Michael Erberich
Senior Systems Software Engineer at AscendArc
Portland, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Erberich is a Senior Systems Software Engineer in Portland, Oregon with a 12+ year background blending embedded firmware, robotics, and satellite propulsion systems across startups and research teams. He specializes in robust real-time firmware, hardware drivers, and system integration—experience that spans radiation-hardened satellite controllers, multi-core haptics firmware, and test-stand automation using Python and scientific toolchains. At Orbital Sidekick and Stellar Exploration he engineered fault-tolerant architectures (watchdogs, redundant voting) and low-level peripheral drivers (SPI/DMA, CAN) that emphasize non-blocking, deterministic behavior. He also led engineering teams and volunteer tech guilds, pairing hands-on prototyping with documentation and diagnostics tooling to accelerate testing and ops. A Cal Poly mechatronics undergrad and Georgia Tech MS student focused on computational perception and robotics, he combines mechanical intuition with software rigor to solve interdisciplinary problems. Colleagues value his pragmatic approach to reliability engineering and his knack for turning complex hardware constraints into maintainable software abstractions.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoMaster of Science - MS Computer Science: Computational Perception and Robotics, Master of Science - MS Computer Science: Computational Perception and Robotics at Georgia Institute of TechnologyFIRST Robotics Team 691
English
Github Skills (33)
youtube10
watch9
packaging9
python8
hid-device8
javascript8
dependency-management8
dependency-manager8
package-manager7
python-packaging6
command-line-tool5
wii5
singular5
usb-hid4
hid4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
merberich/nunchuck_hid
Mar 2018 - Oct 2019
Use two Nintendo WII Nunchucks as a singular USB HID device
Contributions:21 commits, 2 PRs, 8 pushes in 1 year 7 months
singularhidusb-hidhid-devicenintendo-wii
merberich/teachable_dl
Jun 2020 - Jun 2022
Python 3 command-line tool for downloading your purchased + free courses on the teachable platform.
Contributions:15 commits, 6 PRs, 11 pushes in 1 year 11 months
command-line-tooldownloadingdownloaderpythonteachable
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