Nathan Spielberg

Startup Co-Founder and CTO | ex-Motional | Stanford Ph.D. AI/ML for Self Driving | MIT S.B. MechE

Boston, Massachusetts

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder and CTO

    2024

    Co-founding a startup that leverages recent advances in AI in the SaaS space.

  • Head Luthier

    2021

    I design and build electric guitars from scratch. Find me @spielberg_guitars on Instagram

2021 - 2023

  • Senior Machine Learning, Controls, Motion Planning Engineer

    2021 - 2023

    Conceptualization, design and implementation (C++ and Python) of next generation trajectory optimization and control approaches on Motional's automated vehicles in the Lyft + Uber Network

2015 - 2021

  • SGF/NSF Graduate Research Fellow

    2015 - 2021

    Dynamic Design Lab (PI: Chris Gerdes) Designed and implemented methods for automated race cars to leverage machine learning control strategies. Published my works in Science Robotics, challenged professional drivers, and tested my research in the Arctic Circle.

2014 - 2015

  • Co-Founder

    2014 - 2015

    Designed from scratch and launched an iphone battery case on Kickstarter (Kickstarter Featured Product/ >380 backers/ >$60k raised). Travelled to Shenzhen, China to set up our manufacturing operations.

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    2014 - 2015

    Mechanosynthesis Group Designed and tested an inverse stereolithography system for micro-scale patterning of cells in microfluidic devices.

2014 - 2014

  • Mechanical Engineering Intern

    2014 - 2014

    Designed and implemented hardware and software for robotic arm multi-material graded freeform 3d printing.

2012 - 2014

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    2012 - 2014

    Designed electronics, hardware, and controls for automated 3D printing of houses using a hydraulic boom truck.

2013 - 2013

  • Mechanical Engineering Intern

    2013 - 2013

    Early stage intern, worked on Form 1 printer Designed tooling to estimate print forces

  • Summer Intern

    2010 - 2010

    Breakefield Laboratory, researching underlying causes for Dystonia (brother's disease)