Senior Scientific Instrumentation Engineer - Lab IT & Systems

General Dynamics Information Technology; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks a Scientific Instrumentation Engineer to join our Scientific Computing team supporting instrumentation and research operations at NIAID. You will help deploy, integrate, and troubleshoot scientific instruments and their computing environments to enable reliable, secure research workflows.

Collaborate with scientists, vendors, and IT colleagues to ensure instruments are operating at peak performance, with a strong focus on data integrity, security,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, biomedical engineering, or related field with at least 5 years of related experience.
• Experience supporting scientific instruments, laboratory systems, or instrument-connected computing environments.
• Experience troubleshooting Windows and/or Linux workstations and scientific application software.
• Ability to work effectively with scientists, vendors, and cross-functional technical teams.
• Strong documentation, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience in a customer-facing or service-oriented technical support role.

Responsibilities

• Support the deployment, integration, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management of scientific instruments and their connected computing systems
• Partner with researchers and laboratory staff to understand instrument workflows, operational requirements, and support needs
• Coordinate with vendors, facilities, cybersecurity, and IT teams to support instrument installation, upgrades, and issue resolution
• Troubleshoot instrument-connected workstations, software, data transfer paths, and peripheral systems
• Help maintain documentation, inventories, and support procedures for scientific instrumentation environments
• Assist with operating system support, software compatibility, patch coordination, and endpoint considerations for laboratory systems
• Provide user support and guidance for instrument-related computing workflows and data handling processes
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, support processes, and user experience across instrumentation services

Skills

Complex Systems

Instrumentation Engineering

Instrumentation Systems

Scientific Equipments

Scientific Instruments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks a Scientific Instrumentation Engineer to join our Scientific Computing team supporting instrumentation and research operations at NIAID. You will help deploy, integrate, and troubleshoot scientific instruments and their computing environments to enable reliable, secure research workflows.

Collaborate with scientists, vendors, and IT colleagues to ensure instruments are operating at peak performance, with a strong focus on data integrity, security,