# Devin Brinkley

> Engineering Lead at Taara

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/devinbrinkley

Leading technical development of Project Taara.  X's moonshot to expand global access to fast, affordable internet with beams of light.  Nearly two decades of experience leading the development of advanced optical communication technologies.

## Work Experience
### Engineering Lead @ Taara
Jan 2025 – Present | Sunnyvale, California, United States

### Engineering and Technical Lead, Wireless Optical Communication @ X, the moonshot factory
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | Mountain View, California, United States
Engineering and technical lead for Project Taara.  Expanding global access to fast, affordable internet with wireless optical communication.

### Hardware Lead and Electro-Optical Engineer @ X, the moonshot factory
Jan 2015 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Hardware Lead and Electro-Optical Engineer @ Google
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Mountain View, CA
Hardware lead and Electro-Optical engineer for wireless optical communication projects at Google [x] (now X).

### Principle System & Electrical Engineer @ Cubic
Jan 2003 – Jan 2014
•  As Project engineer for DARPA One-Shot program authored a winning proposal and successful completion of initial program phase.  Technical lead designing a shock hardened laser rifle mounted measurement system providing a shooter offset aim point using down range wind speed measurement, laser range finding, environmental measurements, position\orientation, integrated ballistic algorithm and through sight display.  As projects cost account manager responsible for budget and monitoring the program to earned value management (EVM).

•  Project Engineer for Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) responsible as technical lead coordinating design effort and supporting high rate production facility achieving a 99% rolled throughput delivering >5000 kits (scheduled to deliver >20,000 kits).  

•  Project Engineer for Dismounted Combat ID and Target Location (DCID-TALON) program designing the first through site scope displaying situational awareness information to the dismount soldier.  Technical lead and cost account manager integrating optical communication system, laser range finder, laser scanner, display, GPS and compass to provide combat identification and situational awareness to reduce fratricide.  

•  Electrical engineer for multiple Free space optical communication projects utilizing modulating retro reflectors, quantum well modulators, InGaAs APD pin diodes, high speed A/D’s, FPGA and embedded processor.  Responsible for MATLAB wave optics simulation of laser propagation through atmosphere, VHDL and CCA design.


## Education
### Master of Science (MS) in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
San Diego State University

### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/devin-brinkley-73580171

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Last updated: 2026-04-05