Mechatronics & Industrial Engineer

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Where engineering depth meets product leadership

I'm Álvaro — a European engineer originally from Madrid, currently based in Munich (previously Hamburg). I specialise in product management and full lifecycle development of complex technology products — particularly robotic, automation, and software systems built for large industrial clients.

My background spans the full hardware-software stack: from mechatronics design and embedded firmware to ROS2 robotics, autonomous navigation, and agentic AI. I've gone from writing C++ for autonomous driving simulators to owning the product roadmap of a 1,600+ active robot fleet — working alongside leading organisations including BMW, Airbus, Nvidia, and OpenAI.

4+ Years of professional experience
1,600+ Active robots managed
5 Languages spoken

What I work with

Robotics Software

End-to-end mobile robotics development with ROS2 and Nav2. Multi-robot fleet navigation, SLAM, path planning, and safety systems for industrial environments.

ROS2Nav2SLAMC++

Product Management

Full product lifecycle ownership from concept to production. Roadmap definition, NPI coordination, stakeholder management, and cross-functional delivery for complex HW/SW systems.

RoadmappingNPIAgileOKRs

Autonomous Systems

Multi-robot coordination, conflict-based search, footprint-aware navigation, and autonomous driving pipelines with LiDAR and point cloud data processing.

CBSLiDARGazeboRviz

Embedded & Systems

Firmware development, IoT devices, embedded C/C++, hardware integration, and PCB-level prototyping from concept through production.

CC++IoTPLCs

AI & Automation

Agentic AI workflow design, LLM integration, model fine-tuning, and full-stack SaaS deployment for process automation in niche enterprise contexts.

PythonLLMsTensorFlowSaaS

Software Development

C/C++ (advanced), Python, Qt/QML, Git, Bash, MATLAB/Simulink. Strong experience building production-grade systems in Linux environments with DevOps pipelines and Agile workflows.

C++PythonQt/QMLLinux

Projects

Robotics

Multi-Robot Path Planning & Fleet Management

Full-stack robotics software suite implementing Conflict-Based Search (CBS) and footprint-aware path planning for fleets of omnidirectional AMRs in Airbus aircraft manufacturing. Includes a custom ROS2/Nav2 navigation stack, real-time route conflict resolution, Gazebo digital twin simulation environments, and an Rviz-based fleet management UI with live map overlays. Published as master's thesis; research under scientific review.

ROS2Nav2C++CBSGazeboSLAMRviz
Autonomous Systems

Autonomous Driving Simulation Platform

Backend and frontend development for high-fidelity autonomous driving simulators at ibeo Automotive Systems & MicroVision. Built real-time C++ simulation modules, LiDAR point cloud processing pipelines, pedestrian behaviour and event-trigger scenario toolkits, and Qt/QML interfaces for scenario authoring and multi-sensor data visualisation.

C++ROSQt/QMLLiDARPoint CloudJenkins
Robotics

Gesture-Controlled Underwater Drone — BlueRov II

Autonomous underwater vehicle software for the BlueRov II enabling hands-free mission control through real-time hand gesture recognition via computer vision. Developed underwater image processing pipelines, a gesture-to-command interpreter, and mission planning logic allowing autonomous task execution — designed to support scuba divers without physical controllers.

PythonOpenCVROSBlueRov IIComputer Vision
Robotics

Quadruped Robot — Autonomous BIM Mapping

Programmed a small quadruped robot equipped with LiDAR and depth sensors to autonomously navigate construction environments and generate accurate Building Information Models (BIM). Implemented SLAM-based 3D mapping pipelines and point cloud post-processing to produce structured architectural data directly from raw sensor output.

ROSSLAMLiDARPythonC++BIM
IoT

Smart Intercom Automation System

Designed and built an embedded system that intercepts residential intercom signals and seamlessly forwards incoming calls to any personal mobile phone over VoIP — enabling full remote door management from anywhere in the world. Covered the entire stack: signal conditioning, microcontroller firmware, audio encoding, and mobile integration.

Embedded CESP32IoTVoIPPCB Design
Security Research / Embedded

Bluetooth Signal Jammer

Research-oriented project implementing a Bluetooth jamming algorithm on a programmable embedded system paired with a dedicated Bluetooth antenna. The device successfully interfered with public Bluetooth signals in controlled test environments, demonstrating effective disruption of nearby BT connections. Built entirely for security research and protocol vulnerability analysis — exploring real-world attack surfaces in wireless communication.

Embedded CRFBluetoothSignal ProcessingAntenna Design
AI / Software

Agentic AI Workflow Automation — SaaS

Designed and deployed bespoke Agentic AI solutions for niche enterprise markets, automating complex multi-step workflows and significantly reducing operational overhead. Full-stack SaaS development spanning system architecture, LLM selection and fine-tuning, orchestration logic, and cloud deployment pipelines. Ongoing freelance engagement.

PythonLLMsAgentic AISaaSFull-stack
AI / Software

Prompt-to-Video Multilingual Content Pipeline

End-to-end software pipeline that transforms a single text prompt into ready-to-publish video content across multiple languages and platform formats. Handles automated scriptwriting, voice synthesis, visual generation, subtitle translation, and format adaptation for different social media channels — from one input to a fully produced, localised asset.

PythonLLMsTTSFFmpegVideo AIMulti-language
AI / Research

Federated Learning + Blockchain for Smart Home IoT

Privacy-preserving distributed machine learning system using the Flower (flwr) federated learning framework, enabling IoT devices in smart buildings to collaboratively train predictive models without ever sharing raw sensor data. Integrated a blockchain layer to ensure data integrity, auditability, and trustless coordination between nodes — operating in real time.

PythonFlower (flwr)BlockchainIoTTensorFlowFederated Learning
Software / Bioinformatics

Genetic Privacy Analyser

Privacy-first desktop tool that parses raw genetic data files (23andMe, AncestryDNA formats) entirely on-device, estimating ancestry composition, trait probabilities, and health risk indicators without uploading or exposing any personal genomic data to external services. Includes an interactive report interface with visualised results.

PythonBioinformaticsPrivacy-by-designData AnalysisVisualisation
Robotics / Embedded

3D-Printed Robotic Arm

Design, fabrication, and programming of a small-scale multi-joint robotic arm — fully 3D-printed and actuated by servomotors. Developed embedded firmware in C to control individual joint movements, coordinate servo sequences, and execute programmed motion trajectories. A hands-on project exploring forward kinematics, motor control, and mechanical design from concept through a fully working physical prototype.

Embedded CServomotors3D PrintingMotor ControlKinematics
Software — Pre-LLM Era

WhatsApp Chat Statistics Analyser

Built before LLMs existed, this tool parses exported WhatsApp conversation logs using pure data engineering to surface rich chat analytics: top contributors by volume, most-used emojis and keywords, reply rates, peak activity windows, and thread engagement patterns. A testament to extracting meaningful intelligence from raw text data — no AI shortcuts.

PythonpandasNLPData AnalysisVisualisation

Experience

Product Owner / Manager — Robotics

idealworks — BMW & Agile Robots Joint Venture · Munich, Germany
Jan 2025 — Now

Managed the full lifecycle of the iw.hub — the flagship AMR product and primary revenue driver of the company's robotics portfolio. Contributed to building the product department from the ground up, establishing processes and structures in an early-stage environment. Took control of product and delivery processes, designing workflows that increased feature delivery capacity and reduced release delays. Supported and enabled the scaling of the active fleet from 1,200 to 1,600+ robots throughout 2025. Reduced friction with key internal and external stakeholders. Led NPI for new products and peripherals, coordinating engineering, supply chain, and quality. Acted as technical product liaison for BMW and KION.

Product OwnershipAMRNPIStakeholder MgmtBMWKION

Software Engineer — Process Automation & Agentic AI

Freelance · Hamburg, Germany
Jul 2024 — Now

Designed and deployed Agentic AI solutions (LLMs) for niche markets, automating complex workflows and reducing operational costs. Full-stack development of SaaS products covering architecture design, model fine-tuning, and deployment.

Agentic AILLMsPythonSaaSFull-stack

Mobile Robotics — Research Assistant

Fraunhofer IFAM · Stade, Germany
May 2023 — Jul 2024

Architected full-stack ROS2 robotics software for omnidirectional mobile robots (MPO-700) to automate Airbus aircraft manufacturing. Implemented multi-robot navigation with CBS-based conflict resolution and costmap optimisations. Developed Rviz plugins for fleet management UIs and 3D simulation environments in Gazebo. Authored master's thesis on footprint-aware multi-robot path planning, and co-authored research under review for scientific publication.

ROS2Nav2C++SLAMGazeboAirbus

C++ Software Engineer — Autonomous Driving

ibeo Automotive Systems & MicroVision Inc. · Hamburg, Germany
May 2022 — Apr 2023

Developed C++ modules for autonomous driving systems and simulators using ROS. Built Qt/QML interfaces and plugins, pedestrian simulation toolkits, and event-trigger modules based on vehicle position. Worked extensively with point cloud and LiDAR data. Operated in full Agile teams with Git, Jenkins, Confluence, and Jira.

C++ROSQt/QMLLiDARAgileDevOps

Education

2021 – 2024
M.Sc. Mechatronics Engineering
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) — Hamburg, Germany

Specialisation in Intelligent Systems & Robotics with a focus on AI, Computer Vision, ROS, and Embedded Systems. Master's thesis on footprint-aware multi-robot path planning with CBS and costmap optimisation.

Autonomous robot-dog (SLAM/BIM) Underwater drone (BlueRov II) Federated Learning + Blockchain IoT
2020 – 2021
Erasmus — Mechatronics Engineering
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) — Hamburg, Germany

International exchange programme focused on Mechatronics, Control Theory, and Software Engineering applied to embedded systems. Developed bachelor's thesis jointly between UPM (Madrid) and TUHH (Hamburg).

2015 – 2021
B.Eng. Industrial Technologies Engineering
Technical University of Madrid (UPM — ETSII) — Madrid, Spain

240+ ECTS comprehensive engineering degree specialising in Electronics and Automation. Bachelor's thesis on IoT embedded system for home automation. Projects spanning robotic arms, control systems, and IoT devices. Elected treasurer of the student council managing annual budget for 4,000+ students.

IoT Home Automation (thesis) Robotic Arms & Control Systems Student Council Treasurer

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