Summary
Joshua Ruedin is a Managing Director and seasoned engineering leader with 10+ years driving R&D from concept to production across sensors, power systems, and embedded software. He has led defense and commercial programs—spearheading 3D printing and robotic projects for the DoD at ICON and guiding hyperspectral payload development that flew on SpaceX CRS-23 while at Nanohmics. His background spans government-funded R&D (SBIR/PI roles with NASA, DOE, Army, USMC), systems integration for Army UGVs, and early work in model-based engine control and patented control systems at Caterpillar. Known for turning complex multidisciplinary requirements into funded programs and deployable hardware-software stacks, he blends hands-on engineering with proposal leadership and technology commercialization. Based in Austin, he brings a rare mix of aerospace, defense, and industrial controls experience that enables rapid transition from research to fielded products.
10 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Western Australia
Master's Degree Electrical Engineering Software Engineering, Master's Degree Electrical Engineering Software Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering Control Systems Thermodynamics, Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering Control Systems Thermodynamics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign