Fiber-optic sensing platform for critical infrastructure monitoring
AP Sensing manufactures distributed fiber-optic sensors (DTS, DAS, DTSS) for power grids, pipelines, and rail infrastructure. The tech stack—C#/.NET, Rust, Go, Python, Kubernetes, MQTT, Kafka—paired with projects in edge platforms, kernel drivers, and real-time algorithms signals a shift from pure hardware to software-defined systems. Hiring is heavily weighted toward senior engineering roles (11 of 16 open positions), indicating active scaling of embedded systems and edge architecture rather than sales expansion.
AP Sensing develops distributed fiber-optic sensing systems that monitor temperature, acoustic signals, and strain across critical infrastructure—power cables, pipelines, rail networks, LNG facilities, and perimeter security. The company was founded in 2007 and operates from Boeblingen, Germany, with roughly 50–200 employees. Current product development centers on cloud-native asset monitoring platforms, secure edge processing systems, and integration of measurement hardware into production-grade field solutions. Customers are energy, utilities, and infrastructure operators managing assets where real-time detection of faults, leaks, or breaches is essential to safety and uptime.
C#, .NET, Rust, Go, Python, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, MQTT, Kafka, and VHDL/Xilinx for FPGA design. The stack emphasizes real-time data processing and edge deployment.
AP Sensing is based in Boeblingen, Germany, and employs 51–200 people. The company was founded in 2007 and is privately held.
Distributed temperature sensing (DTS), distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), and strain sensing (DTSS) for power cable monitoring, fire detection, pipeline/LNG monitoring, rail surveillance, well monitoring, and perimeter security.
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