# Instrumentation Engineer

**Company:** [Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/ueFLwNCv5REbgH67kAfRbf.md)
**Location:** Richburg, United States
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Lab Operations

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## Description

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is seeking a hands-on, curious **Instrumentation Engineer** to join our research team at the IBHS Research Center in Richburg, SC — home to one of the world's few full-scale test chambers capable of recreating hurricanes, hailstorms, wildfire ember exposure, and other severe weather in a controlled laboratory setting. In this role, you will design, build, integrate, and improve the sensing, actuation, and data acquisition systems that power our large-scale testing. Your work directly supports research that makes homes and businesses more resilient against severe weather.

This is a great fit for an engineer who enjoys working with real hardware — someone who likes to figure out how a system works, make it better, and see the results in action.

### What You'll Do

-   Design, install, calibrate, and maintain instrumentation used in laboratory and field testing, including a wide range of analog and digital sensors.
-   Select, integrate, and control actuators such as servo motors, solenoid valves, and other electromechanical devices.
-   Develop and maintain data acquisition (DAQ) systems, primarily using National Instruments hardware and LabVIEW software.
-   Prototype and support measurement and control solutions using microcontroller platforms (e.g., Arduino) and other embedded systems where appropriate.
-   Read, create, and update wiring diagrams and support electrical and mechanical design of test setups.
-   Troubleshoot and resolve instrumentation and electronics issues quickly to keep research on schedule.
-   Evaluate existing systems and identify opportunities to improve accuracy, reliability, and performance.
-   Collaborate with engineers, scientists, and technicians to develop new instrumentation solutions for novel test programs.
-   Maintain accurate records of calibration, maintenance, and system configurations.
-   Follow safety standards and protocols in all lab and field activities.

## Requirements

What We're Looking For

-   **Bachelor's degree in engineering required; Master's degree preferred.** Mechanical or electrical engineering are the preferred disciplines; closely related fields such as mechatronics, aerospace engineering, computer engineering, or engineering technology are also welcome.
-   **2–5 years of experience** with instrumentation, measurement, or electromechanical systems (relevant graduate research or strong hands-on project experience may count toward this).
-   Experience with analog and digital sensors (e.g., pressure, load, displacement, temperature) and signal conditioning.
-   Experience with actuators, including servo motors, solenoids, and solenoid valves.
-   Experience with data acquisition systems — National Instruments hardware and LabVIEW architecture strongly preferred; experience with Arduino or similar platforms is a plus.
-   Strong hands-on skills: wiring, assembly, testing, and troubleshooting of electromechanical systems.
-   Familiarity with mechanical and electrical design and the ability to interpret wiring diagrams and drawings.
-   Eligible to work in the United States.

Nice to Have

-   Experience with Python or MATLAB for data processing and analysis.
-   Familiarity with CAD tools for design of fixtures or test setups.
-   Experience collaborating with scientists, lab technicians, or multidisciplinary engineering teams.

## Benefits

-   Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
-   Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
-   Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
-   Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
-   Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
-   Short Term & Long Term Disability
-   Training & Development