Lab Data Systems Engineer — Automation & DAQ

The KYO Group; Marietta (OH); On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Veteran-owned company

Job summary

The KYO Group is seeking a Data Systems Engineer to support Thermo Fisher Scientific's R&D Technology Center in Marietta, Ohio. This hands-on role focuses on laboratory software, automated test systems, data acquisition, instrumentation, databases, and engineering applications.

Responsibilities include developing automated lab test systems, writing control software, integrating sensors and PLCs, and maintaining data integrity and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering/CS field is preferred.
• 3+ years of experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, laboratory, or test systems.
• Software-development or scripting experience.
• Database and SQL experience.
• Experience troubleshooting technical systems.
• Ability to interface software with physical hardware or instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated laboratory test and data-acquisition systems.
• Write and maintain software and test scripts used to control engineering equipment.
• Integrate sensors, instrumentation, PLCs, DAQ hardware, and laboratory systems.
• Support thermocouples, pressure transducers, flow sensors, power-measurement devices, and other instrumentation.
• Develop and maintain databases used to store engineering test data.
• Build efficient workflows for collecting, transferring, storing, and analyzing laboratory data.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, communications, instrumentation, and data-quality issues.
• Maintain data integrity, backup, availability, and redundancy.
• Support software installation, configuration, licensing, and troubleshooting.
• Serve as a technical resource for engineering applications such as SolidWorks.
• Automate repetitive engineering and laboratory processes.
• Maintain technical documentation for systems, interfaces, configurations, and applications.
• Collaborate with engineers, technicians, IT teams, and equipment vendors.

Skills

Python

SQL

LabVIEW

C/C++

.NET

Data acquisition

PLCs

Sensors & instrumentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering Technology, or similar

Associate degree with significant relevant experience

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

The KYO Group is seeking a Data Systems Engineer to support Thermo Fisher Scientific's R&D Technology Center in Marietta, Ohio. This hands-on role focuses on laboratory software, automated test systems, data acquisition, instrumentation, databases, and engineering applications.

Responsibilities include developing automated lab test systems, writing control software, integrating sensors and PLCs, and maintaining data integrity and documentation.