Mark Micire
Principal Engineer - Space Systems at The University of Western Australia
Greater Perth Area Australia
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Top SchoolMark Micire is a Principal Engineer specializing in space systems with over a decade of experience bridging robotics, autonomy, and operational engineering across government, academia, and industry. He has led large multidisciplinary teams at NASA and DARPA, managed high‑visibility programs demonstrating swarm and in‑space autonomy, and now runs Fugro’s SpAARC facility translating terrestrial robotic expertise into space‑grade simulations and testbeds. Previously he scaled technology development at Woodside Energy from a small research group into a customer‑focused engineering organization delivering offshore robotics, additive manufacturing, and unmanned systems. An adjunct professor and research fellow, he maintains deep ties to academic research while serving on industry boards, reflecting a blend of practical delivery and thought leadership. Notably, his career includes shipping space‑rated hardware and software used on the ISS and leading projects that enabled coordination of up to 100 satellites—experience that combines hands‑on systems engineering with program-level strategy. Based in Perth, Australia, he brings a rare mix of field deployments, emergency‑response robotics background, and strategic tech development for space and energy sectors.
10 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
BS, MS, Computer Science, Roboitics, BS, MS, Computer Science, Roboitics at University of South FloridaPhD, Computer Science, Robotics, PhD, Computer Science, Robotics at University of Massachusetts at LowellNationally and Florida State Certified Fire Fighter, Fire Science/Fire-fighting, Nationally and Florida State Certified Fire Fighter, Fire Science/Fire-fighting at Hillsborough Community College
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Github Skills (8)
google-glass6
fastboot6
esphome5
esp323
home-assistant2
selenium2
python2
yt-dlp1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mmicire/nyt2png
Mar 2022 - Mar 2022
Contributions:37 commits, 36 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
mmicire/webpage
Jan 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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