Abdallah Bader
Mechatronic engineer building autonomy for cars, drones, and robots.
BMW Autonomous Drive — Level 3
Wind Turbine Inspection Drone — DRB
Geniat — Mobile Robot for Parcel Sorting
RL Agent — Multi Lane Change
My name is Abdallah. I was born in 1993 and grew up in Hebron, Palestine. Despite the surrounding conflict, I found ways to carve out a sense of normality as a child. I spent countless summer afternoons meticulously building and flying kites. Around the age of seven, I discovered computers; tinkering with DOS and playing 2D games sparked a lifelong curiosity about how software works. That same discipline carried over into my physical life; at twelve, I began practicing Shotokan Karate. I dedicated the next 13 years to the sport, eventually competing at a national level and earning numerous medals.
My fascination with robotics began as a child, watching the Japanese show Robotan. I was captivated by how the young protagonist built a robot that could save the day with ingenious gadgets. Each episode felt empowering and sparked my imagination.
As I progressed through school, my curiosity expanded to all the sciences: chemistry, physics, math, and biology. While I appreciated the beauty of literature and poetry, I was drawn to disciplines with the potential for scalable impact. This led me to technology.
I found my passion at the intersection of machines, electricity, mechanics, and machine intelligence. Unsurprisingly, I pursued both my B.Sc. and M.Sc. in mechatronic engineering.
For my bachelor's thesis at Palestine Polytechnic University, I designed a novel robotic platform as a testbed for humanoid research, and continued in research and teaching assistance roles. Later, I moved to Italy on a merit scholarship to study for my master's in Torino, a city where everything seems to revolve around cars and automotive innovation.
While studying, I joined H2oPolito, a team focused on hydrogen vehicles, and contributed to Prof. Tonolli's research lab, exploring magnetic coil technologies. My master's culminated in a six-month internship at Magneti Marelli, where I developed an autonomous parking system.
After graduating, I joined Geniat, working on a mobile autonomous robot that collects parcels from conveyor systems and sorts them for delivery across Italy.
I then moved on to BMW projects, developing autonomous driving solutions. This included pedestrian reaction functions, AI-powered lane change maneuvers, KPI modules, and codebase refactoring. I started as a developer and eventually led a scrum team.
Currently, I develop software for drones at DRB. My work includes onboard navigation, highly dynamic mounted systems, graphical interfaces for drone command, and other supporting software. I've tailored the scrum approach to DRB's needs, improving internal workflows and introducing agile frameworks.
Throughout my journey, I've integrated AI tools into my workflow, whether for brainstorming, building personalized support tools, or automating repetitive tasks, while maintaining a strong focus on software quality and metrics.
A decade across robotics, automotive & aerospace.
Experience
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Senior Software Engineer — DRB Srl
Jul 2025 — Present
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Autonomous Drive Function Senior Developer (C++) — BMW / Luxoft
Aug 2021 — Jun 2025
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Scrum Master — BMW / Luxoft
Nov 2024 — Jun 2025
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Demo Lead (JLR) — Luxoft
May 2024 — Sep 2024
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Robotics Software Engineer — Alten
Dec 2019 — Jul 2021
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Control Systems Engineer — Magneti Marelli
Mar 2019 — Aug 2019
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Researcher — Politecnico di Torino
Jan 2018 — Mar 2018
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Researcher & Teaching Assistant — Palestine Polytechnic University
Sep 2015 — May 2017
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Engineering Intern — Royal Industrial Trading Co.
Jun 2015 — Aug 2015
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Engineering Intern — Herbawi Industrial Trading Co.
Jun 2014 — Aug 2014
Education
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M.Sc. Mechatronic Engineering — Politecnico di Torino
Oct 2017 — Oct 2019GPA 110/110. Thesis: "Autonomous parking maneuver using visual servoing" (2019).
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B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering — Palestine Polytechnic University
Sept 2011 — Jun 2016Top of class (~40 students). Thesis: "A Novel Stewart-like platform for testing humanoid robots" (2016).
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M.Sc. Robotics Exchange — FH Aachen
Aug 2018 — Sept 2018Short exchange course in robotics as part of the M.Sc. program.
Milano Cerco Affitto
A weekend project I started while apartment-hunting in Milan. Scrapes 8 Facebook rental groups every 6 hours, drops fresh listings on a map, and pings Telegram — so I (and a few friends) can stop scrolling.
- iOS · Swift
- Web
- Scraping
- Maps
- Telegram
Things I built before LLMs show up.
Available for new collaborations
Let's build
something good.
Always open to talks about autonomy, robotics, and drone systems — full-time roles, technical leadership, or weekend collaborations that push the field forward.