Brecht Machiels
Mixed-Signal IC Design Software Engineer at Axelera AI
Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
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Top SchoolBrecht Machiels is a mixed-signal IC design and software engineer with 16 years of experience, currently working at Axelera AI and running consultancy Opqode. He blends hands-on analog and low-power digital IC design with strong Python engineering skills, having delivered prototypes in RF and SRAM compiler work as well as tooling for documentation (rinohtype). His background spans research (PhD work on low-power distributed amplifiers at KU Leuven), production software for IC inspection systems, and contributions to notable open-source projects such as Sphinx and the Haiku OS. Brecht routinely bridges hardware and software domains—writing design automation and analysis tools in Python while also contributing backend and UI fixes across diverse projects. He is available for rinohtype-related projects and engineering work focused on electronic design and Python, though he avoids embedded/C++, front-end web, and finance/insurance sectors.
16 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science in Engineering, Micro-electronics, Master of Science in Engineering, Micro-electronics at KU LeuvenObject-oriented software development, Object-oriented software development at Self-taughtMaster of Science in Industrial Sciences, Electronics, Master of Science in Industrial Sciences, Electronics at Groep T - Internationale Hogeschool Leuven
Dutch, French, English, German
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Github Skills (31)
c-language10
restructuredtext10
python10
sphinx10
graphics-engine10
graphic10
gtk10
driver10
front-end-development10
macos10
cprogramming-language10
documentation10
setuptools9
shortcuts9
keyboard-shortcuts9
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki
Dec 2014 - Jan 2020
Main repository of the zim desktop wiki project
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 3 PRs, 16 comments in 5 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Brecht primarily focused on adapting the Zim desktop wiki project for macOS. This involved modifying the GUI to integrate with the macOS menubar, moving menu items and configuring accelerators. The user also addressed specific issues related to keyboard shortcuts and UI behavior, improving the user experience on macOS. Furthermore, the user made general code improvements and bug fixes related to the GUI and keybindings.
zimwikiproject-wikidesktop
sphinx-doc/sphinx
Jul 2016 - Sep 2022
The Sphinx documentation generator
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 10 commits, 8 PRs in 6 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Brecht primarily focused on enhancing the builder functionality within the Sphinx documentation generator. Their contributions included enabling builder discovery through entry points, refactoring the loading mechanism, and updating the documentation to reflect these changes. They also made modifications to support rinohtype and other PDF builders, and fixed a bug related to substitution references. These changes collectively improved the extensibility and maintainability of the documentation generation process.
pythonsphinx-documentationdocumentation-generatorsphinx-extensiondocumentation-tool
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