Anson Biggs

PROFILE

Aerospace Simulation Software Engineer with a strong foundation in both aerospace engineering and modern software development. Combines technical proficiency with a passion for pushing the boundaries of space exploration, contributing to humanity's multiplanetary future.

ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Aerospace Software Engineer | Blue Origin | Denver, CO | 2023 - Current

• Building simulation software.

Embedded Software Engineer | United Launch Alliance | Denver, CO | 2022

• Responsible for writing high fidelity simulation software for verification of next-generation rocket, leveraging a unique blend of aerospace and software expertise to develop more advanced models than previously achieved.
• Took ownership of modernizing the team's development tools and implementing better coding standards. Including large impact updates to a legacy monolithic codebase from the 1980s such as deleting ~700k lines of unmaintainable code and implementing automated linting/analysis.
• Technologies used: C++, gTest, Matlab, FORTRAN, Python, Atlassian Suite, Redhat Linux, Agile

Technical Lead | Capstone: Spacecraft Detail Design | Prescott, AZ | 2021

• Developed a fully dynamic 6 degree of freedom simulation of a rocket from to simulate a propulsive landing to verify real design. Demonstrated design with test stand using a real thrust vector control mechanism and a solid rocket motor.
• Designed an LQR Control system in Simulink to regulate the attitude and touchdown velocity of a landing vehicle. Later, implemented the system in C++ for execution on a microcontroller to interface with hardware.

Undergraduate Research Lead | Orbital Debris Classification | Prescott, AZ | 2021

• Utilized machine learning techniques on high-resolution 3D scans of high-velocity impact debris to create an Orbital Debris environmental model. Collaborated with the Dean of Engineering, University Faculty, and peers to conduct comprehensive research. Additionally, undertook a directed study focusing on machine learning strategies for 3D model characterization and high-dimensional data reduction.
• Technologies Used: Rust, Julia, Matlab, LaTeX

Creator | Simple Stock Bots | Phoenix, AZ | 2018 - 2024

• Developed a stock market bot using Python that delivers information and analysis to group chats with tens of thousands of monthly active users. Developed an abstracted asset API to manage multiple types of assets from various data sources.
• Used CI/CD to automatically build, publish, and deploy latest commits to a Kubernetes Cluster. Canary and stable releases were automatically managed and deployed to users automatically.

EDUCATION

B.S. Aerospace Engineering | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Prescott, AZ | May 2022

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering (Astronautics Concentration) with a minor in Computer Science

Summer Study Abroad for Mathematics in Iceland, 2018

SKILLS AND TOOLS

Languages and Technologies

Python, C++, Julia, Rust, MATLAB, Simulink, FORTRAN, LaTeX, Regex, Shell, Markdown, Mermaid, Linux, WSL, Docker, Docker Compose, Development Containers, Kubernetes, Serverless, GitLab CI/CD, DataDog, NASA Trick, DDS, MQTT

Software Development

Git, Waterfall, Agile, Kanban, GitLab CI/CD, VS Code, Artifactory, Jira, Confluence, Jama

Python Libraries

Pytest, Plotly, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Jupyter, SymPy, Pip, Requests, Serverless, DASK, CUDA, MkDocs, Sphinx