Marcus Mikulcak
Data Processing Software Engineer At EUMETSAT
Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolMarcus Mikulcak is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in safety- and security-critical embedded systems, VHDL hardware development, and verification of real-time software. He combines deep academic training (Dr.-Ing., MSc in System-on-Chip design) with hands-on roles across aerospace, automotive, and drone flight-control projects, most recently at THYRA and previously at WINGCOPTER and CARIAD. Marcus excels at turning formal safety analyses and embedded models into production-ready implementations and has practical FPGA/SoC experience from both industry and research. He also contributes to DIY IoT projects—such as configuring a PID controller for espresso machines—highlighting a pragmatic, user-focused approach to embedded design. Colleagues value his blend of rigorous verification mindset and practical engineering that reduces risk in safety-critical systems.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science System-on-Chip Design, Master of Science System-on-Chip Design at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyDr.-Ing. Informatik, Dr.-Ing. Informatik at Technische Universität Berlin
German, English, Swedish, Italian
Stackoverflow
31reputation
456reached
2answers
4questions
Github Skills (19)
platformio10
c-language10
sys10
embedded10
cprogramming-language10
arduino10
scripting9
bash9
configuration-management9
wifi9
script9
iot8
git7
clang6
opencl6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
rancilio-pid/clevercoffee
Apr 2021 - Jun 2021
Do-It-Yourself PID für Espressomaschinen
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 4 PRs, 1 comment in 2 months
Contributions summary:Marcus primarily contributed to the configuration and setup of a DIY PID controller for espresso machines. Their work included modifying configuration files, creating scripts to generate user-specific settings, and integrating wireless network details. The user also made adjustments to the code base, fixing typos, and adding further options to the configuration script. Furthermore, the user also updated files in the project and fixed an error in the brewing trigger.
espressodo-it-yourselfpid-controllerpid
mikulcak/economic-history-yearbook-csl
Dec 2017 - Apr 2021
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 4 months
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