Pieter Swaelens

Pieter Swaelens

Mechatronics and Robotics Software Engineer

Profile

I'm a Mechatronics and Robotics Software engineer with a keen interest in high tech robotics and software development. I aim to engage myself in a company that has a positive impact on society through innovation in important fields. To this end I am looking for a high paced environment where innovation and teamwork are essential.

Personal Traits

  • ✓Quick learner
  • ✓Strong communicator
  • ✓Teamwork
  • ✓Broad-minded

IT Skills

Proficient:

Python, C++, CMake, Git, ROS1/ROS2, TDD, Docker, Linux

Good:

Office 365, Lua, C, SQL Matlab, Jenkins, AzureDevOps

Varia

Online course: Pytorch OpenCV free bootcamp

Contact

Experience

Robotics Software Engineer at Octinion

Oct 2022-now

Software development: project based for custom mechatronic solutions. Programming done in C++, Python and the ROS stack as well as working with tools such as Git, Jenkins, Confluence, etc. As a software engineer I have completed small individual projects as well as doing larger projects in a team.

Team-lead software: coordinating the work of a team of 3-4 people for a new in house developed robotics product.

Project management: estimating budgets, negotiating with customers, expectation management and ensuring deadlines are being met.

– Leuven

R&D Assistant at Diabatix

Summer 2018-2020

Pre- and post-processing of designs in CAD (Autodesk Inventor). Programming of scripts in Visual Basic and Python.

– Leuven

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

2020-2022

Option: Mechatronics and Robotics

Thesis subject: Towards a natural handover between human and robot: Developing and programming a set-up where a human operator can pass an object to a Frank Emika Panda robot. Using ROS, Python, C++ and Lua as well as the research groups own eTaSL software.

– KU Leuven

Exchange program in Robotics

2021-2021

– Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

2017-2020

Major: Electrotechnical Engineering

Minor: Mechanical Engineering

– KU Leuven

Languages

Dutch:

mother tongue

English:

fluent (C2)

French:

good