Open for submissionsNative Mobile Test Application for Bluetooth Beacon Signal Analysis
Scheidt & Bachmann is looking for an experienced mobile engineering partner to build a native iOS/Android test application that scans, groups, visualizes and records Bluetooth Low Energy beacon signals in real time, validated as the technical foundation for a new innovation topic around Fair Gates in a structured Venture Client PoC.
The company
Scheidt & Bachmann is a globally operating, family-owned technology company headquartered in Mönchengladbach, Germany, and a manufacturer of fare gate systems and validating devices for public transport networks. Its portfolio includes fare gates ('Fair Gates') used in major metro and public transport systems, as well as validators used on buses and at stations for open-loop and closed-loop ticketing.
Scheidt & Bachmann's installations span more than 3,000 fare gates worldwide, with major reference deployments in North America (including one of the company's largest installations, with roughly 1,400 gates across more than 100 stations) and the United Kingdom, predominantly for rail and metro operators.
Innovation Strategy
As part of its ongoing product and innovation roadmap for fare gate systems, Scheidt & Bachmann is exploring how new interaction concepts and mobile-first approaches can complement its hardware portfolio.
The focus lies on pragmatic solutions that:
- Simplify and speed up passenger interaction with fare gates
- Explore new mobile-first interaction concepts for its gate hardware
- Validate technical feasibility early, through fast, pragmatic experimentation
- Build a foundation for scalable, production-ready mobile capabilities
- Complement Scheidt & Bachmann's hardware portfolio with software and mobile intelligence
Solutions in this challenge are designed as a focused technical exploration tool for Scheidt & Bachmann's own team, not as a finished consumer product, with a clear path toward deeper co-development once feasibility is confirmed.