Kevin Ortega
Software Engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Duarte, California, United States
Summary
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RockstarKevin Ortega is a software engineer with eight years of experience specializing in embedded systems and IoT development, currently working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Duarte, California. He contributes to high-assurance flight software—most notably to the well-known nasa/fprime framework—where he has implemented low-level components like CRC32 file integrity checks and ported static assertions to strengthen system reliability. Kevin brings practical expertise in OS-level functionality and embedded file systems, demonstrating an ability to bridge hardware-near engineering with production-grade software practices. His background at JPL suggests comfort operating within rigorous engineering processes and safety-minded development environments. Colleagues can expect a developer who focuses on robustness and correctness in constrained, mission-critical systems.
7 years of coding experience
Github Skills (13)
application-framework10
app-framework10
web-framework10
embedded10
c-language10
oft10
cprogramming-language10
sys10
ui-components9
filesystem9
component-kit9
object-oriented-programming8
realtime8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
nasa/fprime
Jul 2020 - Oct 2022
F´ - A flight software and embedded systems framework
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:100 reviews, 36 commits, 53 PRs in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Kevin primarily contributed to the `nasa/fprime` repository by implementing and integrating low-level system components. They added a CRC32 checker for file integrity and ported static assertions to the framework. Additionally, the user added files for `jplffs` and other related OS functionalities.
flightfprimeraspberry-picppreal-time
kevin-f-ortega/fprime
Nov 2020 - Nov 2024
F' - A flight software and embedded systems framework
Contributions:37 pushes, 32 branches, 1 tag in 4 years 1 month
flightembedded-systemsembeddedflight-software
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