Jacob Cassady
Autonomy And Robotics Software Developer (ARC-LSI) at NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolJacob Cassady is an autonomy and robotics software developer with a decade of experience building flight and robotic software at NASA Langley, currently contributing to lunar infrastructure, deployable observatory, and electric propulsion projects. He blends rigorous academic training—a 4.0 MS in Robotics and Autonomous Systems from Johns Hopkins—with hands-on systems engineering across simulators, flight software, and ground station tools. Jacob’s background spans embedded control (C/C++ on microcontrollers), high-performance data processing in Python, and F-prime flight software, enabling end-to-end solutions from hardware-in-the-loop to mission operations. He has published research on explainable AI for human-robot trust and led award-winning student rocket avionics, evidence of practical innovation paired with research rigor. Based in Hampton, VA, he brings a track record of translating complex mission requirements into reliable software for space and aerospace systems.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Biology (pre-med), 3.46, Biology (pre-med), 3.46 at University of Louisville College of Arts & SciencesBachelor of Science - BS, Electrical & Computer Engineering, 3.51, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical & Computer Engineering, 3.51 at University of LouisvilleHigh School, Project Lead The Way, High School, Project Lead The Way at Floyd Central High SchoolMaster of Science - MS, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 4.0, Master of Science - MS, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 4.0 at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
Github Skills (22)
moveit8
classifier8
console-log7
ros7
python6
neural-network5
arduino4
logger3
logging3
machine-learning3
linux2
drag2
windows2
console2
sentiment2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jtcass01/Neural-Network-Design
Jun 2018 - Oct 2020
Notes and exercises related to the text book Neural Network Design by Martin T. Hagan, Howard B. Demuth, Mark Hudson Beale, and Orlando De Jesus.
Contributions:25 commits, 4 PRs, 22 pushes in 2 years 4 months
neural-network
jtcass01/AI
Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
Contributions:127 commits, 115 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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