Gabriel Pacheco
Manager, Control Systems Development at Kraken Robotics
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Summary
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Top SchoolGabriel Pacheco is a control systems and robotics leader with nine years of hands-on experience designing GNC algorithms, dynamic models, and simulation-driven control software for underwater robotic platforms. Based in Rio de Janeiro, he currently manages Kraken Robotics’ Control Systems team, guiding architecture, safety, and integration between autonomy, perception, and hardware. His background blends rigorous academic training from ENSTA ParisTech and UFRJ with practical expertise in ROS 2, Gazebo simulation, and real-time motion control. Gabriel is known for turning messy physical problems into clean mathematical formulations and production-ready code, mentoring teams to raise engineering and testing standards. He has progressed from embedded motion-control internships to shaping a company-wide control software stack, emphasizing reliable simulation-backed validation. An understated strength is his cross-cultural experience in French and Brazilian research environments, which informs both technical depth and collaborative leadership.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Engineer's degree, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at ENSTA ParisTechMaster's degree, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, 2.76/3.00, Master's degree, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, 2.76/3.00 at Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroMaster's Degree, Modeling and Control of Robotics Systems, Systèmes Avancés et Robotique (SAR), Master's Degree, Modeling and Control of Robotics Systems, Systèmes Avancés et Robotique (SAR) at Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI)
Portuguese, English, French
Github Skills (46)
gazebo-simulator10
simulation10
euler10
robotics10
gazebosim10
toolbox10
simulator10
rendering10
matlab10
ignition10
marine10
octave10
robot10
physics10
robot-simulator10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
gabrielfpacheco/robotics
May 2019 - May 2019
Contributions:24 commits, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
ThirteenLtda/control-orogen-auv_control
May 2020 - Feb 2022
Component-based structure for 6DOF AUV control
Contributions:3 PRs, 6 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 8 months
auv6dofcomponent-based
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