Robotics & Control Systems Engineer

Jayamal Sigera.

Turning complex systems into precise outcomes.

MSc student at the University of Padua with hands-on experience in autonomous vehicles, magnetic levitation, embedded sensor integration, and hardware–software validation.

  • Control
  • Robotics
  • Embedded Systems

01 / Selected work

Engineering in motion.

Four highlights across autonomous systems, control research, computer vision, and planetary robotics.

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Control research 2023

BSc Thesis

Sensorless Magnetic Levitation

A modelled and experimentally validated 1-DOF sensorless levitation system.

  • MATLAB
  • Simulink
  • JMAG
  • SolidWorks
Computer vision Current

University of Padua

Synthetic Lane Following

Vision-based lane following using synthetic data and sim-to-real transfer.

  • Isaac Sim
  • Python
  • Computer Vision
Planetary robotics Current

Project Morpheus

Planetary Rover Systems

LiDAR, GNSS, and simulation-ready robot models for planetary exploration.

  • LiDAR
  • GNSS
  • URDF
  • CAD

02 / Experience

From model to machine.

Experience spanning engineering education, drone development, and industrial automation.

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Jul—Nov 2024

University of Ruhuna · Galle, Sri Lanka

Engineering Instructor

Engineering laboratories, teaching resources, and academic tools.

Oct 2023—Jan 2024

QubeBots · Colombo, Sri Lanka

Control Engineering Intern

Control and embedded software development for the XFly drone.

Mar—Jul 2022

Advanced Autoponics · Remote, USA

Control Engineering Intern

Controllers, automation, and HMI development for hydroponic systems.

03 / Technical toolkit

Built across disciplines.

A multidisciplinary foundation spanning controls, robotics, embedded systems, and software.

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01

Control & Simulation

MATLAB / Simulink · Simscape · PID · State-space control · Kalman filtering · Fuzzy logic

02

Robotics & Autonomy

ROS 2 · Isaac ROS · Gazebo · Visual SLAM · Mobile robotics · Kinematics & dynamics

03

Embedded Systems

STM32 · FreeRTOS · micro-ROS · SPI · UART · I²C · Sensor calibration · KiCad

04

Software & Vision

C · C++ · Python · OpenCV · TensorFlow · PyTorch · Linux · Docker · Git

04 / Education

Theory, tested in practice.

Graduate control systems study built on a multidisciplinary mechanical engineering foundation.

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2024—Present · Padua, Italy

MSc Control Systems Engineering

University of Padua

Robotics, estimation, embedded control, computer vision, and dynamical systems.

2019—2024 · Galle, Sri Lanka

BSc Engineering (Honours)

University of Ruhuna

Mechanical engineering with a focus on control, mechatronics, and robotics. GPA 3.60/4.00.

Selected achievements

Bosch 2026 Semi-finalist IEEE R10 2022 Finalist IELTS 8.5