Carly Buchanan is a mission- and safety-critical software engineer with 11 years of experience building embedded systems for aerospace and defense, currently contributing to Draper’s Skymark celestial navigation and CPS programs. She combines functional C and object-oriented C++ fluency with systems engineering, requirements development, and rigorous technical writing to deliver auditable flight software and fault-tolerant flight computers. Her background in robotics and mechatronics spans sensor calibration, mini-IMU prototyping, and mechanism dynamics, and she has led design efforts including a VEGGIE module proposal for the ISS. Pursuing an MS in Product Design & Manufacture at Boston University, Carly blends hands-on engineering with product-focused thinking and a track record of shipping safety-critical systems across space and missile programs.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Robotics Engineering, Professional Writing, Bachelor of Science, Robotics Engineering, Professional Writing at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation with Honors, Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation with Honors at Fairport High School (FHS)
Master of Science - MS, Product Design and Manufacture, Master of Science - MS, Product Design and Manufacture at Boston University
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