Currently at ITER Systems

Hi, I'm

Joaquin Opazo Yentzen

Software Engineer · Embedded Systems · Robotics

Understand, then solve.

I'm a software engineer working where code meets hardware: C++/Qt applications, robotics with ROS, and Python automation.

Today I'm at ITER Systems near Chambéry, building the software that displays, controls and pilots uncrewed surface vessels. Before that: Dassault Systèmes, CNRS research, and drones in Chile.

I like turning messy, manual work into clean, automated systems, and I use AI agents every day to get there faster.

Chambéry, France
ES · EN · FR
1st prize, Thales RISC-V

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01 / Experience

Experience

CurrentJul 2025 – Present

C++ / Python Software & Automation Engineer

ITER Systems · La Motte-Servolex, France

Built the C++/Qt architecture for 2D/3D display and control communication of a 3-component software suite.
Set up the ROS architecture used to pilot uncrewed surface vessels.
Use AI agents and Claude Code daily to speed up development and optimize pipelines.
Automated testing and enterprise file parsing in Python to modernize 3 major software modules.

C++
Qt
ROS
Python

Apr 2024 – Oct 2024

Software & API Integration Engineer

Dassault Systèmes · Vélizy-Villacoublay, France

Final-year internship: designed a new control panel in C++ and Python to automate HDR and 360° image generation.
Integrated AI agents and REST APIs to optimize visual workflows, fully automating the processing pipeline and cutting parallel computation time.

C++
Python
REST API

Apr 2023 – Jul 2023

R&D Engineer, Data Processing

CNRS, Lab-STICC · Brest, France

Research internship on satellite image interpolation to estimate sea surface height.
Wrote Python and PyTorch scripts on Linux to automate the evaluation of machine learning models (4DVarNet), making analysis 25% faster on real datasets.

Python
PyTorch
Linux

Aug 2019 – Dec 2022

Teaching Assistant, Software Engineering & AI

UTFSM · Valparaíso, Chile

Taught and mentored students in software engineering and deep learning, supporting 75+ students per term.
Automated the grading of coding assignments and built algorithm visualization tools in Python and C++.

Python
C++
Deep Learning

Nov 2020 – Mar 2022

Robotics Systems Integration Engineer

Robomotic SPA · Santiago, Chile

Designed, programmed and assembled control software for custom drones.
Automated flight tests, calibrated onboard sensors and handled the technical client relationship, reaching a 100% pass rate in hardware/software validation.

Drones
Embedded
Testing

Education

Master's-level Engineering Degree (Diplôme d'Ingénieur)
IMT Atlantique
Jul 2022 – Feb 2025
Telematics Engineering Degree
UTFSM
Mar 2017 – Feb 2025

Awards

1st Prize, 4th Thales RISC-V Student Contest
Thales, CNRS
Sep 2023 – Apr 2024

Leadership

President, International Students Office (BDI)
IMT Atlantique
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

Where I train

I keep my problem solving sharp on coding challenge sites.

CodinGame
Bot programming and algorithm puzzles
CodeAbbey
Classic programming problems
HackerRank
Verified skill certificates
- Python (Basic)
- Software Engineer

02 / Personal

Off the clock

The less formal part. When I'm not writing code:

Sailing
Skipper with the French Sailing Federation.
FPV drone racing
Racing small drones in first-person view, through goggles.
Graphic design
My creative side, away from the code.

Riftbound player
The League of Legends trading card game: building decks and planning every turn.
Miniature painting
Bringing tiny figures to life, one brushstroke at a time.
DJ
Mixing tracks and reading the room from behind the decks.