Instrumentation & Data Acquisition Engineer - R&D Focus

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A hands-on engineering role at Allscreens Nationwide Ltd designs and builds instrumentation and data acquisition systems for advanced research and engineering environments. You will work across electronics, measurement systems, and laboratory testing, developing solutions from PCB design to sensor integration and data acquisition.

Join a growing team in a new role offering broad technical exposure and ownership across complete systems.

Qualifications

• This role requires a degree or equivalent in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• Experience with instrumentation and data acquisition hardware.
• Strong understanding of measurement principles including accuracy, precision, sensitivity and uncertainty.
• Experience designing electrical schematics and PCBs.
• Hands-on lab/testing/experimental environment experience.
• Knowledge of electronic components used in instrumentation and measurement systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in R&D or experimental engineering environments.
• Familiarity with cryogenic systems or high magnetic field applications.
• Experience with PXI, CompactRIO or similar modular data acquisition platforms.
• Exposure to embedded systems, FPGA development, or programming languages such as C/C++ or LabVIEW.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop instrumentation and data acquisition systems for monitoring and controlling engineering systems.
• Produce electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and PCB designs.
• Assemble, test, and commission laboratory-based test systems.
• Install and integrate sensors, including temperature, resistance, and other measurement devices.
• Collaborate with engineers and scientists to design and deliver test facilities and experimental systems.
• Coordinate with external suppliers and technical partners on instrumentation and electronics development.
• Define software requirements and support development of control and data acquisition systems.
• Analyse test data and prepare technical documentation and reports.

Skills

Electronics

Instrumentation hardware

PCB design

Lab testing

Measurement principles

Embedded systems

FPGA development

C/C++

LabVIEW

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics / Electrical Engineering / Physics

Tools

PXI

CompactRIO (cRIO)

Job description

A hands-on engineering role at Allscreens Nationwide Ltd designs and builds instrumentation and data acquisition systems for advanced research and engineering environments. You will work across electronics, measurement systems, and laboratory testing, developing solutions from PCB design to sensor integration and data acquisition.

Join a growing team in a new role offering broad technical exposure and ownership across complete systems.