# Bouke Edskes

> Software Engineer at Diffraqtion

Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/bouke

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Diffraqtion
Jan 2026 – Present | Somerville, MA

### Software Engineer III @ Kasalis
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Burlington, MA
Communicated with customers to ensure timely and accurate delivery of requested features
Optimized several sections of the C++ codebase, resulting in a 30% reduction in cycle time for end of line test machines
Developed a new Python based adhesive post-dispense inspection algorithm
Implemented RTOS based backlash and lead screw pitch compensation in Structured Text
Participated in machine commissioning for a complex AR lens alignment application

### System Test Engineer @ Magna Electronics
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Magna Quality Award 2022 winner
Lead team of 3 in integrating Foretellix’s Foretify simulation platform into Magna’s ADAS feature testing
Performed large scale testing of ADAS features using the Foretify simulation platform
Integrated real time and post processing checks into the simulation platform to evaluate performance of ADAS features
Collaborated with DevOps to integrate and manage Git version control and AWS cloud infrastructure to support simulation efforts
Performed code review to ensure new code was well written, maintainable, and bug free

### Systems Integration and Test Engineer @ Optimus Ride
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Worked with developers to safely test autonomous vehicle software through on-vehicle tests conducted at a test track and on public roads
Designed and executed on-vehicle tests to test real-world behavior of signalized intersection algorithms
Collaborated with various teams to install weather stations at the Boston office and Weymouth test track to collect local weather data at frequent intervals
Developed and deployed an automated Python script to download weather data from the stations over a serial connection and upload it to a BigQuery database

### Systems Integration Intern @ Tesla
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Palo Alto, California, United States
Developed a method for integrating ultrasonic sensors into current passive entry algorithms
Investigated engineering fleet testing required to ensure headlamp failure rates meet current specifications by analyzing data from the customer fleet using Python/SQL
Developed methods to detect tail lamp version mismatch in production
Debugged passive entry failures by investigating vehicle logs

### LiDAR Software Engineer @ MIT Driverless
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Greater Boston Area
Assisted in modifying a competitive Formula Student Electric race car to be able to drive autonomously and compete at Formula Student Germany in the driverless category
Developed LiDAR detection algorithms to track cones using C++ Point Cloud Library
Collaborated with team members to create a C++ based LiDAR simulator to aid sensor selection
Defined system architecture in preparation for competition in the Indy Autonomous Challenge

### Autonomous Truck R&D Intern @ Daimler Trucks North America
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Portland, Oregon Area
Created a Python tool to analyze sensor field of view, aiding evaluation of current sensor placement on Daimler’s autonomous trucks
Improved performance of C++ grid map algorithm, allowing it to run in real time

### Student Researcher @ Delft University of Technology
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
Improved a remote control platform in order to ready it for use in autonomous driving experiments by integrating a Jetson single board computer and a stereo camera

### Student Researcher @ MIT Aerospace Controls Lab
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Helped assemble autonomous rovers using the Clearpath Jackal base capable of navigating to a destination through a changing environment
Designed bases to be used for quadcopters using Solidworks
Designed and built a new low cost, easy to assemble autonomous rover capable of carrying a person, able to be built using only 80-20 aluminum bars and water jetted aluminum sheets


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

### Master's degree in Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/bouke-edskes

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Last updated: 2026-03-31