Pete Bartram
Head Of Software And Astrodynamics at Lumi Space
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolPete Bartram is Head of Software and Astrodynamics at Lumi Space with nine years of experience bridging physics, high-performance software engineering, and space systems. He holds a PhD in Computational Astrophysics and built a world-leading open-source TES integrator in C that outperforms comparable codes by about 30%, demonstrating both deep domain expertise and production-grade implementation skills. At Lumi he progressed from Astrodynamics Engineer to lead, shipping flight-relevant software and guiding cross-functional teams on mission‑critical simulations and software architecture. His background includes safety-critical C++ development at Schneider Electric, where he instituted CI, TDD, and process improvements that halved delivery lead times. An active open-source contributor, he integrated TES into the popular rebound N-body framework to enable exoplanet system simulations used by international collaborators including NASA partners. He combines an operator’s rigor with research-grade numerical methods, making him adept at turning advanced astrodynamics research into reliable, scalable software.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Astrophysics at University of SouthamptonMaster of Science - MS, Space Engineering, 1st, Master of Science - MS, Space Engineering, 1st at University of SurreyBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, 1st, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, 1st at University of Brighton
Github Skills (9)
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astrophysics10
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os-development9
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
hannorein/rebound
Jul 2021 - Jan 2022
💫 An open-source multi-purpose N-body code.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:32 commits, 2 PRs, 4 comments in 6 months
Contributions summary:Pete primarily focused on implementing and integrating the Terrestrial Exoplanet Simulator (TES) integrator into the rebound code. Their commits introduced the TES integrator, including the necessary data structures and integration routines. They added, modified, and connected source files to incorporate the TES functionality, enabling the simulation of exoplanetary systems. They performed initial tests and made changes to ensure the accurate integration of the TES algorithm within the larger rebound framework.
multi-sourceastrophysicssymplectic-integratorn-bodybody
PeterBartram/TES
Jan 2021 - Jul 2021
Contributions:10 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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