Automation Test Engineer for RF & Embedded Systems

TrellisWare Technologies; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

TrellisWare Technologies seeks an Automation Test Engineer (ATE) to design and implement automated test systems for advanced radio hardware. You will develop tooling, scripts, and interfaces that enable data-driven analysis of performance parameters and support system engineering efforts across product development.

Ideal candidates have hands-on Linux/C++ embedded software experience, familiarity with RF test equipment, and a collaborative mindset to drive testability and robustness in

Qualifications

• BSEE, BSCE, BS Physics, or equivalent.
• 1– 8 years’ experience.
• Experience with Mobile Ad-hoc Networked (MANET) radios and military communications is a plus.
• Experience developing embedded software using C/C++ on a Linux platform is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and deploy an automated scripting environment and test sequencer.
• Create and document programming API’s to facilitate the rapid development of automated tests.
• Create user interfaces that enable easy access to device capabilities.
• Develop, document, and execute automated test scripts that characterize key performance parameters.
• Perform detailed data analysis to diagnose and identify performance related issues.
• Contribute to process improvement and planning of the ATE Team.
• Support systems engineering of TrellisWare proprietary technologies.
• Programming in VB.NET, C#, and Python in a product development environment.
• Test infrastructure development to include programming API’s, user interfaces, data collection, and data post processing.
• Operating and programming test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, radio emulators, network analyzers, RF switch matrices, and multimeters.
• Automated test case design and execution.
• The process involved in generating a test plan from engineering designs and subsequently developing and supporting a system of software test code for units under test, including the development of a test database.

Skills

Object-oriented design

Device drivers

Database & web experience

Embedded Linux tools

Windows & Linux CLI

Shell scripting

OSI layers (1-4)

RF test equipment

IP networking

Raspberry Pi

Wireless telecom standards

Design for testability (DfT)

Education

BSEE, BSCE, BS Physics, or equivalent

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Oscilloscopes

RF signal generators

Radio emulators

Network analyzers

Bed of nails fixtures

Job description

TrellisWare Technologies seeks an Automation Test Engineer (ATE) to design and implement automated test systems for advanced radio hardware. You will develop tooling, scripts, and interfaces that enable data-driven analysis of performance parameters and support system engineering efforts across product development.

Ideal candidates have hands-on Linux/C++ embedded software experience, familiarity with RF test equipment, and a collaborative mindset to drive testability and robustness in