Safin Rashid

Safin Rashid is a Software Engineer at Shield AI since July 2024, focusing on aircraft software and firmware features, testing, automata, and algorithms. Prior experience includes serving as Project Manager at Texas Rocket Engineering Lab from September 2020 to December 2023, where responsibilities included managing project timelines, scrum processes, goal assignment, and stakeholder communication. Additionally, Safin held various roles at Texas Rocket Engineering Lab, including Principal Engineer, leading the controls team, and Controls Engineer, responsible for control surfaces, software control algorithms, and hardware testing. Safin also completed internships at Shield AI, working on autopilot and embedded testing, and at Collins Aerospace, focusing on device communications and software compliance. An academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and studies at the Texas McCombs School of Business. Early experience involved serving as a Soccer Referee at Plano Sports Authority from October 2016 to August 2021.