Jonathan Jones
Lead R&D Software Engineer at Keysight Technologies
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolJonathan Jones is a Lead R&D Software Engineer based in Atlanta with 12 years of experience building embedded and systems software at Keysight Technologies. He combines hands-on low-level driver and FPGA integration expertise with leadership in R&D, shipping robust solutions for complex instrument and hardware control problems. His open-source work with Georgia Tech RoboJackets includes CC1101 radio transceiver drivers and SPI-based FPGA/motor control for RoboCup robots, reflecting deep firmware and hardware-software integration skills. Comfortable moving between prototyping and production, he focuses on reliable initialization, register management, and tight hardware interfaces that few higher-level engineers master. He holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Georgia Tech and brings a research-minded, practical approach to solving real-world embedded challenges. Colleagues rely on him to translate intricate device behavior into maintainable, testable systems.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree at Georgia Institute of Technology
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Github Skills (7)
embedded10
verilog10
serial-communication10
spi10
sys10
controller9
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
RoboJackets/robocup-software
Sep 2014 - Jun 2016
Georgia Tech RoboJackets Software for the RoboCup Small Size League
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer
Embedded Systems EngineerContributions:570 commits, 21 PRs, 168 pushes in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Jonathan's commits focus on low-level driver development and integration for the CC1101 radio transceiver and the FPGA, primarily within the context of a RoboCup Small Size League project. They implemented core functionalities such as setting up the SPI bus, handling register configuration, and managing the radio's initialization procedures. Their work also included integrating and testing the FPGA's configuration and motor control through the SPI bus.
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jjones646/robocup-software
Aug 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:3 PRs, 36 pushes, 65 branches in 8 months
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