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As an Embedded Robotics Engineer in the 347A Embedded Robotic Systems group, Austin Owens has a broad range of experience developing complex robotic systems. Notably, he led the effort to develop the operating system for the CADRE rovers and base station. He also has experience with development of flight software, FPGA firmware, and automated testing frameworks. Currently, Austin is researching High Performance Embedded Compute (HPEC) platforms, applying innovative solutions to challenging applications such as Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). Prior to his work at JPL, he developed autonomous systems for harsh environments and was involved in various R&D efforts.
While in undergrad, Austin founded an internationally competitive robotics organization in 2011 called Mechatronics in order to give students an opportunity to apply engineering theory in real-world applications on campus. During his time in Mechatronics, he designed and developed software for multiple AUVs for competing in the RoboNation RoboSub Competition. In 2015, he led Mechatronics to place 1st out of 38 domestic and international teams.
Master of Science Electrical Engineering
University of New Mexico
Space Systems Engineering
Bachelors of Science Mechanical Engineering
San Diego State University
Minor in Computer Science
San Diego State University
Robotics
SoCs
Xilinx (Versal, Zynq MPSoC, Zynq-7000), Nvidia (TK1, TX1, TX2), Qualcomm Snapdragon, Samsung Exynos 5422, Broadcom BCM2837
FPGAs
Xilinx (Kintex Ultrascale(+), Virtex), Microsemi (PolarFire, ProAsic3)
Microcontrollers
STM32, RISC-V, MicroBlaze, Atmel AVR, Microchip PIC, ARM Cortex-(A7, A15, A53, A72, R5, M0, M1, M4)
GPUs
Nvidia (Kepler, Maxwell, Pascal), ARM Mali-400