Systems Design Architecture Engineer

The NI ADG (Aerospace, Defense, Government Business Unit) Customer Centric Solutions Team is seeking to hire an experienced Principal Systems Design Engineer to work on custom engineering opportunities that enable the sale of standard NI Products.  The primary responsibilities of this position are to work with NI customers, sales personnel, engineering teams, alliance partners, and contract manufacturers to define, document, design, deploy and sustain NI products tailored to meet specific customer requirements for large scale turnkey engineering solutions.  The ideal candidate has experience and knowledge regarding NI products and system level design. 

This is a multi-functional role dealing with diverse engineering needs, including the ability to gather requirements, generate specification documents, and interface with alliance partners, contract manufacturers and internal personnel to design, deploy and sustain custom solutions worldwide. This is a high visibility role within NI requiring daily interaction with NI customers, NI Alliance Partners, NI Sales Teams, NI Engineering Teams, and Executive Management.

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Interacting with a wide variety of NI customers, NI staff, external alliance partners and suppliers in support of designing, implementing and sustaining custom solutions
• Generating requirements documents, statements of work and Bills of Materials
• Defining and implementing project plans, managing milestones and holding reviews to ensure systems meet requirements and readiness for deployment
• Specifying, designing, prototyping, testing, and deploying turnkey automated solutions  
• Directing support personnel, managing project technical deliverables, guiding technical decisions and driving field found issues to resolution
• Traveling as needed (possibly up to 25%) domestically and abroad in support of project objectives

Who You Are:

You serve as a strategic partner to build, grow, and maintain profitable and long-lasting relationships with key accounts. You promote a sense of urgency and establish and enforce individual accountability in the team. You use knowledge of the organizational culture to achieve objectives. You model collaboration across the organization.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• B. S. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics or Electronics Engineering Technology

• Minimum of 8 years relevant industry experience in a Hardware Systems Design Role or a Test Engineering Design Role
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering, electronics & computer architecture  
• Understanding of high-level programming languages (LabVIEW, TestStand, C/C++/C#) 
• Demonstrated understanding of the following concepts and principles: 
  • Sources of measurement error
  • Appropriate selection of test and measurement instrumentation and equipment
  • Understanding of schematics and wiring diagrams
  • Integration of hardware and software
  • Bill of Materials creation and review
  • Familiarity with CAD and PCB design tools
  • Statistical analysis of data (Cp, Cpk, GR&R)
  • Cable Harness Design
  • Hands on use of schematic capture tools and PCB design tools
  • Knowledge in Component Supplier Selection
  • Knowledge in Compliance Certifications (CE, UL, TUV, Etc.)
  • Hands on use of NI Hardware Platforms and Instruments
  • Hands on use of NI LabVIEW and Test Stand
• US Person (U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 22 CFR §120) may be considered, ability to work on ITAR projects and qualify for DoD Clearances

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Demonstrated ability to:

  • Work effectively in a diverse, multi-cultural development environment

  • Problem-solve effectively - diagnose technical issues and propose reasonable solutions

  • Lead teams in test and measurement system design

  • Take initiative, be a self-starter, and work independently

  • Persistently drive tasks and lead projects to successful completion

  • Quickly learn applicable technology, systems, and products

• Strong work ethic and dri