Summary
Raúl Ardil is a firmware and hardware engineer with 12 years of experience building embedded systems for defense, aerospace and automotive customers. He combines deep C/C++ and Python firmware skills with hands-on hardware expertise in component selection, underwater connectors/cables and TI ARM/STM32 platforms, and has applied AUTOSAR-aware embedded development for BMW. Currently at Thales Alenia Space after contributing to SAES and several embedded-software roles, he brings both system-level thinking and practical board-level know-how. As a mechanical design and project lead in student teams, he blends cross-disciplinary engineering with a Master’s in Industrial Engineering, making him comfortable spanning firmware, electronics and mechanical constraints. Notably, he has shifted smoothly between contract and product environments, indicating adaptability to strict safety and reliability requirements common in defense and automotive projects.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng Industrial Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Industrial Engineering at Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
English, German, Spanish