R&D Test Software Engineer

Avicena is a privately held company developing microLED based ultra-low power high bandwidth interconnects for chip-to-chip communications.  This technology will revolutionize High-Performance (HPC) and Cloud computing, as well as other industries where low power interconnects are critical like camera sensors, autonomous vehicles, and aerospace. Avicena is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with a development center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was founded in 2019 by leading technologists from the optical networking industry with a track record of delivering breakthrough products.  (www.avicena.tech) 

Responsibilities

Test Software Development

• Design and develop Python-based GUI and test applications for hardware characterization, data analysis, and optical lab testing.
• Implement, test, debug, and deploy software solutions to support R&D test environments.
• Develop real-time customer facing software applications for data acquisition and control.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define software requirements and optimize testing workflows.
  
  

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, Physics, or a related technical field.
  
  

Technical Skills

• 0-3 years of experience in Python application development.
• Proficiency in Python programming, including multithreaded applications.
• Experience with C/C programming for embedded systems.
• Knowledge of real-time software development for hardware interaction.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and data processing techniques.
• Experience developing GUIs using PyQt6, Tkinter, Kivy, or similar frameworks.
• Familiarity with hardware interfaces and communication protocols (e.g., SPI, I2C, USB, RS-232, GPIB, UART).
• Experience with Git version control (branching, merging, pull requests).
• Ability to create development plans and manage project milestones.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with firmware development for embedded systems (STM32, ESP32, etc.).
• Experience developing software for R&D and manufacturing data management.
• Knowledge of test equipment interfacing and driver development.
• Experience working with databases such as SQLite, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
• Familiarity with Linux-based systems and command-line tools.