Autonomy & Decision Systems Engineer

I am an autonomy and simulation engineer with over 3 years of experience designing physics-based simulation frameworks, motion planning algorithms, and decision-support systems tailored for dynamic flight environments. My expertise lies in multi-agent coordination, reinforcement learning, and constrained planning under real-world limitations. I have a strong background in control systems, optimization, and scalable software architecture.

Currently, I work as a Software Engineer specializing in Autonomy & Simulation Systems at Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS), where I design modular physics-based simulation frameworks for trajectory planning and control validation. I develop optimization-based motion planning tools for constrained flight environments and build automated data pipelines to improve reproducibility and reduce manual analysis effort. Additionally, I contribute to system-level integration between simulation models and avionics software.

Previously, I served as a Flight Mechanics & Control Engineer at the same company, implementing aircraft dynamic models for simulation and control validation, supporting control law evaluation, and performing performance envelope analysis.

I have led and contributed to several advanced projects, including a Multi-Agent Autonomous Air Combat system using multi-agent reinforcement learning with recurrent policies, achieving stable coordination without inter-agent communication. Another key project involved multi-drone forest fire coordination, where I built a grid-based simulation for battery-constrained drone coordination and implemented resource-aware task allocation strategies extendable to ROS2-based distributed systems.

My technical skills include programming languages such as Python, MATLAB, C#, and basic C++, and I am proficient with frameworks like PyTorch and Unity, with familiarity in ROS2 and Gazebo. I am experienced in multi-agent systems, reinforcement learning, motion planning, simulation architecture, optimization, and control systems. I also use tools like Git and Linux in my development workflow.

I am currently pursuing a Master of Science in Information Technologies at Istanbul Technical University and hold a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the same institution. I am fluent in Turkish (native), have professional working proficiency in English, and intermediate skills in French. I am open to relocation and remote work opportunities.