Summary
Tomaž Šuštar is an embedded software engineer with over 10 years of experience delivering real-time industrial and control-system solutions from system architecture to hands-on integration. Based in the Zürich area, he has led on-site teams and managed complex commissioning and integration at facilities like the Paul Scherrer Institute, working across motion controllers, DAQ, timing systems, PLCs and FPGA/firmware teams. His background spans C/C++, Python, Matlab and scripting for automation, plus practical experience in system requirements, planning and stakeholder communication. Earlier roles include developing sensor-fusion algorithms for Spidercam and building non-linear system identification tools during academic research, reflecting strong modeling and simulation skills beyond typical embedded duties. He also founded a web-technology institute, combining technical delivery with project management, proposal writing and training. Colleagues value him for bridging deep low-level engineering with clear coordination across multidisciplinary hardware, software and firmware teams.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
University Degree of Electrical Engineering (univ. dipl. ing. el) - MSc equivalent Automation, University Degree of Electrical Engineering (univ. dipl. ing. el) - MSc equivalent Automation at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Exchange Student Electrical, Exchange Student Electrical at Technical University of Munich
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Slovenian, English, German, Croatian