Charles Owen Email & Phone Number

Flemington, Nj, Us

Florham Park, New Jersey, United States

Leading a team of engineers to develop embedded systems for airborne LiDAR platforms, including $1B long-term business value projects.Designed and developed software running on FreeRTOS for Xilinx Zynq SoC platforms, focusing on real-time signal processing and seamless FPGA-software integration.Architected modular software systems, incorporating PID control loops, Ethernet interfaces, and Command/Telemetry functionality.Design custom command and telemetry interfaces for embedded devices including HTTP2, UART and custom protocol communication schemes.Directed software development milestones, including PDR, IDDR, and CDR, while managing SCRUM ceremonies and ensuring on-time and on-budget project milestones.Collaborated with power and hardware engineering teams to address system-level challenges and enhance development efficiency.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Created firmware upgrade systems for NASA's ISS Laser Communication Relay Demonstration (LCRD) using open-source CFDP engines.Designed Python-based GUIs to monitor and modify optical signals via wave shapers and optical channel monitors.Spearheaded unit testing practices using Google Test and Google Mock, accelerating development cycles with off-board testing systems.

Flemington Nj

Developed C and C++ embedded software for automotive devices, integrating peripheral drivers and control logic.Designed and constructed PCB bed-of-nails test rigs, troubleshooting hardware issues using oscilloscopes and DMMs.Performed PCB diagnostics and SMD-level repairs, adapting to frequent schematic revisions.

Pittstown, New Jersey, United States

Built and maintained RESTful APIs to integrate backend scheduling logic with multi-facility skydiving operations.Designed scalable database schemas to enhance data consistency and system reliability.Collaborated with leadership to align backend functionality with user interface and operational requirements.

B.S. In Electrical And Computer Engineering, Engineering

A.S. In Engineering Science, Engineering