# Instrumentation Engineer
**Company:** [Nominal](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/nominal)
**Location:** New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Austin, TX
**Salary:** $120K-$230K
**Skills:** Python, Scpi, Pyvisa, Pyserial, Ni-Daqmx, Visa, Serial Communication, C, Rust, Labview
**Posted:** 2026-03-05
> Develops and deploys Python software to interface with test stand instruments, flight computers, and control systems for seamless data acquisition in aerospace and defense environments. Requires strong hardware-software integration skills and hands-on troubleshooting in high-stakes settings.
## Job Description
## What You’ll Do
- Develop & Deploy: Write Python-based software to interface with customer test stand instruments using SCPI, PyVISA, PySerial, and NI-DAQmx.
- Integrate Systems: Automate data collection and control processes for a wide range of aerospace and defense test environments.
- Support Critical Missions: Work directly with customers to ensure their test setups are optimized and fully operational.
- Problem Solve in Real Time: Troubleshoot hardware-software interfaces in dynamic, high-stakes environments.
- Shape the Future: Define best practices for integrating Connect with real-world hardware, directly influencing Nominal’s product roadmap.

## Who You Are
**Hands-on Hardware Experience:** Comfortable working with data acquisition systems (DAQs), flight computers, and test stand instruments.

**Software Proficiency:** Strong Python skills, with experience in VISA, SCPI, Serial communication, and systems-level programming (C or Rust).

**Engineering Mindset:** Able to read hardware manuals, interpret communication protocols, and implement effective software solutions.

**Problem Solver:** Thrive in dynamic environments where troubleshooting and persistence are key.

**Technical Communication:** Ability to translate complex system requirements into clear, actionable solutions.

**Nice-to-haves:**
- Experience with Commercial Test Tools: Familiarity with LabVIEW, FlexLogger, or Veristand.
- Experience in High-Performance Environments: Background in propulsion test stands, flight testing, or experimental physics labs.
- College Engineering Leadership: Former lead of solar car, F1 racing, or robotics teams.

## Compensation
The base pay range for this role is $120,000 – $230,000 per year.
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