Karmen Lu
Senior Software Engineer at Forterra
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolKarmen Lu is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience building robotics, autonomy, and spacecraft ground systems, now based in Boston. She has moved from sensor integration and vehicle bring-up for autonomous yard tractors to real-time telemetry, operator interfaces, and automation for spacecraft, and recently joined Forterra after a stint at Impulse Space. Comfortable across full-stack and systems engineering, she pairs hands-on CAD and simulation work with software that bridges hardware and operators. Her background includes academic research on soft robotic grippers and human-robot teaming, and she mentors a FIRST Robotics team—bringing a practical, educator’s perspective to complex autonomy problems. Notably, she has repeatedly transitioned between industry and research roles, signaling an ability to rapidly adapt technical skills to new physical systems and operational constraints.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Arlington Catholic High SchoolBachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Northeastern University
English, Chinese
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Github Skills (116)
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Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
karmenlu/website
May 2020 - May 2023
Contributions:2 releases, 10 PRs, 91 pushes in 3 years
klu17/SSMT-UI
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
Contributions:33 pushes, 6 branches in 2 months
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