Rémi Bouteiller
CTO & Co-Founder @AICE (YC P26) · Embedded Systems · Autonomous Hardware
About me
I'm a hardware and software engineer building autonomous systems from first prototype to field deployment.
At AICE, we are building underwater drones for maritime infrastructure security. Previously, I led electronics and software at Amira Health, developing Terra, a wearable system that predicts hot flashes and automatically cools you down before they disrupt your sleep.
Experience
CTO & Co-Founder
AICE (YC P26) · Jan 2026 - Present · San Francisco / Paris
- Building autonomous underwater systems for maritime infrastructure security
- Lead hardware, embedded software, autonomy, rapid prototyping, and in-water validation
- Accepted into Y Combinator P26 and launched AICE from prototype to in-water testing
CPO / Electronics & Software Lead
Amira Health · Aug 2022 - Dec 2025 · San Francisco, USA
- Led product, electronics, and software development from proof of concept to production
- Designed multi-chip PCBs (Altium) and Zephyr RTOS firmwares achieving 2 weeks battery life and 4× size reduction
- Built full-stack system: embedded BLE, server (Rust/Postgres), mobile (React Native), tools (Python)
- Set up cloud infrastructure (AWS Elastic Beanstalk, GitHub Actions) with OTA updates
- Managed manufacturing process on-site in Shenzhen, optimizing for production
R&D Freelance Engineer
RBO Freelance · Jul 2019 - Feb 2024 · San Francisco, Boston, Paris
- Deployed a robotics production line with 50+ robots at Vestack
- Built a high-performance computing cluster for GMET/CWS, improving scaling by 10×
- Delivered robotics, AI systems, and computation projects end-to-end
Research Intern
MicroEJ · Mar 2022 - Sep 2022 · Boston, USA
- Built a Java disassembler, interpreter, and transpiler for Garmin apps
- Ported apps to MicroEJ VEE devices with 2× execution speed
Electronics Engineer
Pulse Audition (EssilorLuxottica) · Apr 2021 - Jul 2021 · Nancy, France
- Designed AI-powered hearing aids with compact 8-layer PCBs
- Deployed embedded ML for real-time audio on STM32
Electronics Engineer
Balyo · 2019 · Paris, France
- Developed PCBs for autonomous warehouse robots; 100× cost reduction
- Integrated Ethernet, CAN, RS485 for LiDAR/ultrasonic/laser sensors
Education
- Y Combinator — YC P26, AICE · Mar 2026 - Jun 2026
- ENS Paris-Saclay — Diplome ENS, Engineering Science · 2019-2023
- ESSEC Business School — Master's in Management (MIM) · 2022-2023
- Institut Polytechnique de Paris & University Paris-Saclay — Master's in Embedded Systems & Data Processing · 2021-2022
- École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay — Undergraduate & Master's in EECS · 2019-2021
Technical Skills
- Electronics: Embedded systems, PCB design, high-speed / RF circuits, lab testing
- Autonomous systems: Underwater robotics, sensor networks, BLE, IoT, real-world validation
- Programming: C, C++, Rust, Java, Python, TypeScript, React, MATLAB, VHDL
- Software: Altium (multi-layer PCBs, BGA), SolidWorks, Fusion360 (CAM)
- DevOps/Infra: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, GCP, SLURM, SSO/AD
Projects & Achievements
- 2026: Co-founded AICE (YC P26), building autonomous underwater drones for maritime security
- 2025: Network of current sensors for industry (6000A) based on LoRaWAN
- 2025: AI chatbot using LangChain/LangGraph with 1000+ users
- 2023: Winner - HEC-IP Paris Big Data Hackathon (300 participants)
- 2023: 1st place - Data Science for Climate Hackathon by BPI France
- 2022-24: Built a custom CNC machine; designed and built an electronic violin
- 2020: French Champion with RCVA at Eurobot
Extracurricular
- Sports: Triathlon (Ironman), Rugby (Captain of University Varsity Team)
- Hobby: President of college automobile restoration association (restorations of 50+ year-old cars)
- Certification: PSE1 - French Professional Rescuer (Mar 2018)
Volunteering
- Scoutmaster (2018-2022): led 12-17 y/o programs; summer camps
- Robot Concept Ville d'Avray (2018-2020): Eurobot & Coupe de France de robotique competitions. rcva.fr