Thomas Ameloot
Engineering Lead at RigiTech
Prilly, Vaud, Switzerland
Summary
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RockstarThomas Ameloot is an engineering lead and hardware electronics specialist based in Prilly, Switzerland, with eight years of R&D experience across academia and industry and six years in hands-on roles. He combines deep expertise in PCB design and electromagnetics with practical experience in project management, process organization and certification compliance. After a PhD and postdoctoral research at IDLab, he transitioned to embedded hardware and electrical engineering roles before stepping into leadership at RigiTech. Thomas also contributes to the PX4 open-source autopilot project, improving VTOL behavior and MAVLink offboard control—an indication of his practical firmware and systems-level skills beyond pure hardware. Colleagues value his ability to translate academic rigor into production-ready designs and repeatable processes.
6 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
German, Dutch, English, French, Spanish
Github Skills (12)
embedded10
vtk10
px410
autopilot10
sys10
mavlink9
cprogramming-language9
c-language9
drones9
fixed8
autonomy8
ros8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
PX4/PX4-Autopilot
Oct 2019 - Nov 2022
PX4 Autopilot Software
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:44 reviews, 32 commits, 31 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Thomas primarily contributed to the PX4 autopilot software, focusing on improvements and fixes related to VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Landing) functionality. Their work included addressing GPS failsafe behavior, implementing geofence actions like "land," modifying transition times, and correcting quadchute logic. Additionally, the user refactored code related to the MAVLink interface for offboard cruising speed control.
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ThomasRigi/Firmware
Aug 2019 - Aug 2024
PX4 Autopilot Software
Contributions:2 PRs, 44 pushes, 33 branches in 5 years
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