Brandon Pennington is an experienced software engineer with a background in robotics and mechanical engineering. Notable positions include Lead Robotics Engineer and Robotics Engineer at inVia Robotics, as well as software engineering roles at Stellar Pizza and VAST. Brandon began a career in engineering as a Mechanical/Test Engineer Intern at SpaceX and contributed to research as a Graduate Student Researcher at the UCSB Robotics Lab. Academically, Brandon earned a Cum Laude Bachelor of Science degree with a Minor in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida and a Master's degree in Control Engineering from UC Santa Barbara.