Software engineer and technical lead with 7+ years designing real-time firmware, industrial protocol stacks, and control systems across robotics, industrial automation, and biotech. Now leading a cross-functional team, owning roadmap and KPIs, while staying hands-on with the architecture. Product-minded, ships fast and iterates on user feedback.
Project Manager
Leading a cross-functional team across engineering, analytical chemistry, and microbiology. Owning roadmap, KPIs and cross-discipline coordination
- Supervised the mechanical, electronic and software development of the Piccolo bioreactor platform, bringing a working MVP to completion in 6 months
- Own the product roadmap, translating platform goals into engineering priorities and shippable milestones
- Retain technical ownership of the embedded and software architecture through the transition into the leadership role
Embedded Software Architect
Designed and built the full embedded and software stack for a next-generation bioreactor platform, from real-time firmware and industrial communication protocols to the operator-facing control interface.
- Architected Piccolo OS, the platform's control interface for real-time process monitoring and trend visualization
- Developed real-time firmware on Zephyr RTOS: closed-loop controls, sensor acquisition and hardware drivers for bioprocess equipment
- Integrated industrial protocols across the stack: Modbus RTU, CAN bus and MQTT for cloud telemetry
- Developed independent Python tooling for bioprocess data integration, analysis, and visualization
Software Engineer
Contributed to EXOR’s industrial HMI and edge computing platform, focusing on real-time communication protocol design and embedded systems development.
- Designed and maintained the communication protocol stack for EXOR’s HMI product line, implementing industrial protocols including PROFINET, CAN and NMEA2000 for real-time field device connectivity
- Authored technical design documents and roadmaps for protocol integration features, aligning engineering priorities with product strategy
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to debug and resolve field-level communication issues across PLC and SCADA systems
Research Fellow
Designed and implemented mission-critical C/C++ firmware for robotic actuator control and real-time sensor data acquisition, establishing the lab’s core control system framework used across multiple research projects.
- Developed low-level firmware for robotic actuators (motors, servo drives, force/torque sensors), handling real-time closed-loop control with deterministic timing constraints
- Architected a reusable embedded control framework that became the standard platform for the lab’s experimental setups, reducing development time for new projects
- Integrated sensor acquisition pipelines for real-time data capture, enabling high-frequency logging and closed-loop feedback for manipulation and locomotion experiments
- Collaborated with PhD researchers and professors on research projects, contributing embedded systems expertise to publications and conference demonstrations
Mechatronics (Pergamon), vol. 115
Dimo E., Meneghetti M., Murr N., Calanca A.
2025 IEEE 8th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft)
Meneghetti M., Visentin F.
Technologies (MDPI), vol. 10(1)
Palazzi E., Luzi L., Dimo E., Meneghetti M., Vicario R., Ferro R., Vertechy R., Calanca A.
14th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA) Conference
Vicario R., Calanca A., Dimo E., Murr N., Meneghetti M., Ferro R., Sartori E., Boaventura T.
14th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA) Conference
Calanca A., Dimo E., Palazzi E., Ferro R., Vicario R., Murr N., Meneghetti M., et al.
International Symposium on Wearable Robotics (WeRob), Springer
Vicario R., Calanca A., Murr N., Meneghetti M., Sartori E., Zanni G., Fiorini P.