Summary
Vincent Python is a systems engineer with seven years of multidisciplinary experience and a strong aerospace focus, currently contributing to Pilatus Aircraft after roles spanning test engineering, project management, and satellite systems development. Trained at EPFL (BASc and MS in Mechanical Engineering), he played a central systems role on the CHESS satellite from PDR to CDR and developed a simulation and scoring tool for a master’s thesis on satellite impacts to astronomy. Comfortable with both hands-on verification (FMECA, testing, trade-offs) and program-level deliverables (requirements, CONOPS, tenders), he has also delivered measurable operational improvements such as a 5% energy reduction in industrial systems. A maker at heart, he creates tooling like the Poly programming language and gravitates toward practical software that enables engineering workflows. Based in Emmen, Switzerland, he blends academic rigor with industry execution across aerospace and high-precision manufacturing contexts.
7 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
French, English, German, Japanese