Senior Software Engineer, Instrument Control

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious instrument control software engineer to join our instrument software team. We’re developing a next-generation system built on a modern, tiered architecture using .NET C# on Linux. Hardware components are integrated through standard communication protocols and emphasize orchestration over low-level control. The system also includes capabilities for cloud connectivity, secure software updates, and performance monitoring. 

Note: While some responsibilities involve supporting our current product line, the primary focus is on delivering the new platform. 

 

As part of our team, your core responsibilities will be:  

• Design, develop, and maintain services and libraries for a tiered instrument control architecture on Linux using .NET (C#), with an emphasis on reliability, safety, and clear separation of concerns. 

• Build a modern UI for instrument operation, status, alerts, calibration, and service workflows; contribute reusable components and MVVM patterns. 

• Integrate cloud connectivity for data transfer, configuration, logs, fleet health, and remote diagnostics. 

• Capture and query metrics and logs to drive observability, performance tuning, and field reliability. 

• Create hardware simulators, fakes, and automated integration tests to enable CI for device workflows without physical hardware. 

• Improve operational excellence via health checks, watchdogs, software updates, safety interlocks, failure‑mode handling, and on‑instrument diagnostics. 

• Provide targeted sustaining support for the existing product line (triage, small fixes, backports) while prioritizing new‑platform delivery. 

• Document software designs, code, and processes for clarity and maintainability. 

• Collaborate across engineering, data science, and image analysis teams to translate complex requirements into well-integrated solutions. 

 

Qualifications 

Baseline skills/experiences/attributes: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline. 

• 5+ years of experience delivering production software in C#. 

• Proficiency with Linux. 

• Proven ability to design multithreaded systems, state machines, and robust error handling for real-world hardware. 

• Strong testing discipline and practical debugging skills across process boundaries and I/O layers. 

• Demonstrated ability to design scalable software architectures and produce clear, comprehensive technical documentation. 

• Excellent collaboration and communication with cross functional engineering teams. 

 

Ideally, you also have these skills/experiences/attributes (but it’s ok if you don’t!): 

• Experience with hardware communication and device integration (e.g., serial/RS-485, I2C, command-response patterns, timeouts/retries). 

• Experience shipping desktop UIs (preferably Avalonia or similar MVVM frameworks) and instrument/operator workflows. 

• CI/CD for multiprocess systems, containerization, and artifact management. 

• Python scripting for automation and control logic. 

• C++ experience to support the existing product line.