NI starts recruiting for Penang

National Instruments (NI) is commencing recruitment for its new R&D and operations facility in Penang, Malaysia. The company is on the hunt for experienced engineers to fill R&D positions such as section manager as well as digital, analog, mechanical and software technical leads to work on a line of embedded controllers. Once hired, the new employees will travel to the company’s headquarters in Austin, Texas, to receive training from NI R&D staff.

“Malaysia offers an exceptionally skilled workforce that can help National Instruments provide engineers and scientists with the hardware and software they need to NI starts recruiting for Penang develop the innovative applications that are improving our world,” said Robert Canik, vice president of R&D for instrument and distributed control at National Instruments.

The company also has finalized its agreement with Penang to purchase land for the facility, which will eventually employ 1,500 people in manufacturing, product development, R&D, shared services, IT and finance positions.

The 17 acres of land, which is a US$10 million investment, is in Bayan Lepas, an industrial area home to several global hightech companies. National Instruments is developing the Penang facility as part of its ongoing plan to expand global operations.