Summary
Zachary Rohde is a Senior Uplink Software Engineer with 11 years of experience designing and delivering high data-rate communications and radar systems for space and defense applications. At NASA JPL he leads DSN uplink software efforts, drawing on deep expertise in DSP, software-defined radios, and real-time waveform engineering developed across JHUAPL and Booz Allen Hamilton. He combines hands-on implementation on ARM/FPGA platforms with system-level architecture, producing scalable end-to-end modems and pulsed/continuous radar applications. Known for turning complex RF requirements into robust, testable software, he excels at bridging algorithm research and operational deployment. Based in Los Angeles, he brings an electrical engineering foundation to software-centric problems and a track record of shipping mission-critical systems for space communications.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
University of Kansas