Qualifications

We are looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex problems, learning continuously, and creating technology that delivers meaningful value for customers and patients.

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. If your background doesn't align perfectly with every requirement but you believe you can succeed in the role, we encourage you to apply.

We'd Love to Hear From You If You Have

Essential

• Significant experience developing commercial software products in a Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, Software Architect, Technical Lead, or comparable senior technical role.
• Demonstrated experience developing software products within regulated environments, ideally within IVD, healthcare, medical devices, diagnostics, life sciences, or related domains.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, software design principles, and modern engineering practices.
• Experience working within regulated software development environments, including quality, safety, and cybersecurity considerations.
• Experience contributing to software verification, validation, requirements management, traceability, risk management, and software lifecycle activities.
• Ability to influence technical direction across multidisciplinary organisations through expertise, collaboration, and leadership.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience supporting software products through regulatory submissions, inspections, audits, or product approvals.
• Familiarity with standards and regulations such as IEC 62304, ISO 13485, FDA software guidance, EU IVDR, IEC 81001-5-1, or comparable industry frameworks.
• Familiarity with secure software development practices, vulnerability management, Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), threat modelling, or secure-by-design principles.
• Experience with analytical instrumentation, laboratory informatics, clinical workflows, or LC/MS technologies.
• Experience introducing or scaling engineering best practices across teams or organisations.

Why Join Waters?

This role offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of clinical software within a global organisation at the intersection of healthcare, diagnostics, and analytical science.

You'll work alongside experts from multiple disciplines, contribute to products that support laboratories around the world, and help shape the technologies, architectures, engineering practices, and cybersecurity foundations that will underpin the next generation of clinical and diagnostic solutions.

For the right individual, this role provides the opportunity to have a lasting impact on products, people, and engineering culture while remaining hands-on with complex technical challenges.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We're committed to building diverse teams and creating an environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and able to do their best work.

We believe innovation thrives when people bring different experiences, perspectives, and ways of thinking together. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and encourage those who may not meet every listed requirement to apply.

We're happy to discuss reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and will do our best to support individual needs.

Please feel free to ask about hybrid working and flexibility during the recruitment process.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for more than 60 years. With more than 7,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.