# Albert Aguirre > Embedded System Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer, Robotics Engineer Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/albertaguirre I am a senior level embedded systems engineer, working between hardware and software to ensure seamless communication and sensor fusion. My goal is to develop systems that provide actionable insights into the world. I work well with cross-functional and international teams, acting as liaison between stakeholders to ensure all requirements are met or exceeded, allowing the project to move forward at a healthy pace. Whether the system is pure sensing, or pure robotics, or a healthy mix of the two in the embedded systems space, I am confident I can take a project from beginning to end. Additionally, I work well communicating with stakeholders to optimize projects for the desired use-case, whether that is a pizza serving robot system, or a blood analyzer that runs 10-15 tests all at once. For communication, please message me via LinkedIn. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Qrius Designs Jan 2024 – Present | Dallas, TX Embedded Engineering Consultant focusing on sensor data fusion, communication, and guidance so that users can receive actionable insights - Drones: attaching novel sensor payloads onto drones for remote environmental sensing and multispectral imagery - Media Control System: Utilize sensor data to to submit data as a Bluetooth Human Interface Device, using BLE for low power bluetooth communication. - Laser MIDI system: utilized lasers and Lidar sensing in a Bluetooth MIDI device Current Project: Autonomous Agriculture Analytics system. The goal here is to have a robotic system autonomously map a field using multispectral imagery and photogrammetry to provide a multispectral 3D model of a work area. ### Embedded Software Engineer @ Zoetis Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Union City, California, United STate Project: VetScan3 Blood Analyzer Field: Biomedical Technology Goal: Analyze blood in a sample disc. Each disc holds 10-15 chambers filled with nanoparticles that react to different components in the blood. These reactions are then measured with a multispectral light sensor. Based on the strength and speed of the reactions, the data can then be used to estimate various health data, from cholesterol, to white blood cell count, and more! This system was intended for use in veterinary hospitals prior to its eventual FDA approval for use in hospitals. It's predecessor, the Piccolo (made by Abaxis, which was bought by Zoetis in 2018), had already received FDA approval and is in active production and use in both veterinary and human medical practices. My role: Developed state machine in Python that communicated between the Linux main system and the FPGA (over DBus and serial/SPI), and the linux HUB unit (over ethernet) Coordinated between 3 cross-functional teams to develop and integrate functionality into the mainline release Developed linux scripts and hardware test systems to automate development tasks, improving ease of access to these tests and bringing the time required for fixes and debugging down from 30-60 minutes to 5-10 minutes. ### Robotics Software Engineer @ Lab2Fab® Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Fremont, California, United States Software engineer working primarily with L2F's Pizzabot 5000 (PB5k). Used a mix of programming for the Galil controllers and OB7 block programming methods to optimize performance for working demonstrations at Middleby's Innovation Kitchen in Lewisville, TX. PizzaBot 5000: 1. User Interface Improvement so that the system informs the user which pizza options are viable with available ingredients, which ingredients are missing, and which (if any) errors are active 2. Safety Improvements were integrated with code updates and Hokuyo safety scanners to ensure there were no obstacles during runtime 3. A NUC was added to display promotional material and connect the OB7 to internet, where it could inform the engineering team in the event of an error Frybot: 1. Linux scripts were made to ensure connectivity in the event of code updates or debug sessions. Config files were modified so that USB devices would be correctly identified for consistent performance across power cycles. 2. Python code was modified to ensure a consistent user interaction with the system and allow the user to more actively engage with the Frybot on scheduling tasks and demoing features ### Software Engineer @ Continental Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Santa Barbara, California Area I am part of the Continental Software Engineering team in charge of developing the C code that runs Continental's LIDAR camera controller board. I am in charge of Software Integration and work daily to keep the code up to date, fully tested, and meeting or exceeding requirements. Responsibilities & Successes : 1. Keep code up to date, fully tested, and meeting or exceeding linked requirements 2. Automate job tasks using cmd line, Powershell, and python scripts 3. Create scripts using git to automate local change histories, reducing debug times significantly when a new failure is introduced 4. Introduce scripts that use QAC to automate QAC testing for new projects ### Graduate Advisor, Founder & President @ UTDesign Makerspace Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | University of Texas at Dallas Developed a proposal to start a Makerspace facility at the University of Texas at Dallas with the vision of giving students the opportunity to expand on their education by applying what they learn in class to real life projects, and even acquiring skills that were not taught in class. The group is supervised by Rod Wetterskog, assistant dean of corporate relations for the Johnson Engineering school, and the group cooperates with various initiatives in the Arts and Technology (ATEC) and Naveen Jindall School of Management (JSOM) schools as well as most Engineering organizations, such as Robotics, IEEE, and ACM. Establishment of the group utilized and developed skills in management, negotiation, operations, supply chain, and project leadership. Working as a member of the group has also allowed me to advise and assist on a variety of senior design projects, further developing skills in Electrical, Computer, and even Mechanical Engineering. It has also allowed for exposure to a number of topics and ideas, particularly those covering industrial projects and Internet of Things (IoT). ### Researcher Advanced Polymer Research Lab @ University of Texas at Dallas Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Richardson, TX Polymer Research Fabrication Research: Researched various formulae for low-stress oxide formation meant for use on polymer-substrate electronics by the research lab. ### Device Engineering Intern @ Freescale Semiconductor Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Austin, Texas Area Followed the fabrication process of an experimental chip design to determine where defects were occurring in chip fabrication. Found that defects were due to disagreements between the Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) and the post-CVD etching process used. Recommended use of alternate CVD machine process or use of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), which would better survive the etching process and increase yield. ### Research Assistant @ University of Texas at Dallas Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Richardson, Texas Research 1: Researched use of Amine-Alane groups on Aluminum crystal to act as storage mechanism of Hydrogen gas, for use as a hydrogen storage medium in hydrogen fueled vehicles. Found slight correlation that allowed for amine-alane groups to increase storage capability, albeit not as strong as previous research suggested Research 2: Researched novel modes of utilizing "Quantum Dot" nanoparticles for use in more efficient solar cells. ### Material Science Intern @ Essilor Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 Performed Surface Analysis on lenses and lens coatings to identify reasons for adhesion success and failure between coatings. In the analysis I utilized a P15 profilometer, a Veeco 3100 Atomic Force Microscope, Woollam M44 Ellipsometer, a FTIR Spectrometer, and a Kruss DSA100 Surface Angle Measurement device. Results indicated that the adhesion failed along the first nanofilm and that adhesion failure was due to the cleaning process not causing enough abrasion in the surface of the polycarbonate, and that reverting to a base bath would generate the necessary surface conditions to allow for surface adhesion. ### Robotics Engineer Intern @ Hanson Robotics Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Plano, TX Utilized a Microsoft Kinect, Pololu Maestro servo controller, and the Phillip K. Dick android head developed by Hanson Robotics, to make a physical avatar that would allow a user to control the robot via facial expressions captured by the MS Kinect ### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ University of North Texas Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Denton, Texas Optimized chemical composition of a biodegradable nanofiber for strength and flexibility using Electrospinning to synthesize the nanofiber. ### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ University of North Texas Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Denton, Texas Constructed an Ultra High Vacuum Chamber for experiments testing plasma repulsion. This technology would be used in Fission and Plasma chambers to keep the plasma from eroding the walls of the chamber. ## Education ### Master's degree in Systems Engineering The University of Texas at Dallas ### Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering The University of Texas at Dallas ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/george-albert-aguirre --- Source: https://flows.cv/albertaguirre JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/albertaguirre/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01