Summary
Arturo Bianchetti is an Optical Development Senior Staff Engineer based in Vienna with 13 years of hands-on experience designing, fabricating and characterizing optical and microfluidic systems across academia and industry. He holds a PhD in Optics and Microfluidics and has led projects from whispering-gallery mode biosensors to integrated microfluidic platforms, translating complex lab research into manufacturable designs. Arturo is skilled in Zemax sequential and non-sequential ray tracing, instrument control software (C++, Qt, Python, OpenCV) and cost/manufacturing viability optimization, bridging optics design with practical production constraints. His background includes academic roles (assistant professor, invited PhD positions) and industry positions that span startups to national institutes, reflecting a strong interdisciplinary and collaborative mindset. Notably, he has experience integrating lasers and OEM drivers with sensing platforms and has a track record of converting photonics research into deployable diagnostics. Arturo combines deep theoretical knowledge with pragmatic engineering, making him effective at taking prototypes through to manufacturable products.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Telecommunications Engineer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineer Engineering at Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Optics and microfluidics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Optics and microfluidics at University of Buenos Aires
Spanish, English, German