Alwyn Smith
Owner at Paladin Robotics Inc
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlwyn Smith is a multidisciplinary Chief Engineer with two decades of hands-on experience designing robotic, electro-optical, and embedded systems for defense and commercial clients. A West Point–trained mechanical engineer with graduate degrees in mechatronics and electrical engineering, he blends field-proven leadership from combat engineering with deep technical fluency in prototyping, AI-enabled perception, and systems integration. At Merge Plot he leads SBIR-driven R&D that moved multiple concepts through Phase I/II to transition, and as founder of Paladin Robotics he turns novel ideas into deployable products. His portfolio includes high-speed event-based vision, multispectral sensing, stabilized soldier optics, and modular all-terrain robots—projects that pair real-time ML with ruggedized hardware. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic TRL/MRL planning and winning technical proposals, and he thrives under pressure while building cross-functional teams that deliver mission-relevant solutions. An uncommon asset is his combination of tactical operational experience and detailed electronics/software design skills, which helps bridge user needs to technical execution.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BSME Mechanical Engineering, BSME Mechanical Engineering at United States Military Academy at West PointMaster’s Degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Master’s Degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering at North Carolina State UniversityComputer Programming Certificate Computer Science, Computer Programming Certificate Computer Science at NC State Univeristy
English, German, Spanish
Github Skills (25)
arduino9
esp328
esp-idf8
robot8
espressif8
infrastructure6
iot6
python6
robotics6
scale5
infrastructure-as-code4
configuration-management4
infrastructure-management4
package-repository4
raspberry-pi-camera4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
PaladinEng/Dark-Sun-Character-Builder
Mar 2026 - Jun 2026
Contributions:25 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
PaladinEng/codex-project-orchestrator
Apr 2026 - Jun 2026
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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