Bob Baylor is a seasoned design engineer based in San Francisco with decades of hands-on experience in electronic instrument development, spanning market study through manufacturable hardware and firmware. He specializes in precision instruments such as lock-in amplifiers and melting point apparatus, and is fluent in C, C++ and Python for embedded firmware and system-level code. His career includes long tenures at SRS and Tencor Instruments, reflecting deep domain knowledge in analog/digital design, error and cost budgeting, and design for manufacturability. A UC Berkeley EECS alumnus with roots in engineering physics from Caltech, he blends rigorous theory with practical product delivery. Active in embedded firmware and hardware since the era humorously noted as "the album, not the year," he brings both vintage perspective and current craft to instrument design. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex measurement requirements into reliable, production-ready systems.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BS, EECS, BS, EECS at University of California, Berkeley
Contributions:16 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
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