1. 1 ni.com The University of Texas HKN January 28, 2015 SW: Roger Chen, William Earle HW: Michelle Denny

2. 2 ni.com Overview Introduction Career Opportunities Benefits Questions

3. 3 ni.com National Instruments – Quick Facts Founded: 1976 2013 Revenue: $1.17B Global Operations: Offices in nearly 50 countries Employee Count: ~7,100 Customer Base: 35,000+ companies served annually Diversity: No industry comprises more than 15% of revenue

4. 4 ni.com National Instruments – Top Commitments Invest 16% of revenue back into R&D Donate 2% of pretax profits to primarily education initiatives Maintain employee turnover rate at 25% lower than market average Reduce carbon emissions per employee by 10% by 2023

5. 5 ni.com NI Graphical System Design Approach to Automated Test Traditional SolutionPXI Solution  Lower cost  Higher performance  Smaller size  Flexibility  Easily upgradable design  User-defined solution

6. 6 ni.com Empowering Users Through Software LEGO ® MINDSTORMS ® NXT “the smartest, coolest toy of the year” CERN Large Hadron Collider “the most powerful instrument on earth” Providing unique differentiation and preserving customer investments

7. 7 ni.com From Kindergarten…

8. 8 ni.com To Rocket Science…

9. 9 ni.com … and safely back

10. 10 ni.com Engineering Grand Challenges Advance health informatics Engineer better medicines Enhance virtual reality Engineer the tools of scientific discovery Provide access to clean water Advance personalized learning Reverse-engineer the brain Develop carbon sequestration methods Make solar energy economical Provide energy from fusion Restore and improve urban infrastructure Prevent nuclear terror Secure cyberspaceManage the nitrogen cycle IV Drift Pump Cheap Solar Panels Distance Learning Hadron Collider Costa Rica Rain Forest Tokomak Plasma Control Material Monitoring Olympic Stadium Safety Cancer Detection Advanced Purification CO 2 Storage Spectral Monitoring Infant Brain Scans Xbox Testing

11. 11 ni.com NI in medicine … National Instruments LabVIEW and R-Series are used by OptiMedica for controlling 532nm laser pulses for retinal photocoagulation to help save the vision of patients suffering from diabetes. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness for people ages 20 to 74.

12. 12 ni.com Did you know … Shiner beer is brewed using the power of LabVIEW. The Shiner brewery uses National Instruments control and imaging software to manage many areas of their plant including water purification, filtration, and bottling.

13. 13 ni.com Did you know … Boeing uses National Instruments PXI, dynamic signal analyzers, and LabVIEW to perform phased array data acquisition for flyover tests. These tests help Boeing evaluate new designs for reducing commercial jet noise during takeoff. 200x300 Foot Area

14. 14 ni.com Did you know … Microsoft selected LabVIEW and PXI to be the center of their test solution for its Xbox and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system controllers. The virtual instrumentation solution was deployed to the production line for the functional test of every Xbox controller.

15. 15 ni.com Career Opportunities at NI Engineering Leadership Program (ELP) Software Engineering Hardware Engineering Both Full-time and Internships

16. 16 ni.com We recruit and develop leadership for the future. We expect ELP Engineers to assume a leadership role in the department – this isn’t just lip service. For example, you will be able to: Become a Team Leader or Team Manager Serve as a technical Go-To for the department Develop and teach department-wide training Become a recruiting leader by hosting and mentoring younger engineers Work closely with professors to develop curriculum

17. 17 ni.com ELP Tracks (“Majors”) Technical Sales Technical consultant for NI Positions outside of Austin, Texas, available Product Marketing Requires technical knowledge and interest in working with customers Opportunities for travel Develop and present seminars, demos, etc. Project Management Manage a group of R&D Engineers Customer Education 1% Marketing 27% Manufacturing 5% Sales 24% Research and Development 43%

18. 18 ni.com Research & Development Product ownership: “Circle of Life” Software Engineering Hardware drivers Application development Hardware Engineering Digital Analog

19. 19 ni.com Driver Software Engineering Work with hardware engineers to define, prototype, and develop products C, C++, LabVIEW, Python Wide range of operating systems

20. 20 ni.com Application Software Engineering Challenging design tasks Graphical interfaces Application performance Memory management Threading Algorithm development Primary language: C#/C++ Some engineers develop exclusively in LabVIEW Development platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux

21. 21 ni.com 1 Hz to 26.5 GHz I/O hardware Exciting, cutting edge products Follow the project from concept to production Design ownership Hardware Engineering

22. 22 ni.com Digital Hardware Engineering Digital interfaces Bus (PCI, PCI Express, PXI, PXI Express USB, Ethernet, etc.) Processor / Memory Digital Logic FPGA / CPLD ASIC Typically written in VHDL Schematic and board- level development and validation

23. 23 ni.com Analog Hardware Engineering Common designs Amplification stages Filters Power supplies ADC and DAC interfaces RF Schematic and board-level development and validation

24. 24 ni.com Benefits Flexible hours No dress code Job security Relaxed environment Work-life balance Career mobility Employee development

25. 25 ni.com Benefits Deck parties Beer:30 NI GRAD Sports leagues and sponsorship Donations and volunteering Company picnic

26. 26 ni.com Upcoming Events Career Fair (EXPO) Friday, February 6, 2015 Info Session Thursday, February 12, 2015 Interviews Thursday, February 19, 2015 Friday, February 20, 2015

27. 27 ni.com W HAT Q UESTIONS D O Y OU H AVE ?