# Ben Gatten

> Senior SLAM Engineer at Bonsai Robotics

Location: Pleasanton, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/bengatten

Work on SLAM and path planning for autonomous agricultural vehicles. 
Visit bengatten.com for projects and coursework.

## Work Experience
### Senior SLAM Engineer @ Bonsai Robotics
Jan 2025 – Present

### Technical SLAM Lead @ Monarch Tractor
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

### Perception Engineer @ Monarch Tractor
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024

### Perception Engineer @ Monarch Tractor
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Fremont, California, United States

### Teaching Assistant @ University of California, Davis
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
TA for the following courses:
Senior Design
Mechanical Design
Statistics for Engineers

### Graduate Student Researcher @ University of California, Davis
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Sacramento, California Area

### Research Intern @ Western Cooling and Efficiency Center
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Davis, CA
Designed and helped manufacture components to be used in a climate controlled test chamber. Programmed LabVIEW software to automate testing of pressure sensors, wrote standard operating procedures for calibrating test equipment.

### Tutor @ Las Positas College
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Livermore, CA
Provided individual and small group training to students enrolled in Mechanical Physics, Electromagnetic Physics, Calculus, and Differential Equations.


## Education
### Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Davis

### Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Davis

### Pursuing Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Las Positas College


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/bmgatten

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Last updated: 2026-04-01