Philip Rowse
Chief Executive Officer at ArduPilot
Leopold, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolPhilip Rowse is an aerospace and avionics leader with 12+ years delivering autopilot systems, UAV platforms, and PCB hardware from concept to manufacture, currently serving as CEO of CubePilot Global. He combines hands-on electrical and systems engineering—lead EE for The CUBE Autopilot and former lead systems engineer on the 3DR Solo—with practical skills in SolidWorks, Altium, DFM and flight-tested airframe/control design. As Hardware Team Lead for ArduPilot and a contributor to its wiki, he blends open-source documentation expertise with product-grade hardware development. He also runs ProfiCNC, has led avionics and prototype manufacturing projects worldwide, and holds aircraft engineering training from RMIT/Kangan. An experienced fixed-wing pilot, he uniquely bridges cockpit experience with low-level electronics and manufacturing know-how to build mission-ready UAV systems.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Aircraft Engineering Airframes Electrical Avionics and Engines, Aircraft Engineering Airframes Electrical Avionics and Engines at RMIT/Kangan Aerospace centerRift Valley Academy
Swahili
Github Skills (9)
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autopilot10
sphinxsearch10
sphinx10
documentation10
telemetry9
gps9
embedded8
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ArduPilot/ardupilot_wiki
Mar 2017 - May 2022
Repository for ArduPilot wiki issues and wiki-specific website infrastructure.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:6 commits, 14 PRs, 3 pushes in 5 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Philip primarily contributed to the documentation of the ArduPilot project, specifically focusing on serial port mappings, GPS setup instructions, and DShot ESC configurations. Their work involved updating existing documentation, adding clarifications, and correcting errors to improve accuracy and usability for other users. The edits demonstrate a focus on explaining technical details clearly for users of the ArduPilot autopilot system.
ardupilotinfrastructuretiddlywiki5autopilotwiki
proficnc/ardupilot_wiki
Oct 2016 - May 2022
Repository for Ardupilot wiki issues and wiki-specific website infrastructure.
Contributions:6 pushes in 5 years 8 months
dataminingardupilotinfrastructuretiddlywiki5autopilot
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