Anson Biggs

Aerospace Simulation Software Engineer with a strong foundation in both aerospace engineering and modern software development. Experience ranging from high-fidelity simulation models in C++, high-performance ETL pipelines of aerospace data in Python, and managing development environments for 100 engineers. Eligible for security clearance.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aerospace Applications Software Engineer | Blue Origin | Denver, CO | June 2023 - April 2025

• Founding simulation software engineer to build a human-rated Lunar lander in support of NASA's Lunar program.
• Maintained Python based post-processing pipeline for spacecraft data, including custom Docker monitoring with PyArrow, modifying proprietary NASA software, data transformation with Pandas, and archiving data in HDF5.
• Developed hardware mocking capabilities using C++ that enabled an entirely software simulation environment. Built a hardware-agnostic interface that enabled mocking without directly interacting with simulation or hardware protocols.
• Developed bespoke test case document management software in Python for writing, publishing, and tracking. Identified major blockers for a customer team, and worked independently on a prototype with a strong emphasis on completely automated tooling to streamline test case development. Final product led to an immediate 10x increase in productivity for the 20 person team.
• Owned development environment for the 150 person flight software team. Consistently pushed for modern tooling and evolved workflows to meet demands of a growing team. Worked with stakeholders to ensure compliance with DO-178 while maintaining cutting edge tooling.
• Worked within customer teams to ensure simulation software capabilities met testing requirements. Proactively developed features to eliminate critical roadblocks in the verification process, and provided technical guidance.
• Developed custom software on top of Pytest that generated GitLab CI jobs using Python decorators. Allowed hundreds of automated tests to remain active while keeping pipelines short and runner usage to a minimum. Tests would be given a decorator that listed software dependencies, and a child pipeline would be generated that only included necessary tests. Reduced runner utilization by 50%.

Simulation Software Engineer, Advanced Programs | United Launch Alliance | Denver, CO | May 2022 - June 2023

• Architected and delivered one of the company's major accomplishments of 2022. The first high-fidelity C++ simulation model for the next generation Vulcan-Centaur rocket.
• Modernized a legacy monolithic codebase from the 1980s by replacing ~700k lines of unmaintainable FORTRAN with compiled artifacts stored in Artifactory and deployed using Bamboo CI. This reduced compilation time from over 12 hours to 4 hours, making an overnight task achievable during the workday.
• Introduced the team to automated tooling locally and added pipeline checks to merge requests. By automating formatting and linting the team was able to focus on implementation instead of code style.

PROJECT LEADERSHIP

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

• Led research applying machine learning to high-resolution 3D scans of satellite impact debris, developing an innovative Orbital Debris model in collaboration with the Dean of Engineering, University Research Institute and NASA.
• Developed algorithms in Rust to take point clouds from hi-res 3D scanners and convert them into solid body meshes to compute physical characteristics of debris fragments.
• Implemented advanced dimensionality reduction techniques in Julia that improved classification accuracy and speed by magnitudes over MATLAB.

Founder & Lead Developer | Simple Stock Bots | Phoenix, AZ | 2018 - 2024

• Developed a stock market bot in Python that delivered real-time data and analysis to 20k monthly active users.
• Managed paid client feature requests with broader platform improvements to maintain a sustainable business model while keeping the product entirely free for over 99% of users.
• Managed a Kubernetes cluster that handled all CI/CD builds and deployments, and load balancing to handle the inconsistent peak loads that comes with stock market activity.

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

• Developed a fully dynamic 6-DOF simulation of a rocket landing in Simulink to design and verify control system before moving to hardware demonstration.
• Demonstrated design with test stand using a real thrust vector control mechanism and a solid rocket motor. Rewrote simulation environment in C++ to run on test stand hardware.

EDUCATION AND SKILLS

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
• 1 Year Data Science Directed Study | Summer Study Abroad for Mathematics in Iceland

Languages: Python, C++, Julia, Rust, MATLAB, Simulink, FORTRAN, LaTeX, Regex

Libraries: Pytest, Plotly, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Makie, Jupyter, SymPy, UV, Pip, Requests, Eigen, Boost, MkDocs, Ruff, Black, flake8, FastAPI

Simulation/Aerospace: NASA Trick, 6-DOF Dynamics, Hardware/Software in the Loop, Control Systems, GNC Algorithms, Space Mechanics, Communication Links, DDS, MQTT

DevOps/Tools: Linux, WSL, Docker Compose, Development Containers, Kubernetes, Serverless, GitLab CI/CD, DataDog, Jira, Markdown, Mermaid, PlantUML