Summary
Alex Porto is a Senior Product Development Engineer specializing in safety-critical and real-time embedded software, with over 30 years of hands-on experience in computing hardware and software and 12 years focused in aeronautics and defense. Based in São Paulo and currently at Embraer, he designs and validates testing systems, flight simulators, and automated model-based development toolchains that support rigorous certification requirements. He combines deep knowledge of model-based design and automated code generation with practical expertise in embedded testing, hardware-in-the-loop systems, and cybersecurity considerations for safety-critical development. His work spans low-level hardware integration to high-level system testing, reflecting a rare end-to-end fluency in both electronics and software engineering. International projects and long-term engagement in avionics give him a pragmatic appreciation for traceability, standards compliance, and tooling that speeds safe, repeatable deliveries. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex regulatory and system constraints into pragmatic engineering solutions.
12 years of coding experience
Portuguese, English