Summary
Robert Deliën is a Senior Software Developer with 16+ years specializing in embedded Linux and bare-metal systems, building end-to-end platforms from schematic review and prototype bring-up to kernel ports, drivers and application software. He combines deep low-level skills (ANSI C/C++, assembler, bootloaders like U-Boot, kernel and driver development) with hands-on electronics and board bring-up experience across ARM, MIPS and other architectures. His work spans industries—medical, automotive, aerospace and industrial automation—including EtherCAT infrastructure for 3D printing, automotive 802.11p drivers and high-speed aerospace data loggers—showing a knack for reliability under real-time constraints. As founder of Clockwork Engineering and a senior contributor at companies like Ultimaker, Agilent and NXP, he bridges consultancy agility with enterprise-grade delivery. He’s comfortable building toolchains, root filesystems and custom middleware, and often surfaces non-obvious system-level fixes by combining hardware probing with kernel-level debugging. Based in the UK, he brings practical prototyping instincts and a reputation for solving thorny hardware–software integration problems.
16 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
English, Dutch, German, French