Wyatt Mcallister
Senior Robotics Software Engineer at Vecna Robotics
Malibu, California, United States
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Top SchoolWyatt Mcallister is a Senior Robotics Software Engineer with nine years of experience building autonomous systems for automotive and aerospace leaders like General Motors and Boeing. He blends deep expertise in robotic control, computer vision, signal processing, and decision-making (including behavior trees and assured autonomy) to deliver collaborative manufacturing and autonomous-driving solutions. His work spans simulation platforms, undersea maintenance robots, and precision aircraft assembly tools, reflecting a pragmatic approach that moves research-grade algorithms into production. Trained at UIUC through MS and PhD programs, he pairs rigorous academic methods—Kalman filters and evolving Gaussian processes for real-time prediction—with hands-on systems engineering. Now at Vecna Robotics, he continues to focus on multi-agent and perception-driven autonomy, bringing uncommon breadth across field robotics, industrial automation, and validated assurance for safety-critical behaviors.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Three Year Engineering Program May 2014; Associates of Arts Honors with Distinction May 2013 Electrical Engineering, Three Year Engineering Program May 2014; Associates of Arts Honors with Distinction May 2013 Electrical Engineering at Bard College at Simon's RockDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (14)
robot7
planning7
moveit6
robotics6
linux-distro5
motion-planning5
debian5
linux-distribution4
distro4
ubuntu4
flutter2
widgets2
linux2
wsl21
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
wyattsmcall1/wyattsmcall1.github.io
Aug 2017 - Feb 2025
Contributions:163 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 7 months
wyattsmcall1/theonewidget
Jan 2019 - Feb 2022
Contributions:36 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
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