Dan Pierce
Senior Fusion And Localization Engineer
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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Top SchoolDan Pierce is a Senior Fusion and Localization Engineer with 12 years of hands-on experience building safety-critical navigation systems for autonomous ground vehicles. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and combines deep research expertise in localization and control with practical industry experience at companies including Rivian, Leidos, and Daimler. Dan has a strong track record in sensor calibration, algorithm development, and software implementation across GNSS, LiDAR, and multi-sensor fusion pipelines. He has transitioned seamlessly between academia and industry—moving from graduate research and an assistant professorship at Auburn University into production-focused roles solving real-world autonomy challenges. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, he brings both theoretical rigor and pragmatic engineering to deliver robust, deployable navigation stacks. An underappreciated strength is his ability to translate complex research innovations into maintainable code and calibrated systems for fleet-scale deployment.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University
Github Skills (9)
converting8
ros6
garmin2
gps1
gpx1
cli1
ntrip1
offline-maps1
command-line1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
GAVLab/feature_extraction
May 2017 - Apr 2019
Contributions:46 commits, 40 pushes, 7 branches in 1 year 10 months
GAVLab/radar-visualization
Aug 2017 - Oct 2018
Contributions:13 commits, 9 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 2 months
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