Patrick Dunham
Software Engineer II at SpaceX
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolPatrick Dunham is a Software Engineer II based in Seattle with nine years of hands-on experience building and scaling hardware-driven products and test systems. With dual engineering training (Electrical and Mechanical) from the University of Connecticut, he has moved from manufacturing and scale-up roles into software at SpaceX, bringing deep CAD, C, and SolidWorks proficiency to embedded and systems-level problems. His background at Markforged includes leading test engineering and production scale-up efforts, showing a knack for turning prototypes into reliable, manufacturable products. Patrick combines practical shop-floor engineering intuition with software skills to improve product robustness and automated test infrastructure—an asset in high-reliability environments. A detail that stands out is his early work designing a PID-based thermal controller, reflecting a long-standing strength in control systems and cross-disciplinary problem solving.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, High School High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Nonnewaug High SchoolBachelor's Degree Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering at University of ConnecticutGithub contributions (2)
PDunham113/UCONN-eCTF
Feb 2017 - Dec 2022
Contributions:20 commits in 5 years 10 months
MarkForged/values_1-hackathon
Nov 2021 - Nov 2021
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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