Summary
Alex Garnett is a Flight Software Engineer with 14 years of embedded systems experience across space, maritime, and wearable domains, combining deep C/C++ and Python expertise with hands-on flight and vehicle software design. He has delivered mission-critical systems at Boeing and Penta Research, built telemetry and debug infrastructure for Meta’s Ray-Ban smartglasses, and led UUV test teams and fielded safety-critical embedded firmware for the US Navy. Comfortable moving between individual contributor and technical lead roles, he authors requirements and low-level designs, creates CI/CD pipelines, and integrates GNC, command handling, and data telemetry in resource-constrained environments. His background in ocean engineering and LIDAR-based research gives him a practical edge in navigation and perception problems, and he holds an active DoD Secret clearance.
14 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Ocean Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University