Allan Matthew
Sr. Director Of Engineering, Software at AeroVironment
San Diego, California, United States
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Top SchoolAllan Matthew is a senior software engineering leader with a decade of experience building autonomy, embedded systems, and robotic products, now serving as Sr. Director of Engineering, Software at AeroVironment in San Diego. He has progressed from hands-on embedded firmware and control systems work—designing vehicle autopilots, HD video telemetry stacks on i.MX6, and low-level display drivers—to leading product lines and R&D teams delivering mission-focused unmanned aircraft systems. His background blends rigorous aeronautics & astronautics training from the University of Washington with practical expertise in control, GNC, and system integration across maritime, solar, and aerospace domains. Known for shipping complex electro-mechanical systems, he pairs deep technical fluency with product leadership, having been a CTO and product-line chief engineer. Less obvious: he repeatedly bridges research and production, turning Matlab/Simulink models and academic control theory into fielded, firmware-level solutions. He excels at scaling cross-disciplinary teams to move bleeding-edge robotics from prototype to operational deployment.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Masters Aeronautics and Astronautics, Masters Aeronautics and Astronautics at University of Washington
English
Github Skills (20)
robotics10
px410
autopilot10
qt10
mavlink10
plane10
rover10
arduino10
ros10
marshalling9
ios9
linux9
windows9
android9
macos9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
planckaero/qgroundcontrol
Mar 2019 - Aug 2022
QGroundControl with Planck Modifications
Contributions:27 releases, 26 reviews, 328 commits in 3 years 5 months
qgroundcontrol
planckaero/ardupilot
Jun 2016 - Aug 2022
ArduPlane, ArduCopter, ArduRover source
Contributions:10 releases, 66 reviews, 370 commits in 6 years 2 months
arducopterarduinoarduroverautopilotarduplane
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