Swee Balachandran
Staff Software Systems Engineer at Joby Aviation
Milpitas, California, United States
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Top SchoolSwee Balachandran is a Staff Software Systems Engineer and full-stack roboticist with a decade of experience building safety-critical autonomous systems, currently leading mission management work at Joby Aviation after Xwing’s acquisition. His expertise spans GNC, motion planning, decision making, localization and mapping, with hands-on experience integrating algorithms into flight software and working with regulators like the FAA for certification. He has applied formal methods, sensor fusion (EKF), SLAM and control theory in NASA and academic settings, bridging research-grade proofs with production avionics. A PhD from the University of Michigan, Swee uniquely combines deep aerospace theory with practical flight-test delivery and a knack for translating formal guarantees into certifiable software.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at University of MichiganBachelor's degree Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Bachelor's degree Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Anna University Chennai
Github Skills (39)
px410
robotics10
autopilot10
mavlink10
architecture10
plane10
rover10
dronekit10
arduino10
ros10
cfs9
electric-vehicles8
proxy8
station8
python7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
SweeWarman/HaskMavlink
May 2019 - Jul 2019
Contributions:23 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
SweeWarman/JupyterNotebooks
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:61 pushes, 8 branches in 5 days
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