Staff Engineer I - Government

Linde plc; New Providence (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde plc in New Providence, NJ is seeking an engineer to maintain and enhance software for gas handling and radiation measurement systems in a lab environment.

The role requires hands-on hardware interfacing, real-time data processing, and collaboration with engineers to ensure reliability, safety, and compliance. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DoD clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Physics or Applied Physics.
• Strong programming in C/C++, Assembly, PLC; plus Python.
• Experience interfacing software with hardware (DAQ, embedded, controls).
• Familiarity with Windows/Linux, SQL databases, and signal processing.
• Understanding of gas flow, vacuum, and radiation detection.
• Ability to troubleshoot, maintain, and improve complex systems.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain DoD secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot software controlling gas handling and radioactive measurement equipment.
• Integrate sensors, detectors, and instrumentation with software for real-time monitoring.
• Collaborate with engineers to define system requirements and translate them into software solutions.
• Optimize hardware systems for performance, reliability, and safety.
• Implement data processing pipelines for measurement analysis, calibration, and reporting.
• Support upgrades, testing, validation, and ensure thorough documentation.
• Debug hardware and software issues within a laboratory environment.
• Develop and deploy software for new hardware systems, including control logic, data acquisition, and user interfaces.
• Lead or contribute to research projects from concept through implementation and validation.
• Interface with stakeholders and present data-driven updates to sponsors and collaborators.
• Support root-cause investigations for instrumentation or process issues.

Skills

C/C++

Assembly

PLC programming

Python

Hardware interfacing

Signal processing

Windows

Linux

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Physics

Bachelor's degree in Applied Physics

Job description

New Providence, NJ, United States | req31520

What you will enjoy doing*

• In this role, you will maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot software systems controlling gas handling and radioactive measurement equipment to ensure reliable operation and minimal downtime
• Integrate sensors, detectors, and instrumentation with software platforms for real-time monitoring and analysis
• And you will collaborate with engineers and scientists to define system requirements and translate them into robust software solutions
• You will optimize hardware systems for performance, reliability, and safety
• Implement data processing pipelines for measurement analysis, calibration, and reporting
• Support system upgrades, testing, validation, and ensure thorough documentation and compliance
• Also, you will participate in debugging hardware and software issues within a laboratory environment
• Develop and deploy software for new hardware systems, including control logic, data acquisition, and user interfaces
• You will lead or contribute to research projects from concept through implementation and validation
• Interface with key stakeholders including technical staff, management, and government technical personnel
• Prepare clear, data-driven technical reports and presentations, delivering updates and recommendations to sponsors and collaborators
• Support troubleshooting and root-cause investigations for instrumentation or process issues

What makes you great

• You hold Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics or a closely related field
• Strong programming experience used in hardware development such as C/C++, Assembly, PLC programming; experience with high-level languages such as python, etc.
• Experience interfacing software with hardware systems (e.g., DAQ systems, embedded systems, industrial controls, etc.)
• Familiarity with signal processing, instrumentation, or measurement systems, with Windows and Linux operating systems and with relational databases (SQL, etc.) is required in this role
• Understanding of gas flow systems, vacuum systems, and radiation detection principles
• You have the ability to rapidly troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and improve complex systems
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD secret level security clearance (This requires US citizenship)

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde’s industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth. Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level. Build your future with us while making an impact every day!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.