Joel Gächter
Head Of Software at GRZ Technologies
Zürich Metropolitan Area Switzerland
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Top SchoolJoel Gächter is Head of Software at GRZ Technologies with nine years of experience bridging robotics, control systems and full-stack development to deliver software for hydrogen and renewable energy systems. Trained as a mechanical engineer (MSc, ETH Zurich) in robotics, systems and control, he previously advanced autonomous driving and mobility-on-demand research at ETH, contributing to AMoDeus traffic simulation and autonomous gokart projects. He combines hands-on control and software engineering with product-focused leadership, driving projects that improve security of supply and ease integration of renewables into existing infrastructure. Comfortable collaborating across international research and industry teams, he brings practical experience from space engineering to HR software development—an uncommon mix that helps translate cutting-edge research into robust, deployable systems.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) ETH, Mechanical Engineering - Robotics, Systems and Control, 5.49 / 6, Master of Science (MSc) ETH, Mechanical Engineering - Robotics, Systems and Control, 5.49 / 6 at ETH Zürich
German, English, French
Github Skills (36)
bacnet10
siemens10
simulation10
algorithms10
visualization10
firmata10
scalar10
net10
autonomous-vehicles10
state-space10
perception10
lidar10
motion-planning10
slam10
ads10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
amodeus-science/amodtaxi
May 2020 - Nov 2020
Scenario creation for amodeus taxi scenarios, initially private, eventually public
Contributions:3 PRs, 8 pushes, 4 branches in 5 months
taxiscenariosystem-designsimulationoms
amodeus-science/amodeus
Oct 2018 - May 2022
Autonomous Mobility-on-Demand Extremely Useful Simulation
Contributions:200 commits, 34 PRs, 145 pushes in 3 years 7 months
simulationtransportationamoddispatching-algorithmsmatsim-environment
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