Senior LabVIEW Software Engineer (Real-Time & FPGA Systems)

Infinitesima; Abingdon (VA); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EMI share options

Private healthcare

Pension

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Infinitesima is seeking a Senior LabVIEW Software Engineer to develop software for real-time data acquisition, control and FPGA integration. You will work at the intersection of software, electronics and physics, delivering high-performance applications that interact directly with measurement hardware.

The role focuses on LabVIEW Real-Time and FPGA development on NI PXI platforms, building data pipelines and robust control algorithms in collaboration with scientists and engineers to produce

Qualifications

• Commercial experience developing LabVIEW applications.
• Experience developing software for hardware-controlled or real-time environments.
• Experience working with FPGA-based systems or a strong interest in developing deeper FPGA expertise.
• NI PXI, Real-Time controllers or similar hardware platforms.
• Software architecture, maintainable code development and engineering best practice.
• Git, code reviews and collaborative software development.
• Debugging complex systems spanning software and hardware.

Responsibilities

• Develop LabVIEW Real-Time software for data acquisition, control systems and hardware communication.
• Building and enhancing FPGA functionality using LabVIEW FPGA and NI FlexRIO platforms.
• Creating high-speed data processing pipelines and control algorithms.
• Developing robust communication between FPGA and Real-Time environments using DMA and synchronisation techniques.
• Writing clean, maintainable and scalable production software.
• Supporting software architecture and technical decision-making.
• Contributing to code reviews and engineering best practice.
• Developing automated testing capability and supporting continuous integration activities.
• Working closely with physicists, systems engineers and R&D teams to transform concepts into production-ready solutions.
• Supporting software verification on simulation environments and physical hardware.
• Mentoring colleagues and helping raise engineering standards across the team.

Skills

LabVIEW

LabVIEW Real-Time

NI PXI platforms

Data acquisition

Measurement systems

Automation

FPGA hardware

Embedded systems

Job description

Senior LabVIEW Software Engineer (Real-Time & FPGA Systems)

£50,000 - £60,000 + EMI Share Options + Private Healthcare + Pension

Are you a LabVIEW Software Engineer looking for a role where your code directly controls real-world hardware and solves genuinely complex engineering challenges?

We're looking for a Senior LabVIEW Software Engineer to help develop the software behind advanced precision measurement systems used by leading global technology organisations.

This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of software, electronics, control systems, instrumentation and physics, developing high-performance applications that acquire, process and analyse vast quantities of measurement data in real time.

Whether your background is in test & measurement, scientific instrumentation, automation, control systems, aerospace, defence, medical devices or semiconductor technology, you'll be joining a highly collaborative engineering team solving problems where performance, precision and reliability matter.

If you enjoy building software that interacts with hardware and want to see your work deployed into cutting-edge products, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

• Developing LabVIEW Real-Time software for data acquisition, control systems and hardware communication
• Building and enhancing FPGA functionality using LabVIEW FPGA and NI FlexRIO platforms
• Creating high-speed data processing pipelines and control algorithms
• Developing robust communication between FPGA and Real-Time environments using DMA and synchronisation techniques
• Writing clean, maintainable and scalable production software
• Supporting software architecture and technical decision-making
• Contributing to code reviews and engineering best practice
• Developing automated testing capability and supporting continuous integration activities
• Working closely with physicists, systems engineers and R&D teams to transform concepts into production-ready solutions
• Supporting software verification on simulation environments and physical hardware
• Mentoring colleagues and helping raise engineering standards across the team

We're particularly interested in people with experience in

• LabVIEW
• LabVIEW Real-Time (RT)
• National Instruments (NI) PXI platforms
• Data acquisition systems
• Measurement and control systemsScientific instrumentation
• Automation systems
• Precision engineering environments
• FPGA-based hardware and embedded systems

Essential experience

• Commercial experience developing LabVIEW applications
• Experience developing software for hardware-controlled or real-time environments
• Experience working with FPGA-based systems or a strong interest in developing deeper FPGA expertise
• NI PXI, Real-Time controllers or similar hardware platforms
• Software architecture, maintainable code development and engineering best practice
• Git, code reviews and collaborative software development
• Debugging complex systems spanning software and hardware

Nice to have

• LabVIEW FPGA
• Python for automation, scripting or data analysis
• Digital signal processing (DSP)
• Control systems and PID tuning
• Semiconductor equipment or advanced manufacturing environments
• Optical, photonics or precision measurement systems
• Automated testing and continuous integration
• Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD) or Certified LabVIEW Architect (CLA)

Why join the company?

the company develops advanced semiconductor metrology technology that enables the next generation of chips powering AI, advanced computing and future electronics.

You’ll be working on systems operating at nanometre-scale precision, combining real-time software, FPGA technology, hardware control and advanced data processing to solve measurement challenges at the forefront of semiconductor innovation.

This is a rare opportunity to work in an environment where software, electronics and physics come together. Your code won't be hidden behind layers of abstraction. You’ll see it directly influence how complex hardware behaves and contributes to the manufacture of next‑generation technology.

Alongside competitive benefits and EMI share options, you’ll join a highly specialised team where engineers have real technical ownership, collaborate closely with subject matter experts and play a key role in shaping the future of the product.

A bit about us

the company is a privately owned company founded in 2001, as a spin‑out of the University of Bristol, by CTO Professor Andrew Humphris. Our dynamic team of scientists and engineers is focussed on enabling the next generation of semiconductor devices through delivery of innovative products to customers around the world.

Our strength lies in the varied perspectives that come from different cultures, experiences, and identities. We believe that true innovation is fuelled by collaboration, locally and globally. We strive to foster an environment where everyone can contribute meaningfully and thrive.

If you require adjustments to take part in the recruitment process, please let us know, we’ll do our best to support you. Your recruitment journey:We will interview you: Monday to Friday UK Time 9am to 4.30pm and we’ll be as flexible as we can with Global Scheduling1st stage: (45 minute) Remote meeting to evaluate your experience and technical ability

2nd stage: (2.5 hours) Face to face onsite evaluating technical, presentation and communication skills along with your ways of working and your opportunity to to know more about us

If you're not comfortable with eye contact, let us know at the start of your interview and if REMOTE, once we've said hello, feel free to turn your camera off until the end.

Informal dress is absolutely fine for onsite interviews, we want you to feel comfortable when you meet us and if there's anything else we can do to support your journey, just let us know.

A note on how we use AI

We use AI*only*to transcribe our interviews so we can focus fully on you instead of scribbling notes. The AI doesnottake part in any decision making at any stage. All hiring decisions are made by real humans based on the conversation we have with you.

Location and working pattern

We recognise the value of flexibility and offer a hybrid working model wherever possible. Most employees work onsite three days per week, although some positions require a greater onsite presence due to the nature of the work and business need