Summary
Ethan Barnes is a seasoned software engineer with a decade of experience, currently driving satellite software development as Software Engineer III at Boeing in Seattle. Since 2019 he has specialized in spacecraft flight software and rapid space capabilities, leveraging C++ in Linux environments, Python scripting, and end-to-end system integration testing. Earlier at NASA Glenn Research Center, he led flight software development for the Management of On-Board Radio Telemetry Project, and worked on cognitive radio concepts and adaptive transmit power algorithms. As Electronics Team Lead at the UGA Small Satellite Research Laboratory, he managed a team of six engineers and helped design satellite architectures for data downlink, processing, and mission operations. His 2018 stint in Computational Drug Discovery involved CUDA-based edge finding for protein binding sites, illustrating his ability to cross domains from aerospace to bioinformatics. He holds a Computer Science degree from the University of Georgia and is based in the Pacific Northwest, bringing a practical, production-focused mindset to complex, safety-critical systems.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at University of Georgia