Instrumentation & Control Systems Engineer (LabVIEW)
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title. No Job ID heading. We must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Also remove application instructions (like email, file types, etc). Also remove duplicated lines. Must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We need to include sections only if posting has real specific content.
Let's parse the posting:
Overview: description of group, role. Could be "About the role" section.
Responsibilities: list of duties.
Basic Qualifications: could be "Requirements" or "Qualifications". The instruction says use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide mapping. Probably "Requirements" for basic qualifications, "Qualifications" for preferred qualifications, "Skills" maybe for technical skills? But we can combine. The instruction: "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can use those headings as appropriate. We should not create empty sections.
We have content:
- Overview: description of group and role. Could go under "About the role".
- Responsibilities: bullet list.
- Basic Qualifications: list.
- Preferred Qualifications: list.
- Special Requirements: security clearance etc. Could be part of Requirements? Might be separate but we don't have a heading for Special Requirements; we could fold into Requirements or Qualifications. Probably include under Requirements (or Qualifications). Since we have both Requirements and Qualifications headings, we can put Basic Qualifications under Requirements, Preferred Qualifications under Qualifications.
- About ORNL: description of org, benefits, etc. Could be under Benefits (specific benefits listed). Also includes pay? Not specific pay. It mentions competitive pay and benefits programs but no specific numbers. So we should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It does not give specific pay, so omit Pay.
- Benefits: they list many benefits: medical, retirement, flexible work hours, on-site fitness, etc. So we can create Benefits section with that list.
- Schedule: mentions flexible work environment, onsite presence, flexible work hours. Could be Schedule section? It says "flexible work environment that supports both the organization and the employee." Not specific schedule like shift. Might be considered Schedule. But we should only create Schedule if posting actually states them. It mentions flexible work hours, so we can include Schedule with that detail.
- Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, onsite presence. Could be part of About the role or maybe not needed as heading. Could be included in About the role paragraph.
- Relocation assistance: mention relocation package. Could be part of Benefits? Might be separate but we don't have a heading for Relocation. Could fold into Benefits.
- Other boilerplate: EEO, E-Verify, etc remove.
- Application instructions: email, file types, etc remove.
- Also mention "This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days..." remove.
Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no /. Use for each section heading, then content:
for each section heading, then content:
for prose,
- for lists.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the specifics: e.g., responsibilities list items exactly as given (maybe slight rewording? Must preserve detail, not summarizing away. We can keep the bullet points as is, maybe slight formatting but keep the content.
Let's extract responsibilities bullet points:
- Develop, maintain, and optimize LabVIEW-based software for data acquisition, monitoring, and control applications across new and existing systems.
- Lead the design, integration, and deployment of real-time monitoring and control software solutions to enable safe, reliable, and efficient system operations.
- Manage software products throughout the full application lifecycle, including requirements development, architecture/design implementation, testing, configuration management, and issues management.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to translate system requirements into actionable software designs and ensure delivered solutions meet performance and reliability targets
- Contribute to the design and implementation of DAQ hardware solutions, including electrical interfaces, instrument selection, measurement strategies, time synchronization, and signal conditioning methods.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including software design descriptions, configuration management plans, verification test procedures, and user guides.
- Work closely with management and technical leadership to define work scope and establish project schedules.
- Prepare systems for installation, support field deployment, and resolve real-time operational issues
- Ensure all work complies with safety, security, and quality requirements.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, professional development activities, technical training to strengthen core capabilities.
- Provide mentorship, technical guidance, and code reviews to promote software engineering best practices within the team
Note some lines have missing period etc. We'll keep as is.
Basic Qualifications list:
- BS degree or higher in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or closely related engineering discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience developing industrial monitoring and control applications or high-performance data acquisition applications utilizing National Instruments (NI) hardware platforms or other LabVIEW-based solutions.
- Demonstrated experience leading software development projects and collaborating with software development teams.
- Strong proficiency in LabVIEW design patterns, frameworks, modular programming practices, and software‑architecture development.
- Experience developing real-time embedded applications for CompactRIO, PXI/PXIe, sbRIO, or similar IPC/PAC targets.
- Proficient with standard measurement and test equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, signal generators, process meters)
- Experience using modern version-control and CI/DC platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
- Ability to implement unit testing, author verification and validation (V&V) procedures, and lead structured verification activities.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, manage conflicting priorities, and deliver work on schedule
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance which requires US Citizenship.
Preferred Qualifications list:
- NI Certification(s) such as CLD, CLED, or CLA.
- Experience developing software interfaces for ADCs, communication modules, signal conditioning hardware, power‑supply controllers, motor‑drive components, memory devices, or other embedded hardware components.
- Familiar with SCADA systems, PLC‑based process control systems, and distributed control architectures.
- Experience with industrial communication protocols such as TCP/IP, OPC UA, EtherCAT, EtherNET/IP, RS-232/485, Profibus, or CAN/CANOpen.
- Knowledge of process systems including vacuum systems, cooling loops, flow/pressure control, pneumatic systems, or motor‑drive operations
- Demonstrated experience applying Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Design Control, and Configuration Management best practices in regulated or high‑reliability environments
Special Requirements (security clearance etc) we already included DOE Q clearance in basic qualifications. Also HSPD-12 PIV badge, WSAP drug testing. Could be added to Requirements maybe as a separate bullet.
We could add under Requirements: "Ability to obtain and maintain HSPD‑12 PIV badge, DOE Q clearance, including participation in the Workplace Substance Abuse Program (WSAP), which requires pre‑placement and random drug testing."
Now About ORNL paragraph: we need to keep substantive info: description of ORNL as DOE lab, 80-year legacy, 7000 employees, goal, environment, competitive pay and benefits, list of benefits, employee amenities, relocation assistance, flexible work environment, location Oak Ridge TN, onsite presence.
We should not include boilerplate like EEO, E-Verify, accommodation email, file types, etc.
We need to create Benefits section with list of benefits: Prescription Drug Plan, Dental Plan, Vision Plan, 401(k) Retirement Plan, Contributory Pension Plan, Life Insurance, Disability Benefits, Generous Vacation and Holidays, Parental Leave, Legal Insurance with Identity Theft Protection, Employee Assistance Plan, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Wellness Programs, Educational Assistance, Relocation Assistance, Employee Discounts. Also mention on-site fitness, banking, cafeteria facilities as employee amenities. Also flexible work hours.
We could also include "competitive pay and benefits programs" but not specific pay.
Schedule section: mention flexible work environment, onsite presence, flexible work hours.
Now About the role section: combine overview paragraphs.
Let's craft:
About the role
The Electrical, Instrumentation, and Controls Engineering (EICE) group within the Enrichment Science and Engineering Division (ESED) seeks an Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Systems Engineer to develop LabVIEW‑based data acquisition, monitoring, and control solutions for enrichment systems and testbeds. ESED serves as the national steward for gas‑centrifuge technology and the expansion of the nation’s stable‑isotope production capabilities. The EI&C group applies modern hardware and software engineering methods to design, integrate, and sustain reliable, high‑performance solutions that advance enrichment technologies and isotope‑production systems. The selected candidate will play a key role in designing, fabricating, integrating, and commissioning mission essential instrumentation and control software components, while collaborating closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure system performance, safety, and operational excellence.
That seems good. Now Responsibilities:Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and optimize LabVIEW-based software for data acquisition, monitoring, and control applications across new and existing systems.
- Lead the design, integration, and deployment of real-time monitoring and control software solutions to enable safe, reliable, and efficient system operations.
- Manage software products throughout the full application lifecycle, including requirements development, architecture/design implementation, testing, configuration management, and issues management.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to translate system requirements into actionable software designs and ensure delivered solutions meet performance and reliability targets
- Contribute to the design and implementation of DAQ hardware solutions, including electrical interfaces, instrument selection, measurement strategies, time synchronization, and signal conditioning methods.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including software design descriptions, configuration management plans, verification test procedures, and user guides.
- Work closely with management and technical leadership to define work scope and establish project schedules.
- Prepare systems for installation, support field deployment, and resolve real-time operational issues
- Ensure all work complies with safety, security, and quality requirements.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, professional development activities, technical training to strengthen core capabilities.
- Provide mentorship, technical guidance, and code reviews to promote software engineering best practices within the team
Requirements
- BS degree or higher in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or closely related engineering discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience developing industrial monitoring and control applications or high-performance data acquisition applications utilizing National Instruments (NI) hardware platforms or other LabVIEW-based solutions.
- Demonstrated experience leading software development projects and collaborating with software development teams.
- Strong proficiency in LabVIEW design patterns, frameworks, modular programming practices, and software‑architecture development.
- Experience developing real-time embedded applications for CompactRIO, PXI/PXIe, sbRIO, or similar IPC/PAC targets.
- Proficient with standard measurement and test equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, signal generators, process meters)
- Experience using modern version-control and CI/DC platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
- Ability to implement unit testing, author verification and validation (V&V) procedures, and lead structured verification activities.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, manage conflicting priorities, and deliver work on schedule
- Ability