Principal Software Engineer

As a RF Software Engineer, you will work with the RF Engineering team in the development, testing and deployment of high-performance wireless measurement solutions. You will work proactively in cross-functional project teams to develop ATE software for high volume 5G and mmWave RF test equipment. In this role you will focus on developing RF instrument software of Cohu’s RF test systems including driver and Diagnostic, Calibration and Verification software (DCV). You will be working closely with other software, hardware, and firmware engineers. The RF software Design Engineer participates in the full product development lifecycle, from inception and design, to bring-up, optimization, verification and commercialization.

• Primary development in C++ under Linux
• Design and develop control software for RF and DSP-based instrumentation
• Work closely with hardware engineers to define test plans and implement diagnostic C++ programs to test and calibrate ATE instruments
• Analyze test results, distributions and Process capability index (Cpk) in particular
• Root cause, debug and fix problems in RF instrumentation software
• Work within the software organization to identify and correct process issues
• Mentor junior software engineer(s) working in the same discipline

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