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About me

Systems Engineer based in São José dos Campos, Brazil.

I'm a Systems Engineer at Embraer, part of the KC-390 Flight Controls team in São José dos Campos. My work covers modeling and simulation of mission systems with MATLAB/Simulink and VAPS, writing requirements for the mission software team, and developing analysis tools, mostly in Python.

Before that, I spent three years at the Gripen Design and Development Network (GDDN), the Embraer–Saab joint facility in Gavião Peixoto. I started as a software engineer on the Gripen Mission Trainer simulator and later moved into formal verification and validation of the Gripen's flight control system, running S-Rig sessions with pilots in the loop.

I hold a bachelor's degree in Control and Automation Engineering from UFSM, with a strong emphasis on electrical engineering and power electronics. There I was part of Formula UFSM, the university's Formula SAE team. I'm currently taking graduate courses at the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), where my research area is flight control of flexible aircraft.

Away from work, you can find me cycling, following motorsport, gaming or playing guitar.

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Experience

  1. Jan 2026 — Present

    Systems Engineer · Embraer · KC-390 Flight Controls

    Modeling and simulation of mission systems for the KC-390 military cargo/tanker aircraft using MATLAB/Simulink and VAPS. Writing requirements for the mission software team and developing analysis tools and software, mostly in Python.

    • MATLAB/Simulink
    • VAPS
    • Python
    • MBSE
    • Requirements
    • DOORS
    • Scrum
  2. Apr 2024 — Dec 2025

    Flight Controls V&V Engineer · Embraer / Saab · Gripen (GDDN)

    Formal system verification of the Gripen flight control system. Ran S-Rig test sessions with pilots in the loop and desktop simulations using Saab proprietary tools, and delivered engineering reports used in Saab’s formal verification documentation.

    • Verification & Validation
    • Flight Control Systems
    • Python
    • MATLAB/Simulink
  3. Dec 2022 — Apr 2024

    Software Engineer · Embraer / Saab · Gripen Mission Trainer

    Started on the Super Tucano simulator, then joined Saab's Gripen Mission Trainer team. Worked with an international team on desktop software development and solved operational issues across hardware, graphics and servers, while learning Saab's model-based approach to developing supersonic jets.

    • C#
    • WPF & XAML
    • MBSE
    • Systems Architecture
    • Scrum

Education

  • Master's in Electronics and Computer Engineering (Special Student)

    Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA)

    Earning credits toward the PG/EEC master’s program, with research interest in flight control of flexible aircraft. Currently taking Aircraft Stability and Control class.

    2026 — Present

  • Bachelor's in Control and Automation Engineering

    Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)

    Strong emphasis on electrical engineering and power electronics. Member of the Formula UFSM team (Formula SAE).

    2016 — 2022

Languages

  • Portuguese · Native
  • English · Fluent

Interests

Flight Control

My research area at ITA: flight control of flexible aircraft.

Motorsport

From Formula SAE days at UFSM to following racing today.

Cycling

Getting out on the bike whenever I can.

Music & Gaming

Playing guitar and unwinding with a good game.