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Ernest Velasquez

AOE Advisory Board
  • B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech
Ernest Velasquez

(MAY 2017 – Present) Multiple Positions, Blue Origin

  • Advanced Tech. Autonomy Lead – Advanced Development Projects
  • Common Ground Software Lead – Advanced Development Projects
  • Engineering Manager – New Shepard 
  • Diagnostic Flight Instrumentation Controller 
  • Technical Project Manager III – New Shepard 
  • Avionics Software Integration Technical Project Manager – New Shepard 

(AUG 2016 – APRIL 2017) Software Development Manager II, Amazon Prime Air

(NOV 2013 – JULY 2016) Multiple Positions, Aurora Flight Sciences

  • ALIAS Program Phase 2 Integration IPT Lead 
  • ALIAS Program Phase 1 Core Software IPT Lead 
  • Embedded HW/SW Engineer 
  • Operations Center Lead 

(JUN 2013 – NOV 2013) Sr. Embedded Firmaware Engineer, Parsons Corporation

(OCT 2012 – JUNE 2013) Software Engineer, Logos Technologies 

(OCT 2010 – OCT 2012) Lead Embedded Software Engineer, Aurora Flight Sciences 

(APRIL 2010 – MAY 2011) Independent Engineering Consultant, Project E, LLC

(APRIL 2008 – MAY 2010) Multiple Positions, NIITEK

  • Embedded Software Engineer – Ground Standoff Mine Detection Project
  • Lead Software Engineer – Humanitarian De-mining Follow-On Project
  • Field Engineer – Husky Mounted Detection System

(OCT 2007 – APRIL 2008) Engineer II – Integrated Sensor Systems, CACI Technologies, Inc.

(SEPT 2005 – OCT 2007) Multiple Positions, IROBOT, Corp.

  • Associate Software Engineer – RGator Project
  • Electrical Engineer Intern – SUGV Project

(MAY 2005 – SEPT. 2005) Research Asst., Joint Unmanned Systems Test, Evaluation, and Research team, Virginia Tech