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Data Acquisition Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 17+ data acquisition jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and compressed weeks—for a better work-life balance. 5 new this week. Hiring companies include Panthalassa, United Launch Alliance, and University of Manchester.

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9-day fortnights 6
compressed weeks 2
generous PTO 2
unlimited PTO 8
best places to work 1

Updated October 7, 2026

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Research Staff, Data Science

5mo

Deepgram · Remote · USA

60 · GoodUnlimited PTO$150k – $220k

Scientist, Integration and Test Engineering

NEW

L3Harris Technologies · Onsite · Rochester, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Research Associate in Electromagnetic Non-Destructive Evaluation and Inspection

University of Manchester · Hybrid · Manchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed Work Week

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Research Associate

University of Manchester · Hybrid · Manchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed Work Week

Systems Test Engineer 3

United Launch Alliance · Hybrid · Centennial, CO, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight$100k – $166k

Systems Test Engineer 2

United Launch Alliance · Hybrid · Centennial, CO, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight$82k – $136k

Engineer Instrumentation & Control MFE

General Atomics · Onsite · San Diego, CA, USA

58 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Technical Studentship - Applied Physics 2027-1

2mo

CERN · Onsite · Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

64 · GoodGenerous PTOCHF 3k

R&D Manager - LabVIEW Controls Systems

2mo

Helion · Onsite · Everett, WA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$162k – $192k

Head of Data Partnerships

1mo

ZoomInfo · Hybrid · Waltham, MA, USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$144k – $226k

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Marine Operations

1mo

Panthalassa · Onsite · Portland, OR, USA

54 · DecentUnlimited PTO$175k – $200k

Senior Marine Engineer, Marine Operations

1mo

Panthalassa · Onsite · Portland, OR, USA

54 · DecentUnlimited PTO$180k – $230k

Mechanical Engineer, Marine Operations

1mo

Panthalassa · Onsite · Portland, OR, USA

54 · DecentUnlimited PTO$125k – $175k

Instrumentation Technician

3mo

Venus Aerospace · Onsite · Houston, TX, USA

54 · DecentUnlimited PTO

Sr. Test Engineer (Gasification R&D)

4mo

Arbor Energy · Onsite · San Bernardino, CA, USA

54 · DecentUnlimited PTO$150k – $175k

Instrumentation Engineer

5mo

Venus Aerospace · Onsite · Houston, TX, USA

54 · DecentUnlimited PTO

Test Engineer (High-Pressure Gas Systems)

5mo

Arbor Energy · Onsite · San Bernardino, CA, USA

54 · DecentUnlimited PTO$130k – $150k

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Data Acquisition on this page include Panthalassa, United Launch Alliance, and University of Manchester. Data Acquisition roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Data Acquisition is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Data Acquisition roles span the full seniority range — we list 19 open roles requiring Data Acquisition across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Data Acquisition hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Data Acquisition roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Data Acquisition candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Data Acquisition on current listings.