Simon Hein
Self Employed
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolSimon Hein is an embedded software engineer and safety-focused architect with seven years of professional experience, based in Stuttgart. He has driven embedded development at Baumer and Elektrobit and chaired the Safety Committee for the high-profile Zephyr RTOS project, contributing documentation and safety guidelines to a widely used open-source real-time OS. Simon combines hands-on firmware expertise with a practical emphasis on clear, auditable documentation and requirements-driven safety work. Currently self-employed, he is navigating a personal health journey while maintaining a commitment to technical clarity and community-driven safety practices.
7 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Informatik, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Informatik at HTWG Hochschule Konstanz – Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung
Github Skills (9)
embedded-language10
guideline10
zephyr-rtos10
rs10
coding-conventions10
coding-style10
zephyr10
documentation10
embedded9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr
Jul 2021 - Feb 2025
Primary Git Repository for the Zephyr Project. Zephyr is a new generation, scalable, optimized, secure RTOS for multiple hardware architectures.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:187 reviews, 29 PRs, 166 comments in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Simon's contributions primarily involve documentation updates within the Zephyr RTOS repository. They updated the format of a sample README file, reworded coding guidelines, and added safety documentation, including an overview and guidelines for adding requirements. Furthermore, the user refactored the coding guidelines table and removed outdated references, showing a focus on improving the clarity and organization of the documentation.
bluetooth-lereal-timezephyrsecuregit-repository
zephyrproject-rtos/reqmgmt
Mar 2022 - Sep 2024
Contributions:77 reviews, 53 PRs, 34 pushes in 2 years 5 months
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