# Om Deshmukh

> CS & Aero @ Cornell | Incoming ML Perception Intern @ Zoox

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/omdeshmukh

## Work Experience
### Attitude Control Software Engineer @ Alpha Mission, Cornell Space Systems Design Studio
Jan 2024 – Present | Ithaca, New York, United States
Built C++ flight software for CubeSat attitude control, including real-time state estimation and on-orbit calibration. Co-authored and presented “COTS Implementation of Magnetorquer-Only CubeSat Spin Stabilization” at SmallSat 2025.

### Machine Learning Researcher - Generalizable Robot Intelligence and Learning Lab @ Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Jan 2025 – Present | Ithaca, New York, United States
Co-authored “Generate, Transfer, Adapt: Learning Functional Dexterous Grasping from a Single Human Demonstration,” accepted to the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2026).

### Machine Learning Intern @ Guardian Life
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States
Worked on AI tools for customer support. Engineered RAG assistant for agent workflows and an LLM-based escalation classifier for chatbot conversations.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Kinetix
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Worked on content classification and workflow automation. Designed GPT-based RSS classification engine and shipped product features across the stack.

### Software & Robotics Engineer @ Cornell Mars Rover
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Worked on rover manipulation and control software. Built real-time teleoperation interface for the arm and developed camera and laser alignment systems for precise interaction with the environment.

### Software & Simulation Engineer @ Cislunar Explorers
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Ithaca, New York, United States
Worked on propulsion simulation and dynamics modeling. Re-architected the simulator around an event-driven architecture and built Python-based dynamics tooling for guidance and telemetry.

### Embedded Software Engineer Intern @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | MIT
Built an end-to-end ocean drifter for remote ocean data collection, including custom PCB, embedded C++ software for low-power data logging and satellite transmission, and a web app for telemetry visualization.

### Co-Founder and Engineer @ Falcn
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

### Student Entrepreneur @ LaunchX: High School Entrepreneurship Programs
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018


## Education
### Master's degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
Cornell University
Jan 2025 – Jan 2027

### Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Cornell University
Jan 2021 – Jan 2025

### Student in Student
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/omdesh
- Website: https://falcn--njprobono.repl.co/product.html
- Website: https://TheOmFactor.net

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Last updated: 2026-04-01