About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 1960929
SENIOR EMBEDDED FLIGHT SOFTWARE ENGINEER | REAL-TIME LINUX & FLIGHT COMPUTERS
Core Expertise
- Designing and delivering real-time embedded flight computers on NVIDIA Jetson platforms.
- Customizing embedded Linux BSPs, building Yocto/OpenEmbedded and OpenWRT firmware images.
- Integrating low-latency sensor acquisition, time-sync pipelines, and deterministic control loops.
- Sustaining flight software and resolving anomalies for spaceborne science missions under constrained comms.
- Developing HIL/SIL tests, simulator maintenance, and root-cause analysis for mission readiness.
Project Background
- Built router and SoM firmware including board bring-up, BSP, and peripheral drivers for NXP i.MX8M.
- Architected and implemented a deterministic flight computer using PREEMPT_RT on embedded AI hardware.
- Sustained laser altimetry and space-station instrument flight software, including emergency log-dump multi-pass retrieval.
- Developed ground control and mission operation scripts for spacecraft command, tracking, and anomaly recovery.
- Implemented C++ and Qt GUIs, MATLAB analysis tools, and Linux scripting to accelerate engineering workflows.
Key Skills
- Embedded Linux | Yocto/OpenEmbedded | OpenWRT | PREEMPT_RT
- Languages: C | C++ | Assembly | MATLAB | Shell scripting
- Platforms: NXP i.MX8M SoM | NVIDIA Jetson | ARM architectures
- Flight software: cFE/cFS | Ground systems & mission operations | Emergency log recovery
- Testing & simulation: HIL/SIL | Flight simulators | Root cause analysis
- Protocols & drivers: SPI | I2C | UART | Board bring-up | BSP customization
Education
- B.S., Physics; Second Major, Computer Science — University of Maryland
- M.A. — Agora University
Awards & Recognition
- Active DoD security clearance
- Rapid mission-level recognition for early technical contributions and expanded responsibilities
Why Interview this Candidate?
A seasoned embedded flight software engineer with 10+ years delivering mission-critical Linux and real-time systems for space and defense programs. Proven track record building deterministic flight computers, sustaining flight software for spaceborne instruments, and authoring emergency multi-pass log recovery to accelerate anomaly resolution. Brings strong BSP/driver integration, HIL/SIL testing, low-latency sensor pipelines, and deep C/C++ expertise to flight controls or GNC teams.
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