Software Engineer, Test Automation

About Anello Photonics:

ANELLO Photonics http://www.anellophotonics.com is a leading-edge technology company based in Santa Clara, CA. The company has developed integrated photonic system-on-chip technology for next generation navigation.  ANELLO's SIPHOG™ gyroscope is based on its patented photonic integrated circuit technology. The result is a product that is higher performance, much smaller size and weight, at a fraction of the cost of traditional gyros used in industrial, aerospace and military applications. It enables reliable and accurate navigation and positioning across many autonomous applications. Anello is currently engaged in commercial trials with various market-leading customers in the Construction, Farming, Trucking, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, and National Security segments. Generous benefits, competitive pay, appreciating equity, and a collaborative culture make Anello the workplace of choice for accomplished and motivated engineers. 

Job Summary:

The Software Engineer, Test Automation will architect, develop, execute, and help deliver applications and support for ANELLO’s R&D and Production process. As a key member of the team, you will engage with software, hardware, and manufacturing engineers to work on the quality and testing challenges facing the company’s product development and production efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Develop modular, reusable test and automation software in Python and similar languages for manufacturing and validation and engineering design verification
• Write automation software to interact with product, test equipment, instrumentation, and production documentation systems
• Develop custom automation solutions for engineering and manufacturing challenges
• Develop ability to analyze complex test data to determine if components have met acceptance criteria
• Support maintenance of existing automation infrastructure.
• Define and implement project plans, manage milestones and hold reviews to assure reliable test software is delivered to production
• Create tools that enable more frequent and reliable software deployment, test execution, and data analysis as part of a continuous integration and release system. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, EE or equivalent.
• 5+ years software development experience with exposure to HW/Test Equipment. 
• Strong Python to automate test equipment, data collection and data analysis

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Ability to develop full-stack application by adding access and functionality to interface level.
• Experience with configuration management, version control software, continuous integration and agile development
• Experience automating processes and testing to improve manufacturing yields and reduce production time
• Knowledge with a range of digital and analog interfaces including GPIB, USB, VISA, TCP/IP, VLAN, CAN bus, SPI, I2C, Modbus, analog-to-digital conversion
• Experience troubleshooting interactions between software and hardware such as network devices and lab instrumentation
• Strong skills in troubleshooting, debugging, performance optimization, and unit testing.
• Solid fundamental knowledge of networks, electronics, RF communications, optics, math, and physics

Other:

• Due to ANELLO’s association with U.S. Gov contracts, applicants must be authorized to work in the United States w/o sponsorship. (U.S. citizenship or Perm Residence).