Interning at a global test-and-measurement company, I worked where software meets hardware — automating Thunderbolt testing workflows and seeing first-hand the engineering rigor a large organisation runs on.
3 weeks
Manual effort saved / cycle
HW + SW
Where I worked
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What I did
Write Python/C++ scripts to automate hardware testing workflows
Improve test infrastructure and reduce manual effort per cycle
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Key wins
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Contributed Python/C++ scripts to automate Thunderbolt testing workflows, reducing manual effort by 3 person-weeks per cycle
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Work & life
Software at the edge of hardware
Automating physical test rigs is humbling — the bug might be in your code, the cable, or the silicon. It made me precise about isolating variables and trusting evidence over assumptions.