Principal LabVIEW Embedded Engineer / Technical Lead

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead: Make key technical decisions on architecture, tools, and implementation strategy.
• Break down work, assign tasks, and set priorities for the team.
• Determine schedules and milestones based on technical complexity and risk.
• Design and implement scalable, maintainable LabVIEW applications for data acquisition, test automation, and embedded systems, applying software engineering best practices such as modular architecture, version control, automated testing, and code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and integrate complex systems with multiple I/O types (analog, digital, serial, CAN, Ethernet) and various sensors.
• Analyze and resolve hardware/software issues using schematics, datasheets, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other lab tools.
• Collaborate with program managers and stakeholders to communicate risks, progress, and technical decisions.
• Support design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and ensure compliance with industry and DoD standards where required.

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor's, master's, or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• Nine (9) or more years of experience with a bachelor's degree, seven (7) or more years with a master's degree, or four (4) or more years with a PhD; or equivalent engineering experience.
• Active or ability to obtain DoD Security Clearance.
• Extensive LabVIEW development experience, including scalable code architecture and deployment.
• Strong software development fundamentals: modular design, version control workflows (Git), automated testing, documentation, and peer reviews.
• Proven experience leading technical efforts, including task assignment, prioritization, and scheduling based on technical complexity.
• Strong understanding of hardware fundamentals: schematics, PCB layouts, sensors, signal conditioning, and system-level interactions.
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve system-level issues involving firmware, hardware, cables, and instrumentation.
• Experience with communication protocols such as SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, or similar.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to translate technical issues for non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately in an evolving environment.
• Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment, with extended hours and travel as required.

Nice to Have

• Experience with embedded systems design and development.
• Familiarity with industry and DoD standards for electronic systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• Active or ability to obtain DoD Security Clearance.

Benefits & Perks

• Salary range of $105,890 - $189,545.