# Spencer Burakowski > AI, Autonomy, & Tooling Software Engineer Location: Pacifica, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/spencerburakowski ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Cyngn Jan 2023 – Present | Menlo Park, California, United States ### Senior Software Engineer @ NVIDIA Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Santa Clara, California, United States ### Research Engineer @ Lockheed Martin Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Palo Alto, California, United States • Documented, investigated, and condensed 6,500 file human machine teaming codebase • Coordinated with researchers from MIT to demonstrate human machine teaming project • Developed software tool to create and solve MDPs through a GUI in order to simplify testing many different robotic behaviors for human-in-the-loop demos • Architected, developed, and demonstrated three human machine teaming hardware situations • Architected, contributed, and integrated three keystone perception pipelines for 6DOF pose estimation and complex robotic manipulation tasks (Pointcloud, Pointcloud + 2D Object Detection NN, Pointcloud + Custom 2+3D Objection Detection NN) • Developed skid steer control and odometry on embedded microcontroller • Drafted circuit schematics for active temperature reference ### Control System Engineer Intern @ Moog Aircraft Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Torrance, California • Establishing highly non-linear system identification workflow from limited data o Enabling fast creation of accurate Extended Kalman filters • Rapidly optimizing control laws with complex tradeoffs utilizing genetic algorithms • Developing control laws robust to parameter uncertainty with strong disturbance rejection o Goal: Halving the time to transition controller from simulation to real hardware implementation • Actualizing high performance control laws for hydraulic rotary actuator and flow valve systems • Conceptualized, designed, and automated mechanical and hydraulic aircraft test systems • Automated data collection on 1000+ signals (Saving ~$100,000 in labor and error annually) • Increased real time performance (+10%) of dual loop control system through HF rejection • Designed hardware adhering to complex packaging and load cases (vibration, shock, & galling) • Coordinated with contracted vendors to meet integration deadlines ### ADCS Engineer @ UCLA ELFIN CubeSat Project Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Los Angeles, CA •Designed, tested, and implemented precise attitude control system •Fully operational, currently in-orbit •Optimized spinning spacecraft spin-up times by 15% and improved torquing power budget by 5% •Generated operation-critical extended-boom damping simulation model •Developed and lead spring and damping characteristic test on flight model hardware ### Laboratory Technician Intern @ Linear Technology Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Milpitas, California • Acquired skills in breaking down large projects to manageable tasks • Comfortable with asking questions and seeking assistance • Collaborated in small teams • Designed, manufactured, generated bill of materials, and assembled SMT circuit boards ### Math Resource Center Tutor @ West Valley College Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Saratoga, California • Developed strong interpersonal communication skills for leading students to learning objectives • Tutored courses ranging from Pre-Algebra to Differential Equations • Assisted with very quick, per-problem questions; had to identify and adapt to each student's learning style as just as quickly ## Education ### Master's degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering UCLA ### Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence San José State University ### Mechanical Engineering in Dynamics UCLA ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/spencer-burakowski --- Source: https://flows.cv/spencerburakowski JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/spencerburakowski/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01