Akihiko Tomita
Principal Software Engineer at NI (National Instruments)
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAkihiko Tomita is a Principal Software Engineer based in Austin with nearly two decades of experience designing and shipping Windows C++ drivers and RF test products for software-defined radio. At National Instruments he leads a CI-focused team that makes RF test systems more reliable and cost-effective, while also guiding embedded/FPGA improvements and bespoke feature delivery. He combines hands-on device-driver expertise with product-level prioritization and cross-team mentorship, conducting rigorous code reviews and aligning engineering work to strategic goals. Known for improving device characteristics of RF signal generators, he balances deep technical craftsmanship with pragmatic system-level thinking. A University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign computer engineering graduate, he brings rare domain focus in RF and test automation often overlooked in generalist software engineering profiles.
3 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Engineering, BS, Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Github Skills (7)
fpga10
uhd10
driver10
usrp10
hardware10
yocto7
yocto-project6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (2)
EttusResearch/uhd
Mar 2023 - May 2024
The USRP™ Hardware Driver Repository
Contributions:4 releases, 7 PRs, 24 pushes in 1 year 2 months
driverusrphardwaresdruhd
EttusResearch/meta-ettus
Apr 2023 - Nov 2023
Yocto Project BSPs for Ettus Products
Contributions:4 releases, 10 pushes, 2 branches in 6 months
yocto-projectettusyocto
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