Manzano Akhtar

Manzano Akhtar is a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer in Simulation at Wisk, with a professional journey that includes positions as Software Engineer and Flight Software Verification Engineer. Prior experience encompasses work as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Laboratory for Intelligent Decision and Autonomous Robots (LIDAR Lab), where expertise in robotic motion planning and control was developed. Manzano contributed to the RoboJackets as a RoboCup Mechanical Team Member, designing autonomous miniature soccer-playing robots, and completed internships at Rockwell Automation, Porex, and Aquabots, focused on test engineering, product development, and research initiatives. Manzano holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and has developed a strong foundation in engineering practices, software development, and teamwork throughout a diverse range of engineering experiences.