Steven Doran

Steven Doran

Innovate Fearlessly. Lead Decisively

Embedded Avionics Spacecraft Systems Engineering Flight Software Cybersecurity Ada, C/C++, Python, Rust, F Prime Framework

About Me

A highly experienced aerospace software engineer specializing in embedded flight software for space and defense missions. With over 25 years in the field, I currently serve as a Flight Software Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where I contribute to innovative flight software concepts for upcoming robotic missions. My career highlights a blend of technical expertise, leadership, and contributions to high-profile Aerospace Missions.

Published Works (Highlights)

“Adversarial Assessment of the F Prime Flight Software Framework: Findings and Recommendations”

SmallSat Conference • Logan, UT • August 2024

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“Reddo - A Model Driven Engineering Toolset for Embedded Software Development”

High Integrity Language Technology (HILT) Conference • Pittsburg, PA • November 2013

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“Anima - An Ada Derived Programming Language for Real-Time Embedded Software Development”

ACM SIGAda Ada Letters • Vol. 28, No. 3 • 26 October 2008

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Personal Projects

Resnik

Resnik

The HAL/S programming language was specifically designed by NASA for real-time, embedded flight software, notably used for the Space Shuttle program

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NightSight

NightSight

Raspberry Pi Project to record Night Sky Activity

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NanoMind

NanoMind

My personal Gen AI LLM running Nvidia Jetson

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Get in Touch

Email: doranst@proton.me