# Steven L.

> Sensors, GNSS, Navigation Specialist

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/stevenl3

I develop secure, commercial grade software that powers location services on over a billion mobile devices worldwide

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Samsung Semiconductor
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Jose, California, United States

### Software Engineer, Location Technology @ Qualcomm
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Santa Clara, California, United States
• Developed secure, commercial grade code running on 1 Billion+ mobile devices worldwide
• Implemented Machine Learning model enhancing GNSS fix accuracy
• Spearheaded R&D for Kalman filter enhancement with sensor data
• Core developer of several patent-pending location technologies inventions

### Research Assistant @ Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | La Jolla
• Executed testing, debugging, and operation of C flight software on weather balloon experiment 
• Administered routine updates through GitHub and analysis of GNSS data
• Successfully created novel weather observation technology that was both low cost and replicable on mass scale.

### Graduate Student, Dynamics and Controls @ University of California, San Diego - Jacobs School of Engineering
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater San Diego Area

### Dynamics and Controls, Teaching Assistant @ University of California, San Diego - Jacobs School of Engineering
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | La Jolla
• Hosted workshops in Arduino & Python for over 50 students
• Spearheaded 60+ hours of training in control theory
• Mentored 50+ students to achieve a class average of (A-) with student recommendation rating of 80%

### Intern @ XING Mobility
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Taipei City, Taiwan
• Deployed QC testing module to increase efficiency by 92%
• Designed and fabricated PCB with EDA tools
• Created CAD with GD&T with complete FEA analysis for injection mold parts
• Assimilated ECO procedure and ERP environment

### Flight Software Engineer @ IEEE Student Branch at UC San Diego
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | La Jolla
• Developed Simulink model based on quad-copter dynamics
• Tuned Kalman filter for attitude estimation and implemented in real time system with Python
• Demonstrated Kalman filter achieves high performance tracking and disturbance rejection

### Propulsion Lead @ SEDS UCSD
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater San Diego Area
• Supervised budget and negotiated sponsorship deal of $10,000+
• Mentored team of 10+ in CAD and Simulations
• Optimized engine cooling efficiency and performance by 7% upon previous design
• Validated design with 17+ seconds engine hot fire


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Aerospace Engineering
UC San Diego

### Master of Science - MS in Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics and Controls)
UC San Diego


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sltheinventor
- Portfolio: https://liangengineer.com/

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Last updated: 2026-03-29