Systems Design Engineer

City of Shakopee, MN; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson T&M (NI) seeks a Mixed Signal Validation System Architect to drive the technical vision for validation and characterization lab testing. You will guide architectural requirements and collaborate across engineering teams to shape product directions.

The role requires deep NI hardware and software capability (LabVIEW, Python, C#, Instrument Studio, TestStand) and strong communication to customers and management. Expect a leadership role with broad influence.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience developing, automating or architecting test systems in a verification or validation laboratory.
• Strong documentation, communication, and problem solving skills.
• Expert in many Mixed Signal products from NI, including the achievable capabilities when bringing products together to create a system.

Responsibilities

• Deep working knowledge of NI modular instruments and their implications on system architecture to influence NI roadmap decisions.
• Strong understanding of NI’s PXI modular hardware and product families like PXIe-41xx, PXIe-51xx, PXIe-657x for lab validation environments.
• Hands-on experience with LabVIEW, Python, C#, Instrument Studio, TestStand and NI drivers enabling scalable automated test systems.
• Advise business and R&D on technical trade-off decisions and collaborate with Business Managers on details.
• Lead customer discussions on future system needs, trends, and technical exchanges guiding NI’s roadmap.
• Assess initial technical feasibility to ensure practicality of strategies.
• Perform system consulting for customer opportunities across contexts.
• Familiar with digital standards like MIPI, I2C, SWI3S; experience with DUT communication and protocol validation.

Skills

Technical vision

System architecture

Trade-off analysis

Cross-team collaboration

Customer discussions

Feasibility assessment

DUT protocol validation

Digital standards familiarity

Education

Electrical/Computer Engineering (B.S./M.S.)

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

C#

Instrument Studio

TestStand

NI drivers (DC-Power, NI-Digital, NI-Scope)

PXI hardware

Job description

A Mixed Signal Validation System Architect at Emerson T&M (NI) is a trusted technical advisor who understands validation and characterization lab testing intimately; including commonly existing methods used and can guide with a vision of future trends, Scope/SMU/Arb/Digital competition, and customer needs to define architectural requirements for products and systems.

Drives the technical vision for the Semiconductor Validation Mixed Signal space, along with establishing a clear path on how to get there by working through other engineering teams. Seeks innovation to provide differentiated capabilities to customers, to enter new markets, and to amplify innovation within the organization by leveraging existing technology and influence new technical investments.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Deep working knowledge of NI modular instruments and their implications on system architecture to influence NI roadmap decisions.
• Strong understanding of NI’s PXI modular hardware, with additional emphasis on product families like thePXIe-41xx, PXIe-51xx, and PXIe-657x and how they are best used in a lab validation environment
• Strong software background focused on instrumentation control and data analysis, with hands‑on experience in T&M tools (LabVIEW, Python, C#, Instrument Studio, TestStand) and NI drivers (DC‑Power, NI‑Digital, NI‑Scope), enabling scalable and maintainable automated test system architectures.
• Advises business and R&D on technical trade‑off decisions. Able to influence based on technical facts, while capable of working closely with Business Managers for business details. Business acumen is a plus.
• Leads customer discussions on future system needs, trends, and technical exchanges that guide NI’s roadmap. Able to explain hard topics in simple terms and in customer context.
• Able to assess initial technical feasibility to ensure practicality of strategies
• Able to do context switching to do system consulting for customer opportunities
• Familiar with one or multiple digital standards and their test specifications like MIPI, I2C, SWI3S, etc.
• Experience in DUT communication and protocol validation.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field.
• 12+ years of experience developing, automating or architecting test systems in a verification or validation laboratory.
• Strong documentation, communication, and problem solving skills.
• Expert in many Mixed Signal products from NI, including the achievable capabilities when bringing products together to create a system.

Our Culture & Commitment to You

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

Our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay a competitive base salary, within the local market in which we operate, and reward performance during our annual merit review process. The salary range for this role is$142,000 - $264,000 annually, commensurate with the skills, talent, capabilities, and experience each candidate brings to a role.

This position will be open for a minimum of 7 days from the day of posting. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to receive optimal consideration. In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

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