Keith Pedersen
Principle System Engineer at Raytheon
Manhattan Beach, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKeith Pedersen is a Principal Systems Engineer with 11 years of experience applying advanced algorithms, signal processing, and optimization to radar, EO/IR, and tracking systems at Raytheon. He holds a PhD in theoretical and mathematical physics and leverages Monte Carlo simulation, numerical stability techniques, and analytical modeling to turn complex physical problems into robust software solutions. Keith developed pqRand to fix floating-point flaws in random sampling and has published practical fixes for numerically stable quantile functions, reflecting a rare blend of theoretical insight and production-quality coding. He has led hiring and onboarding efforts, managed teams, and brings hands-on experience from academia to industry—where he translates particle-physics approaches (like power-spectrum analysis and boosted-jet tagging) into novel signal-processing and detection solutions. Based in Manhattan Beach, he’s seeking roles that combine deep problem solving with clean, reliable numerical code.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BA Chemistry, BA Chemistry at Carthage CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at Illinois Institute of Technology
Github Skills (5)
simulation8
collider8
quantile8
python6
rust3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
keith-pedersen/pqRand
Apr 2017 - Aug 2018
Contributions:35 commits, 1 PR, 40 pushes in 1 year 3 months
rustquantileprecise
keith-pedersen/libkdp
Jul 2018 - Jan 2019
Contributions:20 pushes, 2 branches in 6 months
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