Joshua Weaver
Senior Scientist For Autonomy at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolJoshua Weaver is a Senior Scientist for Autonomy with over 15 years of experience architecting and delivering persistent autonomy and C2 systems for unmanned platforms across undersea, surface, ground, and aerial domains. He blends hands-on software development in C++, Python, ROS, MOOS, and DDS with technical product leadership—designing world-modeling frameworks (PostGIS), CI/CD-driven DevOps, and operator-facing command tools for real-world missions. His career spans government labs, defense contractors, and academia, where he taught robotics and microprocessor courses while mentoring junior engineers and leading multi-organizational collaborations. Joshua has represented the U.S. in international autonomy efforts, serving as Lead for the Unmanned Maritime Systems KTA in TTCP, a role that reflects both technical depth and cross-national program leadership. Known for building modular, mission-resilient systems, he focuses on enabling systems that adapt with minimal user intervention while growing the teams that sustain them.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering, 3.77, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering, 3.77 at Florida State UniversityAssociate of Arts (A.A.), Pre-Engineering, 3.67, Associate of Arts (A.A.), Pre-Engineering, 3.67 at Gulf Coast Community CollegeDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Engineering, 3.92, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Engineering, 3.92 at University of Florida
Github Skills (2)
robotics5
ros5
Github contributions (5)
epsilonorion/ros_tutorials
Oct 2013 - Mar 2018
Contributions:5 commits, 3 pushes in 4 years 5 months
epsilonorion/roscopter
Sep 2013 - Jun 2016
Contributions:34 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
roboticsros2ardupilotcommunicationros
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