Jaime Machuca
Perception Team Lead (Senior Principal Robotics Engineer) at Element Aero, Inc.
Guadalajara, Jalisco, United States
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Top SchoolJaime Machuca is a seasoned robotics and perception leader with 13+ years building autonomous systems across startups and enterprise environments, currently leading perception at The Toro Company. He architects end-to-end perception pipelines—sensor selection and calibration through ROS 2 integration and deep-learning object detection—bringing R&D prototypes into production-grade robots. As a serial executive and founder (Element Aero/Element Aerospace) he blends technical depth with product and business leadership, and previously shaped autonomy stacks at AION Robotics and Droidika. Jaime is a long-time ArduPilot contributor who’s improved documentation and camera integration (MAVProxy smartcamera), reflecting a hands-on approach to embedded systems and community-driven projects. He is based in Guadalajara and is notable for combining automotive-grade software process experience with practical field-deployed UAV and ground-robot solutions. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic architecture, robust algorithm design, and scaling perception from lab demos to reliable fleet deployments.
13 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
ISE, Electrical Systems Engineer, ISE, Electrical Systems Engineer at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey / ITESM
English, Spanish, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (13)
embedded10
rs10
restructuredtext10
sys10
python10
mavlink10
documentation10
wikipedia10
gps9
iot9
xml6
ios6
gpx6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
ArduPilot/MAVProxy
Jan 2016 - Nov 2021
MAVLink proxy and command line ground station
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:1 review, 14 commits, 13 PRs in 5 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Jaime primarily contributed to the `mavproxy_smartcamera` module, extending its functionality and improving its integration with camera hardware. Their work involved adding features such as geotagging logs for images, implementing camera control logic for specific models like Sony QX series, and integrating with GPS data. The user also refactored code and added commands to download pictures.
ground-stationpythonproxymavlink-proxystation
ArduPilot/ardupilot_wiki
Nov 2016 - Jan 2023
Repository for ArduPilot wiki issues and wiki-specific website infrastructure.
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:6 commits, 10 PRs, 7 comments in 6 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Jaime primarily contributed to the repository by updating and creating documentation for the ArduPilot wiki. Their work included updating instructions for the Intel Edison, creating a page for Google Code-in tasks, and updating lists of suggested projects for GSoC. Additionally, the user revised documentation on object avoidance and ROS2 support, demonstrating a focus on improving the clarity and completeness of the project's documentation.
ardupilotinfrastructuretiddlywiki5autopilotwiki
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