Brendan Leahy

Brendan Leahy is a Staff Engineer specializing in robotic software and systems at Forterra since March 2020, with a focus on Functional Safety Engineering and expertise in safety-critical systems, including FTAs, HARAS, and ISO 26262 standards. Prior experience includes serving as a Software Engineer at DCS Corp from August 2015 to March 2020 and as an Embedded Applications Software Engineer at Rockwell Collins from February 2010 to August 2015, where Brendan worked on guidance and navigation systems for various vehicles, developed application-level software in C, created GUIs, and ensured compliance with DO-178B Level A certification. An early career role was as a Software Engineer intern at Aerotonomy, Inc. from June 2007 to August 2009, focusing on technologies for unmanned platforms and developing optimization algorithms. Brendan holds a Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.