Martin Aucher
Embedded Electronic Systems Engineer
Profile
Passionate about embedded electronics and industrial computing, I developed solid expertise in space telemetry at ArianeGroup for 6 years, from measurement chain qualification to HF transmitter development. Currently at Thales AVS, I work on avionics equipment support and production.
Personal Technical Projects
RS422 Interface on Zynq-7000 (FPGA/SoC)
RS422 acquisition system with precise timestamping (1µs).
VHDL development (PL) and bare-metal C (PS), AXI interface.
VHDL development (PL) and bare-metal C (PS), AXI interface.
WiFi Shutter Control System (IoT Full-Stack)
Control of 9 shutters with custom hardware (ESP12F, relays, 3D enclosures).
Secure Python MQTT/FastAPI server (HTTPS/HMAC), Flutter mobile application.
Bluetooth Multi-Speaker System (In Development)
Bluetooth audio hub 1 to 4. Master-slave architecture 5×ESP32, FreeRTOS, I2S/Bluetooth A2DP streaming.
4-layer PCB, Li-Ion power path. Target latency <10ms.
→ More details and other projects on my Portfolio https://martin.aucher.xyz
Professional Experience
Product Support Engineer
Thales AVS - CSC, Châtellerault (86), France
January 2025 to Present
- Support for repair and production of avionics equipment: cockpit displays and flight computers (CDVE, FM, Autopilot)
- Intervention on civil and military aircraft and helicopters: Airbus A320 to A380, A400M, Mirage 2000
Telemetry Engineer
ArianeGroup, Saint-Médard-En-Jalles (33), France
September 2018 to December 2024 • 6 years 4 months
- Equipment Technical Lead (2022-2024): Technical Leader for IRIG telemetry encoder on space launcher, test campaign management, industrial monitoring.
Participation in S-band HF transmitter development - Test and Development Engineer (2021-2022): Validation and qualification testing of telemetry chain and embedded experiments on space launcher
- Apprentice (2018-2021): Telemetry chain qualification, embedded equipment testing (sensors, 1553 bus, IRIG encoder, HF transmitter)
Repair Technician Apprentice
Thales AVS - CSC, Châtellerault (86), France
September 2016 to August 2018 • 2 years
- Repair of avionics equipment
- Development and implementation of automated test bench
Technical Skills
Electronics & Embedded
• Microcontrollers (ESP32, STM32, AVR)
• Protocols (RS422, SPI, I2C, 1553)
• FPGA/VHDL (XC7A/XC7Z,EP2/EP4)
• Protocols (RS422, SPI, I2C, 1553)
• FPGA/VHDL (XC7A/XC7Z,EP2/EP4)
Software Development
• Python (Scripting, algorithms)
• C/C++ (Bare-metal, RTOS, embedded)
• VHDL (IP design, testbench)
• Shell scripting, MATLAB
• C/C++ (Bare-metal, RTOS, embedded)
• VHDL (IP design, testbench)
• Shell scripting, MATLAB
Hardware Design
• Schematic / PCB (KiCad)
• RF (Rx/Tx, S-band)
• 3D Modeling (Inventor, 3D Printing)
• RF (Rx/Tx, S-band)
• 3D Modeling (Inventor, 3D Printing)
Project Management
• Industrial monitoring (milestones, reviews)
• Technical documentation
• Validation & qualification
• Client/subcontractor interface
• Technical documentation
• Validation & qualification
• Client/subcontractor interface