Summary
Lilly Clark is a Senior Software Engineer with seven years of experience bridging robotics research and production satellite software, currently delivering low-latency, high-throughput systems at SpaceX. She holds an MIT BS in Aerospace Engineering and a USC PhD in Electrical Engineering where her thesis advanced connectivity modeling, RF collaborative localization, and communication-aware autonomy for multi-robot teams, with results presented at ICRA, RSS, and IROS. Her background includes hands-on roles at JPL, NASA Goddard, and relay-satellite startups, giving her rare end-to-end expertise from theoretical queue stability proofs to field-hardened communication stacks. Comfortable in both research and high-tempo engineering environments, she uniquely combines academic rigor with operational experience enabling robust comms for dynamic, fast-moving platforms.
7 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical Engineering at University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science Aerospace Engineering, Bachelor of Science Aerospace Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advanced Regents Diploma and Music Endorsement, Advanced Regents Diploma and Music Endorsement at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts