Derek Ashley Thomas
Software Engineer at Waymo
- Role
- Staff Software Engineer at Waymo
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Derek Ashley Thomas
I architect software for mission-critical systems in the physical world. As a TLM at Waymo, I lead a team developing core technologies that serve as a key component in simulation trust. My experience ranges from scaling high-fidelity robotics simulation to developing the command-and-data-handling frameworks for hardware aboard the International Space Station. With a PhD in Materials Science, I specialize in bridging the gap between research and robust software architecture, building modular systems for the world’s most advanced machines.
Experience
Staff Software Engineer
Feb 2025 — Present · Mountain View, CA, US
Education
The University of Tokyo
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Engineering
2008 — 2014
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Science (BS), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
2004 — 2008
東京大学 / The University of Tokyo
Master of Science (MS), Materials Engineering
2008 — 2010
Skills
- Cfd
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Materials Science
- Failure Analysis
- Graphical User Interface (Gui)
- Nanotechnology
- Simulations
- Git
- Multiscale Modeling
- Nanocarbon
- Fortran
- Python
- Characterization
- Physics
- R&D
- Cython
- Heat Transfer
- Mathematica
- Graphene
- Php
- Thin Films
- Thermal Engineering
- Matlab
- Semiconductors
- C
- Java
- Unix Shell Scripting
- Surface Science
- Network Communications
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