Amy Parent
Avionics Simulation Developer
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAmy Parent is an avionics simulation developer and PhD candidate in Astrophysics & Computer Science with 11 years of engineering experience building flight-critical software and research-grade simulations. She designs faithful avionics systems for X-Plane and freelance clients—implementing FMS logic (ARINC424, VNAV, RNP-AR), MFD navigation displays, and in-simulator EFB tools—while drawing on a background in embedded C, Python backends, and mobile app development. Her research on brown dwarf cloud evolution complements practical simulation work, giving her a rare blend of atmospheric science and systems engineering insight. Based in Edinburgh, she pairs hands-on prototyping (from Raspberry Pi RFID systems to CAD for 3D-printed models) with teaching experience in C++ and cybersecurity, and she brings a creative streak shown by game development, space writing, drawing and guitar playing.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics & Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics & Computer Science at Abertay UniversityDUT (HND equivalent), Mechanical Engineering, DUT (HND equivalent), Mechanical Engineering at IUT Cachan
French, English
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Github Skills (22)
blender10
x-plane10
addon10
dm9
aircraft9
python8
makefile8
plane7
abstract6
ld6
clang6
android6
apple-m16
inheritance6
cairo6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
amyinorbit/orbitvm
Dec 2016 - Feb 2020
Contributions:454 commits, 339 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 2 months
amyinorbit/saturn-generator
Mar 2015 - Jun 2020
Contributions:5 pushes, 2 branches, 1 tag in 5 years 4 months
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