Adam Burbidge

Adam Burbidge has a diverse work experience in the field of software engineering. Adam is currently working as a Senior Software Verification Engineer at Joby Aviation since April 2021. Before that, they worked at Initium Aerospace, LLC as a Lead Software Engineer from February 2020 to August 2020.

Prior to these roles, Adam had a long tenure at Pratt & Whitney. Adam started as a Software Test Engineer in February 2007 and later transitioned into a Systems/Software Engineer role at Pratt & Whitney AeroPower. In this role, they were involved in the development of Auxiliary Power Unit control software in a real-time embedded environment. Adam followed DO-178B Level B and C standards and contributed to creating high-level specifications, test cases, and test procedures. Adam also developed automated test scripts for embedded software verification.

At Pratt & Whitney, Adam also worked as a Staff Software Analyst from April 2014 to November 2015. In this role, they served as the software technical lead for APU electronic control embedded software, utilizing protocols such as ARINC 429, AFDX, and CAN Bus. Adam was responsible for software structural coverage using VectorCAST and followed professional software engineering practices throughout the software development life cycle.

In summary, Adam Burbidge has extensive experience in software engineering, particularly in roles related to software verification, testing, and development in real-time embedded environments.

Adam Burbidge obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University in the years 1999 to 2004. Adam then pursued a Master's degree in Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology from 2010 to 2013. Following that, they completed another Master's degree in Software Engineering at the same institution from 2014 to 2018. Additionally, they acquired several certifications, including the Engineers Canada – Sustainability in practice from Polytechnique Montréal in December 2018, the Systems-Centric Software Engineering Graduate Certificate from the School of Systems & Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology in May 2017, the Software Acquisition and Integration Graduate Certificate from the same institution in August 2016, the Machine Learning certification from Coursera in September 2014, the Systems Supportability Engineering Graduate Certificate from the School of Systems & Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology in January 2014, the Space Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate from the same institution in February 2013, and the Systems Engineering and Architecting Graduate Certificate from the School of Systems & Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology in May 2011.