Richard Damon
Chief Electrical Engineer at Safran Defense & Space, Inc.
Arlington, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Damon is a seasoned electrical engineering leader with over 40 years of experience and a decade of continuous senior-level roles focused on image processing, digital signal processing, and FPGA design. Currently Chief Electrical Engineer at Safran Defense & Space after leading electrical design at Optics1, he has repeatedly served as the principal architect for high-speed optical inspection systems and complex defense-related electronics. His career blends hands-on circuit and FPGA development with systems-level program leadership, delivering production-ready solutions from concept through reorganization and scale. Educated at MIT (MSEE) and Ohio State (BSEE), he pairs rigorous academic training with deep practical know-how in optical and signal-processing hardware. Notably, he has a track record of stepping into turnaround and leadership roles, stabilizing teams and architectures during company transitions. Based in Arlington, Massachusetts, he brings a steady mix of technical depth, manufacturing-minded design, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
11 years of coding experience
41 years of employment as a software developer
MSEE, EE, Electrical Engineering, MSEE, EE, Electrical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBSEE, Electrical Engineering, BSEE, Electrical Engineering at The Ohio State University
Github Skills (8)
cpp9
freertos9
kernel7
h2-database6
java4
genealogy3
python1
docstrings1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
richard-damon/containers
Sep 2015 - May 2025
Contributions:1 release, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 9 years 9 months
richard-damon/FreeRTOScpp
Sep 2015 - Sep 2020
FreeRTOS C++ Wrappers
Contributions:1 release, 13 commits, 1 PR in 5 years
cppfreertos
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