About Me

Hi, I'm Roberto! I'm a Electronic Engineer with 10 years of experience across software development and DevOps, with a strong background in electronics, embedded systems, and low-level system analysis. Specialized in designing and implementing hybrid cloud solutions on AWS, integrating IoT devices and embedded test infrastructure with secure, scalable backends.

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Contact Information

robert.riquelme.saez@gmail.com
+56 9 8200 6928
Santiago, Chile

Timeline

2025 → Present - Cloud Engineer - Merapar

▪ Work as part of a cloud engineering team maintaining and improving shared platforms and services, collaborating through Jira-managed Kanban/Scrum workflows.
▪ Design, implement, and operate scalable serverless solutions for content delivery, using AWS Step Functions, Lambda, RDS, and Python services in production environments.

2024 → 2025 - Software Engineer - Exa Product Development

▪ Designed and deployed AWS solutions (EC2, S3, CloudFormation, Lambda, IoT) to securely connect IoT devices and embedded systems to cloud services.
▪ Built Python UIs and FastAPI services for clusters of hardware test jigs; automated orchestration with Ansible.
▪ Created product validation and functional test suites using Robot Framework and Python to improve release quality.

2024 - Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals

▪ Certification obtained on Feb 29.

2024 - AWS Solutions Architect - Associate (AWS-C03)

▪ Certification obtained on Feb 27.

2024 - Mechatronics Engineer - Orbital UAV

▪ Implemented CI/CD in GitLab; developed Python tooling for test and data workflows.
▪ Designed test equipment (HW/SW); produced Altium PCB designs; managed code in Git and SVN.

2023 - Software Engineer - DCS Engineering

▪ Built ML models in Python to estimate real vs. theoretical hydroelectric plant efficiency.
▪ Designed data pipelines for extraction, processing, and reporting to Power BI.

2023 - Applied Data Science Program - MIT Professional Education

Topics: Recommendation Systems, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Data Analysis & Visualization.

2022 - R&D Engineer - qScire

▪ Developed the Quantum Interconnect Explorer (QIE) in Python/Cython with TDD (pytest) and Bitbucket.
▪ Contributed to a team recognized at Taiwan InnoTech Expo (TIE) 2022; first Chilean company to sign with TSMC.

2018 → 2022 - R&D Engineer - Synopsys

▪ Automated testing, data extraction/analysis, and reporting; integrated Jira APIs to track issues and projects.
▪ Developed Python/TCL/CSH automation for CI/CD and cloud workflows using Git and Perforce.
▪ Quality Assurance for Fusion Compiler; supported a tool used in 500+ tape-outs from 40 nm to 3 nm (ARM, AMD, Samsung, Renesas).

2017 - Electronic Engineer - Gosafe

▪ Built an Android app in Kotlin with Firebase backend for a community emergency prototype ("Impacta Seguridad").
▪ Awarded USD 10,000 to build and validate the prototype with local communities.

2016 → 2017 - Electronic Engineer - Lind Engineering

▪ Circuit and PCB design in Eagle for sensor nodes; Python/MATLAB analytics of infrastructure data.
▪ C++/Python development for real-time data transfer from MEMS nodes into SQL backends.
▪ Automated ML data pipelines for predictive analyses on infrastructure.

2015 → 2016 - Electronic Engineer - DCS Engineering

▪ Analyzed P&IDs to specify and configure new equipment; assisted in substation upgrades with GE devices.

2016 - Electronic Engineer - University of Concepcion

Key courses: Automatic Control, Process Control, Advanced Digital Systems, Multivariable Control, Industrial Networks.

2013 - Bachelor of Engineering Science - University of Concepcion