Freelance Engineer
Critical Systems
& Artificial Intelligence
8+ years on -certified embedded systems — Urbalis, SACEM, CBTC, Rolling Stock. Alstom · Thales · Hitachi · RATP · SNCF.SIL4-certified embedded systems — Urbalis, SACEM, CBTC, Rolling Stock. Alstom · Thales · Hitachi · RATP · SNCF.
I also support SMEs and startups in their digital transformation — Web, AI and automation.
Areas ofexpertise
Une expertise pluridisciplinaire ancrée dans les secteurs les plus exigeants — systèmes critiques certifiés, industrie ferroviaire, embarqué et numérique.
8 years on Urbalis, SACEM, CBTC, Interlocking and HSL. Development, integration, verification and validation of critical embedded software on ATC Sol/Board benches (France, Hong Kong, Netherlands).
System design, definition of test strategies, writing of test plans and sheets, functional and regression test campaigns, anomaly analysis, corrective tracking and quality reporting.
Development of automated test benches for embedded systems (TestStand, LabVIEW, LabWindows CVI). Simulation of ATC Sol/Board subsystems, Rolling Stock (TCMS, ERTMS, KVB, RIOM).
Development on microcontrollers (STM32, PIC, ATMEGA, DSP), FPGA ALTERA, real-time acquisition, signal conditioning, power board and electronic prototyping.
Design of specialised AI agents, business process automation, data pipelines, LLM integration. Web software and API development for SMEs and startups.
Design of real-time measurement benches, biomedical signal processing (piezoelectric, sensors). SPIE publication on vibratory energy harvesting — University of Franche-Comté.
Services & Expertise
From SIL4 critical software validation to AI agent development — a complete offering for industrial and digital projects.
Test strategy definition, writing of test plans and sheets, functional, system and regression test campaigns. Anomaly analysis, corrective tracking, quality reporting.
Design and development of simulators and automated test benches for critical embedded systems. Commissioning, operational maintenance.
Development of embedded and critical software on microcontrollers (STM32, PIC, ATMEGA), FPGA, DSP. Integration of new boards, low-level and real-time development.
Technical audit, software architecture choices, advice on test and qualification strategies. Support in compliance with critical standards.
Custom full-stack development (FastAPI, Next.js), specialised AI agents, business process automation and LLM integration for enterprises.
Configuration management, quality plan writing, impact analyses, verification documents and continuous improvement of processes and tools.
They trusted me
Long-term missions within major industrial groups — critical systems, railway, aeronautics and research.
- Integration & validation of SIL4 embedded software — Urbalis, SACEM
- ATC Board/Ground — RER A (France) / Hong Kong / Santiago / ...
- Development of ATC Ground host simulation tool
- Test automation with Visual Studio (Python/C/C++)
- Functional validation of Interlocking — Railway network
- Validation in VM
- Writing impact analyses based on state machines
- Validation strategy, test plans, log analysis
- V&V Engineer — Paris-Lyon HSL
- Hardware and software verification campaigns
- Writing plans, reports and verification documents
- Analysis of subsystem specifications
- Test bench simulators — SNCF Projects
- Electronic cabinet maintenance (PXI, PCIe 6220/6351)
- Virtual cabling modelling under LabVIEW/LabWindows CVI
- TestStand & C/C++/C# test automation — Laborame validation
- Feature development in ADA and C++
- Software requirements writing
- Unit tests with Dyva
- Analysis and interpretation of validation results
- Real-time measurement bench — 2-DOF 4-channel self-sensing piezoelectric actuator
- Design of conditioning board and power board
- Signal processing via PIC microcontroller (Microchip)
- SPIE Publication — Sensors for Next-Generation Robotics III (2016)
From business need to production
A structured approach to transform your challenges into robust solutions — built to last.
Understanding business challenges, audit of existing technical context, definition of objectives and measurable KPIs.
Solution design, justified technology choices, migration plan if necessary, collaborative validation.
Rigorous application of the V-model for critical systems — each design phase has its associated verification phase: specifications ↔ validation, architecture ↔ system tests, design ↔ integration tests, coding ↔ unit tests.
Iterative deliveries, regular communication, technical documentation, automated tests, code reviews.
Secure production deployment, team training, comprehensive documentation, post-delivery support.
"I commit to architectures designed from the start for load, security and maintainability — whether it's a SIL4 system or a web application."
Recent work
Demanding missions in critical and industrial environments, complemented by custom software development.
Software requirements writing, development in ADA and C++ on critical embedded system. Unit tests with Dyva, configuration management under SVN.
Commissioning and operational maintenance of simulators for complete trains. Modelling under LabVIEW/LabWindows CVI, TCMS, ERTMS, KVB, RIOM integration and test automation under TestStand and C#.
V&V of SIL4 interlocking software for high-speed lines. Functional V&V campaigns, anomaly analysis.
Integration and validation of SIL4/SIL2 embedded software (EN 50128) on ATC Sol/Board benches. Test strategy, test plans and sheets, anomaly analysis, corrective tracking. Development of ATC Ground host simulation tool and test automation.
SIL4 IVVQ mission on railway interlocking systems. Integration, verification and validation of critical software, writing of test plans and sheets, functional and system test campaigns, anomaly analysis and quality reporting.
Design and development of SaaS platforms, APIs and specialised AI agents for SMEs and startups. Microservices architecture, business process automation, LLM integration and cloud deployment — from prototype to production.
Mission Timeline
8 years of technical missions in critical and industrial environments — France and international.
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