Summary
Shahwaz Khan is a senior robotics software engineer based in Seattle with eight years of hands-on experience bridging mechanical design and robot software for industrial automation. He combines formal training from USC and Georgia Tech with practical expertise in ROS, C++, Python, point-cloud vision, and end-effector design, having led sensor-driven packaging and composite-sheet simulation projects for academic and industry partners including Amazon and the ARM Institute. At Mujin US and prior roles at Dorabot and Lab0 he has shipped motion controllers, perception pipelines, and tooling improvements for 7-DOF manipulators, drawing on CAD/CAE fluency (AutoCAD, CATIA, Fusion 360) and intermediate MATLAB proficiency. Known for turning research-grade algorithms into production-capable systems, he also has a track record of optimizing material-parameter estimation and improving surface finishing processesโwork that contributed to a peer-reviewed ASME conference publication.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Mechanical Engineering (Design and Manufacturing), Master of Science - MS Mechanical Engineering (Design and Manufacturing) at University of Southern California
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor's degree Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's degree Mechanical Engineering at Jamia Millia Islamia
English, German