Development Engineer · PhD
Making complex
systems viable.
I translate domain-level behaviour into system architectures, cross-domain interfaces and practical development pathways.
01 / Profile
From first principles
to functioning systems.
Mechanical engineer with an MSc and PhD in System Dynamics, Control & Robotics, and 6+ years developing engineering systems, technology concepts and technical programs.
I identify hidden bottlenecks and failure modes, align requirements across disciplines, and guide development through prototyping, validation and iterative technical feedback.
200 → 20,000+ cycles
through process redesign
in an EU consortium
published in Nature Electronics
02 / Experience
Selected work
Engineering across research, product development and institution-scale programs.
2024 — Present
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies · Italy
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Technical Lead R&D EngineerPostdoctoral Research Fellow
Leading soft sensing integration into wearable subsystems across an EU consortium. Defined integrated-sensing architecture and development roadmap, corrected cross-domain requirement assumptions, and enabled earlier high-fidelity demonstrations.
2025
ETH Zürich & University of Zürich · Switzerland
Concept R&D EngineerGuest Postdoctoral Researcher
Advanced a soft-neuromorphic embodied intelligence concept from an early idea to an actionable R&D framework. The approach was endorsed by an external committee and adopted by the domain leads.
2019 — 2024
EPFL & Istanbul Technical University
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R&D EngineerPhD Researcher
Owned the maturation of embedded printed position sensing for lightweight robotic flexure joints. Reworked sensor, fabrication and integration architecture to achieve 20,000+ cycles and resolve down-scalability limits.
2021 — 2022
Istanbul Technical University Rectorate
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Co-Founder & Project Manager
Co-established Türkiye’s first university sustainability office. Built its governance and reporting framework, aligned policy to SDG metrics and formed cross-department commissions—work recognized with a Rectorate Performance Award.
03 / Capabilities
Architecture & integration
Requirements and constraint mapping, cross-domain interfaces, development roadmaps, bottleneck and root-cause analysis.
Model, prototype, validate
Dynamical and multiphysics modelling, control, sensor and actuator design, experimental rigs, automation and DFM.
Physical intelligence
Compliant and wearable robotics, soft electromechanical systems, sensing, actuation and embodied interaction.
MATLABSimulinkSimscapeSOLIDWORKSANSYSCOMSOLAutoCAD
04 / Education
Mechanical Engineering
System Dynamics & Control track
Soft Robotics (thesis)
Istanbul Technical University
2016 — 2024
Visiting PhD, EPFL
2022 — 2023
System Dynamics & Control
Robotics (thesis)
Istanbul Technical University
2013 — 2016
Mechanical Engineering
System Dynamics & Control track
Istanbul Technical University
2009 — 2013
Open to opportunities in Switzerland
Let’s develop what
doesn’t exist yet.
Interested in R&D and venture teams working across health, sports, scientific instrumentation, space and environmental technology.