David Johnson
Senior Software Engineer at AMSAT-UK
Halesowen, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Johnson is a Senior Software Engineer with decades-spanning experience who now brings seasoned technical leadership to satellite ground systems and space-domain projects alongside commercial software work. He has led and delivered across diverse industries—satcom ground segment, e‑commerce, automotive, utilities and scientific research—working in environments from start-ups to multinational firms and even board-level roles. A pragmatic full lifecycle engineer and Agile/SCRUM mentor, he combines hands-on coding and architecture with project and people management. His long-standing involvement with AMSAT, FUNcube and CubeSat missions highlights a rare blend of hobbyist-driven space systems design and professional RF/ground-station engineering. Semi-retired yet actively consulting, he currently contributes at Goonhilly Earth Station while mentoring ESA education projects, demonstrating sustained relevance and domain depth. Based in Halesowen, UK, he pairs practical manufacturing-engineering roots with broad software expertise and a demonstrated ability to move niche space projects into reliable operational systems.
12 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
HND, Manufacturing Engineering, HND, Manufacturing Engineering at Accrington and Rossendale Coll. of F.E.
Github Skills (6)
gateway3
dac2
gnu2
lora2
software-defined-radio2
iot2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
g4dpz/AmsatDroidFree
Jun 2013 - Feb 2018
Contributions:24 commits in 4 years 8 months
g4dpz/fcdatawarehouse
Jul 2019 - Oct 2020
Contributions:19 PRs, 59 pushes, 24 branches in 1 year 2 months
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