Melbourne · Embedded systems engineer
I design and build complete electronic products—from electronics, enclosure design and embedded firmware to desktop software, communications, testing and production-ready delivery.
Electronic products are systems, not isolated circuit boards.
01 / Selected work
Complete systems shaped by measurement accuracy, dependable communication, practical workflows and the realities of manufacturing.
01 / End-to-end laboratory instrumentation
A four-channel laboratory instrument developed across electronics, STM32 firmware and a complete Qt/C++ application for automated test workflows, live graphs, calculations and CSV/PDF reporting.
02 / Test automation & acquisition
A multi-stage laboratory platform covering instrument communications, real-time acquisition, calibration and engineering analysis for saturation, consolidation and CU/CD shear workflows.
03 / Earlier professional work · BİLKON
During my time at BİLKON, I developed the complete software for the TMC742, ASI210, LPI and LC826 product families—covering embedded interfaces, measurement workflows, configuration and operator control.
Shown as professional work completed at BİLKON; product ownership remains with the company.
04 / Personal engineering project
A hands-on control-system experiment combining mechanics, sensing, embedded control and rapid prototype iteration.
05 / Client work
Selected devices developed for Guardtech across sub-GHz RF, duress signalling, protected power distribution, industrial I/O and integrations with established security platforms.
Presented as client work at completed-device and assembled-board level. Schematics, source code and implementation details remain confidential.
02 / Capabilities
I work across the boundaries that often slow product development down—connecting electronics, firmware and user-facing software into one coherent system.
System architecture, component selection, analogue and digital design, schematic capture, PCB layout, BOM preparation and prototype bring-up.
Bare-metal and FreeRTOS firmware in C/C++ for real-time acquisition, control, device interfaces, diagnostics and reliable communications.
Qt/C++ desktop and embedded Linux applications for configuration, automated testing, visualisation, analysis and report generation.
Practical device enclosures and mechanical parts designed around electronics, connectors, assembly, service access and real operating conditions.
Prototype assembly, debugging, calibration, validation, manufacturing support, commissioning and field troubleshooting.
03 / End-to-end development
Clarify the real operating need, constraints, interfaces and success criteria.
Partition the system across hardware, firmware, software and communications.
Design the electronics, write the code and assemble a testable prototype.
Measure, calibrate, diagnose and refine against real operating conditions.
Prepare the system for manufacture, deployment, support and future revision.
04 / About
I’m Ahmet Cihan Akınca, an electronics engineer and product developer based in Melbourne. Over 21 years, I have developed industrial controllers, laboratory instruments, measurement devices, security products and the software that makes them useful.
My strength is the space between disciplines: understanding a sensor signal at the circuit level, the firmware timing behind it, the communications path carrying it, and the application where an operator must make sense of it.
Experience
Electronics, firmware and Qt/C++ systems for laboratory testing equipment.
Embedded security devices and third-party platform integrations.
Industrial measurement, control, automation and embedded Linux products.
Education
Torrens University, Melbourne
Anadolu University
Hacettepe University
Pamukkale University
05 / Contact
Tell me what you are building, what is not working yet, or where you need experienced engineering support.