Summary
Scott Sideleau is a systems and software engineer with nine years in staff-level technical leadership at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, currently serving as USW Combat Systems Chief Architect. He blends hands-on development of command-and-control and autonomy software for uncrewed systems with strategic responsibilities—shaping technical vision, authoring S&T proposals, and representing the department on patent and CTO advisory boards. Scott has led complex integrations from virtualized submarine combat systems to submarine-launched UAS and drove transitions of multiple ONR programs into NAVSEA and NAVAIR acquisition pipelines. His background in electrical & computer engineering, computer science, and oceanography underpins a rare mix of maritime domain expertise and AI/autonomy research application, including work on Transfer of Tactical Control and Executive Control architectures. Outside work he’s a practical field engineer—having run demonstrations aboard diverse submarine platforms—and enjoys sailing, travel, and throwing heavy things for fun.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Ocean Engineering Oceanography, Ocean Engineering Oceanography at University of Rhode Island
Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical & Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical & Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Master of Science (MS) Computer Science, Master of Science (MS) Computer Science at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Diploma, Diploma at Murdock High School
English, French