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Chief Systems Design Engineer - Aerospace and Defense and Government BU at NI (National Instruments)
Location: Austin, Texas, United States 12 work roles 1 school
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Jonathan Cotton is listed as Chief Systems Design Engineer - Aerospace and Defense and Government BU at NI (National Instruments), a with 7885 employees, based in Austin, Texas, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Jonathan Cotton.

Jonathan Cotton previously worked as Chief Systems Design Engineer - Aerospace/Defense/Government BU at Ni (National Instruments) and Chief R&D Systems Engineer (IC5) - Semiconductor Business Unit at Ni (National Instruments). Jonathan Cotton holds Bs, Computer Science from Texas Tech University.

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Specialties: Automated Test, High Volume Manufacturing, C#, .NET Framework, Python, Generative AI, Large Language Models, LabVIEW, Calibration, Metrology, RF, DAQ, Modular Instruments, Embedded Systems, LabVIEW Real-Time, Linux, Unix, OS X, LabVIEW FPGA, Arduino, ESP32, 3D Printing, Electronics Tinkering, Laser Cutting and Engraving, PCB layout and design,

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Ni (National Instruments)
Chief Systems Design Engineer - Aerospace and Defense and Government BU
Austin, TX, US
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Chief R&D Systems Engineer (Ic5) - Semiconductor Business Unit

Austin, Texas, United States

Aug 2021 - Jun 2024

Principal R&D Systems Engineer (Ic4) - Semiconductor Business Unit

Austin, Texas Area

Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

Senior Applications Engineer (Ic3) - Semiconductor

Austin, Texas Area

Jan 2015 - Oct 2018

Senior Application Engineer Specialist (Ic3) - Mobile Devices

Austin, Tx

Focus on Consumer Electronics OEM's, Asia-based Manufacturing/Design ODM's and CM's, and Tier I/II Silicon providers of wireless IP * Propose new NI products and collaborated with NI R&D to quickly design / deploy new modules. Additional NI platform completion helping to win additional market share at established customers * Develop software to perform V&V and system level test engineering for custom NI RF and DAQ hardware solutions to increase system quality and decrease high volume manufacturing downtime * Designed, upgraded, and deployed turn-key PXI + DAQ software for 2,000+ system volume manufacturing solution at multiple CM sites in Asia * Integrated automated RF test hardware / software with DUT control from major Silicon vendor for turn-key test solution

Oct 2012 - Jan 2015

Staff Application Engineer Specialist (Ic2) - Automated Test

Austin, Texas

Focused on NI Data Acquisition and Automated Test platforms * Designed and deployed 500+ system DAQ high volume manufacturing solution to Asia * Developed distributed high-channel count (1000+ channel) LabVIEW Real-Time & Linux DAQ system for Aerospace industry * Created custom register level Linux kernel drivers for NI Modular Instruments and DAQ devices * Developed internal productivity tools for ~1,500 NI Engineers using LabVIEW Web Services

Apr 2010 - Oct 2012

Application Engineer Specialist (Ic1) - Industrial Embedded And Controls

Austin, Tx

Focused on NI Embedded and Controls products (FPGA, Compact RIO, LabVIEW) * Provided advanced support for large opportunities and system-level applications * Developed proof-of-concept code to drive NI platform adoption and repeat business

Apr 2008 - Apr 2010

Engineering Leadership Program

Austin, Tx

Focused on customer support and career development by engaging in various technical projects.* Developed technical demos and content for NI Multicore Road Show, 2008. ..... Custom NI FPGA and 32-CPU LabVIEW Real-Time OS demos ..... Technical training content for LabVIEW Multicore ..... Hands-on sessions presented around US, including Embedded Systems Conference ..... Collaborated with R&D to push limits of NI Multicore advantage * Created scalable automated test framework using NI TestStand for all demos in NI DAQ Tour Bus * Provided technical phone support to customers, sales, and branch offices ..... NI TestStand, LabWindows CVI, LabVIEW, DAQ, Measurement Studio, Text-based languages ..... LabVIEW Real-Time OS, LabVIEW FPGA, FieldPoint / Compact FieldPoint, CompactRIO * Taught customer education and internal training regarding NI products

Jul 2007 - Apr 2008

Co Founder, Systems Administrator

Hostoutloud.Com

Lubbock, Texas Area

Co Founder of online web-hosting service HostOutLoud.com.* Interacted with clients and marketed services to future customers* Provided internal & external technical support for customers & infrastructure* Planned and implemented Linux server infrastructure including DNS, IMAP, POP3, FTP, HTTP, SSH, SQL, eCommerce / Credit Card Payment Gateway, and other services* Administered shared, dedicated, and virtual private Redhat / CentOS based servers* Maintained server security and stability* Responsible for OS & Application updates, Firewall services, Intrusion Detection, DDoS protection and mitigation, Antivirus & Antispam management, and Database administration

Jan 2004 - Jun 2007

Student Programmer

Lubbock, Texas Area

• Internal and External web application design, development, and maintenance• Systems Administration for workstations and servers• Customer support for software issues, campus network, and mainframe systems

Aug 2002 - Jun 2007
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Jonathan Cotton works for NI (National Instruments).

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Jonathan Cotton is listed as Chief Systems Design Engineer - Aerospace and Defense and Government BU at NI (National Instruments).

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Jonathan Cotton is based in Austin, Texas, United States while working with NI (National Instruments).

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Jonathan Cotton has worked for Ni (National Instruments), National Instruments, Hostoutloud.Com, and Texas Tech University.

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Jonathan Cotton holds Bs, Computer Science from Texas Tech University.

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