Summary
Keelan For is a Senior Systems Engineer with 13 years of experience building factory test automation, embedded software, and manufacturing infrastructure that enables hardware to ship reliably at scale. He designed and maintained systems at Density that ramped a new overseas product line from 0 to 5,000 units in four months and cut operator error from 40% to 5% through automation, data-driven process design, and on-device diagnostics. His background spans radar platforms, embedded ML pipelines, FPGA/GNSS work, and full-stack tooling developed during multi-role rotations at SRC, giving him fluency across hardware, firmware, and cloud services. Keelan leverages AI-assisted development to accelerate delivery without sacrificing quality and routinely builds internal tools that eliminate hours of manual work for cross-functional teams. Based in Syracuse, NY, he enjoys tackling messy, high-impact problems and translating complex requirements into practical, auditable systems. A detail not obvious from titles: he routinely integrates test hooks and telemetry into devices to turn manufacturing fixtures into continuous feedback loops for product and operations teams.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering at University at Buffalo