronic system architect I can contribute in different roles:
Mechatronic System Architect in precision equipment development project:
- Technical control of the development proces of high-end mechatronic systems
- Improved communication with the customer and/or stakeholders
- Higher customer satisfaction by involving the customer in decision making process (making the development proces understandable by using a system model and clear communication)
- Higher yield on investment by efficient use of resources, using a system approach
Development of technical roadmap and/or technology proposition for the high-end equipment market
- Quick insight in a new technical domain, by pro-active approach
- Better stakeholder management by communicating the (technical) consequences of decisions, using a system model to make consequences quantitative
Improving system architecture and system thinking in an organisation (e.g. coaching of junior system architects)
- Improved quality in equipment development processes
I am a freelance opto-mechatronic system architect with over 20 years of experience in the development of precision equipment.
My career in mechatronics started at Philips Research where I worked in the Optical Storage department. Since I left that amazing place in 2004 my main focus has been on the semiconductor industry, working for Mapper Lithography, TNO, and Philips Innovation Services. I have been in the position of a mechatronic designer, a project/program manager, and as a system architect. Having experience in these different roles allows me to understand the different needs, and helps me to be a good team builder.
My main qualities are:
- Communication
- Analytical
- Pragmatic
- Pro-active
