# Solan Israel-Megerssa

> Software Engineer at Sofar Ocean

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/solan

I'm an engineer with 6 years of experience building performant, novel, and modern software across the self-driving and space tech industries. Currently, I work on the tasking and scheduling team at Capella Space. We are responsible for the distributed software which translates user requests into a schedule for each satellite in the Capella Space constellation. I'm interested in novel approaches to system control, autonomy, and all things space!

Technical Skills:
- Python (Fluent), C++, Rust (Learning)
- Mathematical Modeling
- Optimization
- Simulation
- SQL
- Distributed Software

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Sofar Ocean
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
I work on routing and optimization software for Sofar Ocean. My team optimizes routes of hundreds of bulkers and container ships a day, saving them thousands of dollars per voyage.

### Software Engineer @ Capella Space
Jan 2020 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States
Software engineer working on constellation tasking and scheduling.

### Software Engineer @ Ascent Robotics, Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Tokyo, Japan

### Systems Integration and Test Researcher @ MIT Space Systems Lab
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Cambridge, MA
• Conducted independent research on the REXIS instrument aboard NASA’s OSIRIS-REX spacecraft.
• Drafted test plan and test procedures for evaluating the performance of the instrument’s optical blocking filter (OBF) in order to mature it to NASA’s TRL 6 designation.

### System Integration and Test Intern @ Northrop Grumman
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Redondo Beach, CA
• Developed a web application to assist test engineers with record keeping, in place of traditional paper records.
• Drafted a requirements document for the application from test engineer input.
• Implemented using the ASP.NET framework with a SQL backend.

### Systems Engineering Intern @ NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Pasadena, CA
• Developed features for and bug-tested a JPL proprietary Model Based Systems Engineering toolkit.
• Modeled the instrument subsystem of a probe-mission to Saturn using the toolkit.
• Implemented mass-rollups and state-representation into the system architecture.

### Undergraduate Software Developer @ MIT Man Vehicle Lab
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Cambridge, Massachussets
- Developed a Python-based graphical user interface (GUI) for use in an investigation of human performance.
- GUI enables users to create, load, and save obstacles, review experimental data, and to present performance summaries of subjects.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

### Sheldon High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/solan-israel-megerssa-127b3b7a

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Last updated: 2026-04-10