Senior Embedded Systems Engineer, Instrumentation & Controls

Waters Corporation; Holloway Terrace (DE); On-site; USD 126,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Waters Corporation is seeking a Senior Embedded Software / Systems Integration Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and optimize instrument platforms. This role blends embedded software with electronics, mechanics, controls, and scientific applications to deliver innovative instrumentation solutions.

The engineer will own features from concept through delivery, collaborate across teams to drive architecture, and apply systems thinking to resolve complex behaviors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 5+ years of experience in embedded systems development.
• Experience developing and integrating embedded technologies within complex physical products or electromechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software systems for instrument platforms.
• Lead the integration and validation of embedded software within complex electromechanical instrument systems.
• Collaborate across firmware, electrical, mechanical, systems, software, and applications engineering teams to deliver complete instrument solutions.
• Take ownership of features and subsystems from concept through architecture, implementation, integration, validation, and release.
• Investigate complex system behaviors and apply systems thinking to identify root causes and drive effective resolutions.
• Analyze interactions between software, electronics, sensors, motors, control systems, or mechanical subsystems to ensure reliable performance.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Continuously build expertise in new technologies and instrument subsystems to improve product capabilities.

Skills

C/C++ development

Embedded software

RTOS

Embedded Linux

Systems integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in EE/CE/CS

Tools

NXP microcontrollers

STMicroelectronics MCUs

Bare-metal/RTOS environments

Embedded Linux

Job description

Waters Corporation is seeking a Senior Embedded Software / Systems Integration Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and optimize instrument platforms. This role blends embedded software with electronics, mechanics, controls, and scientific applications to deliver innovative instrumentation solutions.

The engineer will own features from concept through delivery, collaborate across teams to drive architecture, and apply systems thinking to resolve complex behaviors.