Summary
Ren Zheng is a C++ software engineer with 8 years of hands-on experience building safety-critical avionics and real-time systems, currently based in Irvine, CA. He has moved between engineering and software roles at L3Harris Technologies and Anduril Industries, delivering features, leading a small tools team, and driving automated static testing with Coverity and Jenkins. His background spans mechanical and systems engineering (B.S. Mechanical, M.S. Electrical & Systems), giving him a practical systems-level perspective when designing embedded RTOS software for VxWorks. He routinely collaborates with customers and cross-functional stakeholders to shape requirements and improve user experience in complex programs. Comfortable with databases, CI/CD, and code review leadership, he blends deep C++ expertise with Java familiarity from personal projects. Notably, his career path reflects a rare transition from structural hardware analysis and environmental testing into mission-focused software engineering.
8 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan
Master’s Degree Electrical and Systems Engineering, Master’s Degree Electrical and Systems Engineering at University of Connecticut