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·        Design, develop, and maintain the software, automation systems, and production infrastructure used to manufacture, program, calibrate, and verify Client’s products.

·        This position owns the software that operates factory programming stations, production test fixtures, calibration systems, and end-of-line manufacturing equipment.

·        Responsibilities include developing automated manufacturing software, integrating with electronic instrumentation, maintaining production traceability systems, and improving manufacturing quality, reliability, and throughput.

·        This role works closely with embedded software, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality engineering teams to ensure products are efficiently manufactured and thoroughly tested throughout their lifecycle.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

·        To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

·        Design, develop, test, and maintain software for manufacturing test fixtures and production equipment.

·        Own all software used to manufacture, program, calibrate, and verify Client’s products.

·        Develop automated production tests for printed circuit boards, subassemblies, and completed robotic systems.

·        Develop software used to program embedded processors, Linux systems, microcontrollers, EEPROMs, and other programmable devices.

·        Design and implement production test sequences, pass/fail criteria, automated diagnostics, and manufacturing workflows.

·        Integrate software with manufacturing equipment including power supplies, oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, electronic loads, relay controllers, programmers, barcode scanners, label printers, RF test equipment, and other electronic instrumentation.

·        Develop software that communicates with embedded devices using USB, Ethernet, UART, SPI, I²C, CAN, JTAG, SWD, and other hardware interfaces.

·        Collect, store, and manage manufacturing test results, calibration data, serial numbers, firmware versions, and production traceability information.

·        Investigate manufacturing failures, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions.

·        Improve manufacturing throughput, product quality, and production yield through software automation.

·        Develop reusable software frameworks for manufacturing and production testing.

·        Develop engineering tools to assist with hardware bring-up, production debugging, and failure analysis.

·        Create and maintain manufacturing software documentation, operating procedures, and test specifications.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following.

·        Proficiency in Python.

·        Strong software architecture and maintainable software design skills.

·        Experience developing automated manufacturing, production, or hardware test software.

·        Experience working in a Linux environment.

·        Experience communicating with embedded systems using USB, Ethernet, UART, SPI, I²C, CAN, JTAG, SWD, or similar interfaces.

·        Experience interfacing with electronic test equipment such as SCPI, VISA, PyVISA, or similar frameworks.

·        Experience designing software that integrates with production fixtures and manufacturing equipment.

·        Experience with databases, production traceability systems, or manufacturing data collection.

·        Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills involving both hardware and software.

·        Experience with Git and modern software development practices.

·        Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

·        Ability to independently lead projects from concept through deployment.

Required Qualifications: 

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform the essential duties of the position in a satisfactory manner.

·        Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.

·        3+ years of professional manufacturing software development experience.

·        Proficiency in Python.

·        Experience developing software on Linux.

·        Experience developing automated test, manufacturing, or production software.

·        Experience interfacing with embedded hardware.

·        Experience with common hardware communication interfaces such as USB, Ethernet, UART, SPI, or I²C.

·        Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

Desired Qualifications:

·        Experience with C++ and/or C.

·        Experience with embedded Linux systems.

·        Experience with robotics or autonomous systems.

·        Experience with microcontroller firmware development.

·        Experience with OpenCV or basic image processing.

·        Experience developing graphical user interfaces using PySide, PyQt, or similar frameworks.

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