Senior Instrumentation Engineer

  Focus: Data Acquisition Architecture, Signal Conditioning, and Sensor Physics.
  Mission: To manage the complete measurement chain, ensuring high -fidelity data capture using specific high -end data acquisition platforms.

Core Responsibilities:

• DAQ Architecture & Management: Configure, deploy, and maintain high -performance Data Acquisition Systems. specifically NI (cRIO/PXI) and HBM QuantumX platforms.
  
• Sensor Selection & Integration: Define sensor requirements for structural tests (strain gauges, load cells, displacement sensors, accelerometers). Oversee the integration of these sensors with the DAQ hardware to ensure compatibility and optimal resolution.
  
• Signal Conditioning: Manage excitation voltages, amplification, and filtering parameters within the NI and HBM software environments to maximize signal -to -noise ratios.
  
• Wiring & Noise Mitigation: Design and supervise cabling infrastructure. Implement strict grounding and shielding protocols to eliminate electromagnetic interference (EMI) and ground loops in complex test setups.
  
• Calibration & Traceability: maintain calibration schedules for all NI and HBM modules and connected sensors. Perform shunt calibrations and zeroing procedures prior to testing.
  

Required Technical Skills:
Domain Proficiency Required
Hardware Platforms  - Expert -level proficiency in configuration and operation of NI cRIO / PXI systems and HBM QuantumX modules. 
Circuit Theory  - Deep understanding of Wheatstone bridge configurations (Quarter, Half, Full), differential signaling, and analog -to -digital conversion physics. 
Data Synchronization  Experience synchronizing data streams across multiple DAQ chassis and ensuring time -alignment with control system data. 
 Troubleshooting  - Ability to diagnose signal drift, noise, and wiring faults using precision multimeters and oscilloscopes.