SOFTWARE ENGINEER
8401 Manchester Rd # 303, Silver Spring, MD Cell: 425.315.4088
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a Software Engineering position in the industry where my ability, knowledge, experience and passion for the field can be utilized to best serve the needs of the company, enhance my skills and also allow me to grow as a person.
• Personal Skill: Team Player, Fast Learner, Goal Oriented, Ambitious.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Software Test Design Engineer Oct 2011 – Feb 2012
BAE Systems, Electronic Systems Group, Nashua, NH
● Worked on designing test program for an RF receiver component (part of F-35 fighter jet).
● Worked with a wide range of electrical equipment, such as Network Analyzer, RF Switch Matrix, NI-PXI, RF Signal Generator, DC Power Supplies.
● Responsible for coding the test program and some necessary instrument drivers along with setting up necessary hardware/software.
● Experienced with version control ClearCase and scripting program NI-TestStand.
● Worked closely with System Engineers and Team Leader to meet the deliverable time. Learned new approaches to design process.
Software QA Engineer Sep 2011 – Oct 2011
OPSEC Security, Boston, MA
● Worked with team of developers on product authentication software as a QA analyst, mostly doing white-box testing.
● Responsible for verifying and validating written code, checking algorithm, documented test-cases and test procedures.
● Worked on the .Net Platform with NUnit testing framework and back-end database. Used SQL script to set up necessary data for testing purposes.
Software Engineer May 2010 – Mar 2011
Communications and Power Industries, Beverly, MA
● Worked on writing an automated test program used in testing RF radar products such as receivers, up-converters and PCAs, with the purpose of eliminating the need for a technician for manual testing, thereby becoming fully automated.
● Responsible for updating and upgrading and also optimizing algorithms on already existing test programs.
● Worked with varying electrical equipment, such as Network Analyzer, RF Signal Generator, DC Power Supplies, and Temperature Chambers.
● Gained knowledge of programing in NI-LabVIEW.
● Worked with Electrical group in designing and testing of motherboards.
Peer Learning Assistant May 2010 – Mar 2011
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
● Taught conference classes twice a week for undergraduate mathematics classes such as; Differential Equations, Vector and Tensor Calculus.
● Responsible for designing quizzes, grading exams and home-works and holding office hours and study sessions.
● Gained the confidence to teach, lead and also work with wide range talents.
Software Engineer (Intern) May 2010 – Mar 2011
Rational Software IBM, Lexington, MA
● Responsible for running automated tests and assisted in detecting and fixing bugs on upcoming newer version of ClearQuest software.
● Used Perl as a primary scripting language to run and document automated test.
● Worked on a UNIX platform.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
● Programming Languages: C/C++, C#, Python, SQL, MATLAB, NI-LabVIEW, NI-LabWindows, NI-TestStand, experience with Perl, XML, HTML
● Hardware Languages: experience with VHDL and Verilog
● Operating Systems: Windows, Mac, familiar with UNIX
● Computing Software: MatLab(Simulink), Mathematica, Maple
● Laboratory Equipments: Network Analyzer, RF Switch Matrix, Signal Generator, Oscilloscope, Power Supplies, Multi-meters
● Communication/Presentation: Proficient in English and Amharic; French (Intermediate)
RESEARCH/PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Stability and Control of Relative Equilibria for Magnetic Tethered Two-Spacecraft (Senior Project), WPI Aug 08 - May 09
• Worked in a team of two, in determining the systems of equation needed for determining the relative equilibria of two vehicle space craft tethered via magnetic fields.
Quantitative Behavior of solutions for Shallow Water Wave Equation with Relaxation (Senior Project), WPI Oct 07 - May 08
• Worked closely with my advisor on determining the convergence rate shallow water wave equations to a...
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