Robert Barron
Flight Software Engineer at Rocket Lab
Idaho Springs, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Barron is a Flight Software Engineer with 12 years of multidisciplinary experience spanning embedded systems, electrical design, and aerospace-grade software. He has a track record of taking R&D concepts to commercial products—from patented white-light LED disinfection systems that drove significant revenue growth to classroom-focused ARM development kits launched via Kickstarter. At Moog and Rocket Lab he built simulators, EGSE tools, and CI/CD-enabled test frameworks for flight software, combining C++, VxWorks, Python, and hardware I/O expertise. He blends hands-on prototyping and firmware work with product and partner-facing roles, and has practical IP experience gained from filing patents and working with counsel. Based in Colorado and trained at RPI, he brings an uncommon mix of commercialization savvy, educational outreach, and space‑systems engineering.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Computer and Systems Engineering, Bachelor of Science Computer and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Github Skills (4)
python2
raspberry2
api2
raspberry-pi1
Github contributions (5)
embeditelectronics/circuitplayground
Jul 2016 - Feb 2017
Contributions:31 commits, 43 pushes, 2 branches in 6 months
embeditelectronics/embeditelectronics.github.io
Jul 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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