Nathan Kerns
Avionics Engineer at Astranis Space Technologies
Greater Boston United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNathan Kerns is an avionics engineer with 11 years of practical experience, currently developing satellite hardware at Astranis Space Technologies while completing a BS in Aerospace Engineering with a computer engineering minor at the University of Maryland. He brings hands-on systems and electrical engineering expertise from leading avionics efforts at SEDS@UMD to commercial small-sat development, focusing on reliable embedded systems for spaceflight. Based in Greater Boston, he blends academic rigor with startup-paced product delivery, contributing to end-to-end avionics design from boards to system integration. Notably, his background in both aerospace and computer engineering gives him a strong edge in firmware-hardware co-design and mission-oriented systems engineering.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at University of Maryland
Github Skills (42)
ansible-collections9
tricks9
verilog8
lda7
ckan7
elk7
honeypot7
fpga7
fifo6
network-security6
docker6
security6
hardware6
procedure5
sensor5
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
nmk456/fpga-sdr
May 2021 - Dec 2021
Verilog code for Deca SDR
Contributions:85 commits, 64 pushes, 1 comment in 6 months
verilog
seds-umd/openlst-software
Jan 2022 - Oct 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 40 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 10 months
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