Simon Blindheim
Lead Software Engineer at Ulmatec Thermal Solutions
Ålesund, Norway
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Top SchoolSimon Blindheim is a Lead Software Engineer and PhD whose research-driven career blends 11 years of hands-on engineering with deep expertise in autonomous, risk-aware decision-making for robotics and maritime systems. He led development efforts in computer vision, machine learning, and neural-network-based situational awareness during a PhD at NTNU and subsequent roles at Viddal Automation and Rolls-Royce Marine. Now based in Ålesund, he applies that research-to-product experience to lead software at Ulmatec Thermal Solutions, focusing on robust autonomy and safety-critical control. Known for translating academic innovations into production-ready systems, he pairs systems-level thinking with practical implementation across perception, control, and high-level decision-making. An uncommon strength is his combined background in cybernetics and operational roles, giving him both theoretical rigor and real-world delivery instincts.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Forkurs for Ingeniørutdanning, Forkurs for Ingeniørutdanning, Forkurs for Ingeniørutdanning, Forkurs for Ingeniørutdanning at Høgskolen i Ålesund / Ålesund University College (HiÅ)Norwegian University of Science and Technology
English, Norwegian
Github Skills (3)
spatial-data10
visualizations9
python8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
simbli/seacharts
Apr 2020 - Sep 2021
Python API for reading and manipulating polygon data of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC)
Contributions:7 releases, 142 commits, 21 PRs in 1 year 4 months
encpythonseachartspatial-datavisualizations
simbli/exercises
Mar 2015 - Oct 2017
Contributions:2 pushes in 2 years 8 months
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