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Instrumentation Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 32+ instrumentation jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 4 new this week. Hiring companies include CERN, ConocoPhillips, and WaterNSW.

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Senior Customer Engineer (LATAM)

Mixpanel · Remote · USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Manager II, Engineering- Analytics Engineering, Core Data Science

11d

Pinterest · Remote · USA

60 · GoodUnlimited PTO$177k – $365k

ICA & SCADA Engineer

Parsons Corporation · Onsite · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight

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ATLAS Detector Cooling Engineer

CERN · Onsite · Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

64 · GoodGenerous PTOCHF 5k – CHF 6k

I&E Technician

Marathon Petroleum · Onsite · Elk City, OK, USA

58 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Automation Technician

ConocoPhillips · Onsite · Carlsbad, NM or Hobbs, NM

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Scientist, Integration and Test Engineer

L3Harris Technologies · Onsite · Palm Bay, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Instrumentation & Controls Electrician

14d

WaterNSW · Onsite · Tumut, NSW +3 more

70 · Great9 Day FortnightA$117k – A$129k

Instrumentation & Controls Electrician

14d

WaterNSW · Hybrid · Dubbo, New South Wales +3 more

70 · Great9 Day FortnightA$116k – A$129k

Automation Technician

11d

ConocoPhillips · Onsite · Loving, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Firmware & FPGA Development Engineer

15d

CERN · Onsite · Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

64 · GoodGenerous PTOCHF 6k – CHF 7k

Technical Studentship - Applied Physics 2027-1

2mo

CERN · Onsite · Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

64 · GoodGenerous PTOCHF 3k

Android Engineer - Experience

3mo

Spotify · Hybrid · London or Stockholm

64 · GoodGenerous PTO

Instrument & Electrical Designer

18d

Five-D · Onsite · New Plymouth, New Zealand

63 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Automation Specialist

24d

ConocoPhillips · Onsite · Loving, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Electronics Engineer 2

1mo

United Launch Alliance · Hybrid · Centennial, CO, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight$82k – $136k

Instrumentation & Controls Engineer 3

3mo

United Launch Alliance · Hybrid · Centennial, CO, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

SCADA Systems Analyst

1mo

City of Santa Monica · Onsite · Santa Monica, CA, USA

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$115k – $142k

Principal Electrical Engineer - RF

2mo

Helion · Onsite · Everett, WA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$235k – $270k

Principal Experimental Scientist

2mo

Helion · Onsite · Everett, WA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$230k – $270k

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Employers hiring for Instrumentation on this page include CERN, ConocoPhillips, and WaterNSW. Instrumentation roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that offer a 4-day week or another flexible schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Instrumentation is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Instrumentation roles on this page span seniority levels, from entry-level and mid-level through senior, lead, and staff or principal positions. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above to the ones that fit you.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Instrumentation hiring managers at companies that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules 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.

Pay depends on the role, seniority, location, and employer — not on the schedule alone. Instrumentation roles in tech and data typically command premium rates, and specific ranges depend on seniority 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 Instrumentation candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for employers that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules — those teams rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Instrumentation on current listings.

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