Software Development Principal Engineer

Waters Corporation is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science.

Software Development Principal Engineer

Overview

To develop and maintain software as part of an agile delivery team 

Responsibilities

Role specific:

•     Create, maintain, test and document code with minimal supervision.
•     Have written software the controls hardware. Application level and not device driver level.
•     Give software and technical support to internal and external users where appropriate.
•     Help to maintain automated test scripts – unit, component, API tests, workflow tests and UI tests using relevant mock-ups and be responsible for ensuring they run without failure.
•     Carry out all responsibilities in accordance with the Quality Policy and all applicable procedures including a team’s definition of done.
•     Participate in and give feedback in team ceremonies and meetings.
•     Actively participate in learning and sharing activities either during informal or formal training. 
•     Work with your team to harmonize process and practice where appropriate.
•     Comply with all company policies and procedures and system requirements.

Individual

• Maintain the effectiveness of the Quality system at the sites via adherence to applicable policies and procedures.
• Complete Quality System related actions in a timely manner according to procedures e.g. CAPA, NCR
• Adhere to Environmental, Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Qualifications/Education required:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (or equivalent) in science, computing engineering subjects. 

Experience required:

•     7-10 years Development experience in C++/C#.NET.
•     5-7 years’ experience writing software applications that control hardware.
•     5-7 years’ experience in Object Oriented design, along with UML diagramming.
•     Experience of Docker, Github and Specflow highly desirable.
•     Proven understanding and application of technical standards.
•     Experience of working with a recognised quality system.
•     Experience in use of AI in code development

Aptitude/skills required:

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to analyze and solve complex problems.
• Demonstrable knowledge of software engineering practices such as unit testing, TDD, CI/CD, SOLID etc…

Authorities:

•     Can perform development tasks under an appropriate level of guidance.
•     Can review and electronically sign documents as required by development processes.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide. 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.