Job Bedford
Vice President, Lead Robotics Systems Engineer at Salas O'Brien
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolJob Bedford is a Vice President and Lead Robotics Systems Engineer with 13 years of hands-on experience turning conceptual sketches into production-ready robotic prototypes. Based in Baltimore, he leads multidisciplinary teams across mechatronics, controls, actuator design, PCB and electrical systems, and ROS-based integration, with a track record from Disney Research to NASA JPL and Carnegie Mellon. He excels at rapid prototyping and systems integration under tight deadlines, having delivered multi-axis humanoid actuators and haptic interfaces as well as mission-focused sampling testbeds. Known for blending an artistic, visual sensibility with rigorous engineering, he frequently builds robots for art applications and even practices freestyle dance, which informs his approach to motion and human-robot interaction. Comfortable across the full robotics stack—from embedded processors and sensor calibration to path planning and simulations—he brings both technical depth and clear stakeholder communication to complex projects.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Masters of Robotics Systems Development, Master's degree Masters of Robotics Systems Development at Carnegie Mellon UniversityGithub contributions (5)
ColumnRobotics/anchor
Oct 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:4 pushes, 2 branches in 12 days
jbedford/MagBraceGame
Jul 2021 - Jul 2021
Contributions:6 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
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