Edward Silva

Edward Silva

I'm an embedded software engineer at SpaceX.

My projects are in state estimation, signal processing, and control.

Selected work

• Damper state estimationExtended and unscented Kalman filters estimate the terrain force on a mountain bike damper, which its sensors can't measure.
• Pitch tracking for auto-tuneFast Fourier transform (FFT) and autocorrelation pitch detection, compared on one signal chain. The FFT ran 2.68 times faster.
• EMBR damperA mountain bike damper with electronically adjustable damping, from my capstone team. I designed the electromagnet.

Experience

• Embedded Software Engineer, SpaceX. July 2026–Present.
• Software Engineering Intern, Kratos Defense. June–August 2025.

All experience

More projects

• eeprepA free guide I write for electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) students looking for a first job.
• Gantry crane controlTwo controllers for a simulated gantry crane. The faster one settles in under 4 seconds.
• Autonomous maze robotA robot that drives through a maze by reading printed markers. Maverick Savage and I built its Python vision stack.
• Hydraulic ram pumpA first-year design project that proposes treating acid mine drainage with a pump that needs no external power.

All projects

Plans

For now I want to get good at embedded systems, radio frequency (RF) engineering, and signal processing, ideally somewhere I get to do research and development.

Next, I plan to go back for a master's in electrical engineering, focused on RF, signal processing, or GNC (guidance, navigation, and control). Long term, I want to teach.