DANIEL KAMPERT
PART NO. DK  ·  EMBEDDED SYSTEMS ENGINEER  ·  BAVARIA, DE

Daniel
Kampert.

"Trust me, I'm an Engineer."

Hardware and software developer with over 10 years of experience, from the analog circuit through firmware to the finished IoT product. Embedded geek, published author and loving father.

10+ years experience Embedded Firmware PCB Design Yocto Project Zephyr RTOS LoRa · BLE · ZigBee Hagenbüchach, DE
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0x00 · OVERVIEW

An engineer who wants to
truly understand how things work.

As an experienced hardware and software developer, I guide products through the entire development cycle: from analog and digital circuit design, through firmware, to a mature production solution.

My approach is driven by critical thinking, creativity and a strong commitment. Continuous learning isn't an obligation for me but a motivation: my hobby became my profession, and my profession became my passion.

Beyond the technology, I bring what makes projects succeed: clear client communication, solid resource planning and a strong sense of responsibility for every task.

Daniel Kampert
0x10 · SKILLS

From silicon to the cloud.

A toolkit that brings hardware, firmware and connectivity together where embedded systems really take shape.

01 / HARDWARE

Electronics & Circuit Design

Analog & Digital PCB Design KiCad Altium PCB Editor FPGA Product Development
02 / FIRMWARE

Embedded & RTOS

Zephyr RTOS Yocto Project Embedded Linux C / C++ nRF Connect SDK Bare-Metal ESP-IDF AVR STM32 Assembler
03 / WIRELESS & IOT

Wireless Interfaces & Connectivity

LoRa / LoRaWAN Bluetooth LE ZigBee LTE MQTT
04 / SYSTEMS

Tools & DevOps

Docker CI/CD Git Qt Python CMake Make

Soft skills: Effective project organization · clear client communication · resource, time & budget planning · a strong sense of responsibility.

0x20 · CAREER

Over a decade of
applied engineering.

From Sep 2026 · Nuremberg
Firmware Developer · Low-Voltage Control
A. Eberle GmbH & Co. KG
Firmware development for low-voltage control products deployed in the field by grid operators and energy suppliers.
  • Development, maintenance and continued enhancement of the products for a wide range of customer requirements
  • New developments within a research project on low-voltage control
  • Module and system testing
  • Close collaboration with hardware development, low-level software development, product support and quality assurance
Embedded FirmwareCircuit DesignCSTM32PCB DesignProduct DevelopmentSystem TestingPower Systems
Dec 2023 to Aug 2026 · Nuremberg
Electronics Development Engineer
ETO SENSORIC GmbH
Development of connected sensor systems and IoT devices across the entire product lifecycle.
  • Embedded firmware & electronics development
  • Multimedia telephony system tailored for elderly users
  • 1000BASE-T to 1000BASE-T1 converter with SDI interface for aviation
  • Standardization of wireless interfaces (LoRa, BLE, LTE, ZigBee)
Embedded FirmwareEmbedded LinuxYocto ProjectSystem DesignPCB DesignProduct DevelopmentLoRaLoRaWANBluetooth LEZigBee1000BASE-T1IoT
Jan 2021 to Sep 2023 · Nuremberg
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
traplinked GmbH
Overall technical responsibility for an AI-driven, connected pest-monitoring system, from the circuit board to the cloud.
  • Building and leading the product development
  • Design and development of the second and third device generation of the snap-trap system
  • Introduction of LoRaWAN as a robust, long-range communication interface
Embedded FirmwareCircuit DesignESP32LoRaWANBluetooth LEPCB DesignProduct DevelopmentCloudTeam Leadership
Oct 2018 to Dec 2020 · Troisdorf
R&D Engineer, Electronic Systems
DynaEnergetics
Development of electronic ignition systems for oil extraction.
  • Battery-powered digital detonator with an integrated timer, from concept to production
  • Autonomous detonator with its own power supply for reliable operation deep downhole
  • Safety-critical electronics for use under extreme conditions
  • Analog and digital circuit design
  • Verification and qualification of the systems
Embedded FirmwareCircuit DesignPCB DesignAVRProduct DevelopmentSafety-Critical
2013 to 2018 · Monheim am Rhein
Research & Development Engineer
JENOPTIK Robot GmbH
Development of electronic systems in research and development.
  • Circuit design with OrCAD Capture + PCB Editor
  • Software development in C/C++ with Qt
  • Co-development of a toll system on behalf of Toll Collect
OrCADC/C++QtPCB DesignProduct Development
0x30 · EDUCATION

Academic background.

2016 to 2018

Master of Science (M.Sc.)

Communications & Information Technology

Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences (HSD)

2012 to 2016

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)

Electrical Engineering & Electronics

FOM University of Applied Sciences

0x40 · OPEN SOURCE

Code you can solder.

Selected open-source projects from my repositories on GitHub, centered on embedded, wireless and hardware.

ZSWatch – Open-Source-Smartwatch

ZSWatch ↗

Flagship

The open-source, Zephyr-based smartwatch: fully open, from hardware to firmware. A large community project I contribute to, including dock and dev-kit hardware.

Zephyr RTOSCKiCadPCB DesignSystem DesignSmartwatchHW + FW
●C ★ 3.3k ⑃ 304 forks ZSWatch/ZSWatch

ESP32-RAK3172 ↗

LoRaWAN and LoRa P2P library for ESP32 MCUs and the RAK3172 LoRa SoM.

LoRaWANLoRa P2PESP-IDFCMakeC++
●C++ ★ 23

BeeLight ↗

ZigBee environmental sensor with Zigbee2MQTT support, hardware and firmware from a single source.

Zephyr RTOSZigBeeZigbee2MQTTKiCadPCB DesignSystem DesignSensorHW + FW
●JavaScript ★ 14

ESP32-Lepton ↗

esp-idf component for the FLIR Lepton 3.5 thermal camera.

ESP-IDFFLIR LeptonCMakeThermalC++
●C++ ★ 14

ZSWatch DevKit-HW ↗

The hardware repository for the ZSWatch development kit, with open KiCad designs.

KiCadPCB DesignSystem DesignHardwareZephyr RTOS
●HTML/HW ★ 181
→ All repositories at github.com/Kampi
0x50 · SHARING KNOWLEDGE

Publications & certifications.

Books · Blog · Articles

Raspberry Pi: Der praktische Einstieg

Book · Author

Elektronik verstehen mit Raspberry Pi: Der praktische Einstieg

Book · Author

Blog: Kampis Elektroecke

kampis-elektroecke.de · Tutorials & projects
Certifications
C01
Zephyr Technical ContributorContributing to the open-source Zephyr real-time operating system: development workflow, the west build system and upstream contributions.
C02
nRF Connect SDK FundamentalsApplication development for Nordic SoCs with the Zephyr-based nRF Connect SDK: project structure, peripheral control and debugging.
C03
Bluetooth Low Energy FundamentalsBLE from the ground up: GAP and GATT, advertising, connection setup, and services and characteristics.
C04
NGINX FundamentalsHigh Performance Servers from Scratch: configuration, reverse proxy, load balancing and performance tuning.
C05
OpenCV 101Introduction to computer vision: image processing, filters and fundamental OpenCV operations.
0x60 · CONTACT

Let's build something meaningful.

Whether it's an embedded project, electronics development or an idea still looking for a breadboard: I'd love to hear from you.

kontakt@daniel-kampert.de LinkedIn GitHub Blog