Peter Duerst
Software Test Engineer II - Surgical Robotics at Medtronic
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolPeter Duerst is a versatile software test engineer and maker in Somerville, MA with 10 years of hands-on experience building electromechanical systems and embedded software for robotics and medical devices. Currently testing surgical robotics at Medtronic, he previously helped architect and ship core features of the world's first complete automated manicure robot at 10Beauty, co-inventing a patented system and moving firmware from Python/Arduino to C/C++ on constrained hardware. His background spans low-level sensor and motor control to higher-level state management and path planning, and he has a proven record of cutting test times and improving operator workflows at iRobot. Trained in Mechanical Engineering and Theater Arts at MIT, Peter brings a practical, cross-disciplinary approach—melding engineering rigor with creative problem-solving and strong communication honed in community theater and collaborative product demos.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering (Medical Devices Concentration) and Theater Arts, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering (Medical Devices Concentration) and Theater Arts at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Github contributions (1)
OldCC/scripts
Feb 2016 - Aug 2016
Contributions:17 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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