# Jacob Davison

> Embedded Software @ Fauna Robotics

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jacobdavison

As a creative software engineer with 8+ years of experience between the fields of robotics and autonomous vehicles, I enjoy bridging hardware and software together to bring complex systems to life.

Whether it be integrating powerful compute into embedded systems with custom carriers and BSPs, designing real-time local communication networks, or bringing up new low level control and sensing integrations, I always enable my team to move quickly while emphasizing simplicity and safety.

Primary languages: C++,  C, Python, Javascript
Embedded platforms: RTOS, ST, Nordic, CM3, Jetpack
Hardware specialties: motors, audio, vision, power systems
Engineering tools/platforms: Yocto, ROS, Docker, CircleCI, Git

## Work Experience
### Embedded Software Engineer @ Fauna Robotics
Jan 2025 – Present | New York, NY

### Senior Software Engineer @ Bowery Farming
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Developed firmware in C / Elixir for various embedded control and sensing devices
- Implemented drivers for sensors and actuators over common protocols like I2C, SPI, and USB
- Created and maintained custom embedded linux OS images using buildroot and yocto
- Built web based tools to monitor and maintain a fleet of over 5,000 embedded devices and saw a measurable increase in uptime and reliability
- Designed and implemented higher level orchestration features at the edge and cloud to enable new features, better performance, and new integrations on premises.

### Software Engineer @ Quantum Signal AI, LLC
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Saline, MI
- Acted as technical lead of a small team of engineers
- Implemented TCP/UDP network layers for high performance robotics applications in  C++
- Built, tested, and verified safety critical software components up to regulatory standards for road vehicle applications
- Optimized cellular communications in real-time robotics applications
- Built web-based data visualizations, GUIs, and GIS based applications for various robotics projects
- Participated in trainings, testing, and demonstrations with external audiences


## Education
### Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) in Computer Science
Eastern Michigan University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018

### Computer Science
Washtenaw Community College
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016

### Community High school
Jan 2009 – Jan 2013


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jacob-davison-21044587
- Website: http://jdavison.net
- Website: http://gamcinc.com
- GitHub: http://github.com/jmdavison

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Last updated: 2026-04-01