Systems Engineer II

Summary

Waters Corporation is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies. As a Systems Engineer within the Next Generation Liquid Chromatography Systems Group, you will play a pivotal role in creating industry-leading chromatography solutions, collaborating with various teams to define product capabilities and guide technical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Management, Marketing, and Engineering teams to define next-generation liquid chromatography products and customer solutions
• Translate customer, business, and market needs into clear, testable, and traceable system requirements
• Develop and maintain system requirements, product requirements, interface definitions, and traceability documentation throughout the product development lifecycle
• Partner with software, electrical, mechanical, scientific, and manufacturing teams to develop innovative system-level solutions
• Support system architecture development and technical decision-making by evaluating design alternatives, tradeoffs, and risks
• Lead cross-functional discussions to align requirements, resolve technical challenges, and drive project execution
• Develop system verification and validation strategies, test plans, and acceptance criteria
• Perform hands-on testing, integration, troubleshooting, and performance characterization of prototype and production systems
• Investigate system-level issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive corrective actions to resolution
• Support risk management activities by identifying technical risks and developing mitigation strategies
• Promote systems engineering best practices including requirements management, systems integration, design verification, and traceability
• Provide technical leadership within project teams and mentor junior engineers in systems engineering methodologies
• Support successful commercialization of industry-leading chromatography solutions from concept through product launch

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physical Sciences, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline
• 3+ years of experience in systems engineering, product development, analytical instrumentation, or multidisciplinary engineering environments
• Demonstrated experience developing complex hardware and software products from concept through commercialization
• Experience translating customer needs and business objectives into system requirements and product capabilities
• Experience working across multiple engineering disciplines, including software, electrical, mechanical, and scientific teams
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, including requirements development, requirements decomposition, traceability, integration, verification, validation, and risk management
• Experience planning and executing system-level testing and troubleshooting activities
• Excellent problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate across organizational boundaries
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and influence outcomes without direct authority
• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical field
• Direct experience designing, developing, integrating, servicing, supporting, or operating HPLC, UHPLC, liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, or other analytical instrumentation platforms strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of chromatography workflows, laboratory operations, and customer applications in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, chemical, food, environmental, or clinical markets
• Experience developing complex electromechanical products involving fluidics, sensors, automation, software, firmware, and data systems
• Experience with system architecture, technology development, and new product introduction activities
• Familiarity with cybersecurity, connectivity, cloud-enabled products, laboratory informatics, and data management platforms
• Experience with Design Controls, Risk Management, Verification & Validation, and regulated product development processes
• Experience using requirements management and systems engineering tools such as Jama, DOORS, Polarion, Azure DevOps, or equivalent
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional technical activities
• Knowledge of liquid chromatography system design considerations such as solvent delivery, sample management, detector technologies, thermal management, and laboratory workflow integration

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physical Sciences, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline
• 3+ years of experience in systems engineering, product development, analytical instrumentation, or multidisciplinary engineering environments
• Demonstrated experience developing complex hardware and software products from concept through commercialization
• Experience translating customer needs and business objectives into system requirements and product capabilities
• Experience working across multiple engineering disciplines, including software, electrical, mechanical, and scientific teams
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, including requirements development, requirements decomposition, traceability, integration, verification, validation, and risk management
• Experience planning and executing system-level testing and troubleshooting activities
• Excellent problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate across organizational boundaries
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and influence outcomes without direct authority

Nice to Haves

• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical field
• Direct experience designing, developing, integrating, servicing, supporting, or operating HPLC, UHPLC, liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, or other analytical instrumentation platforms strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of chromatography workflows, laboratory operations, and customer applications in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, chemical, food, environmental, or clinical markets
• Experience developing complex electromechanical products involving fluidics, sensors, automation, software, firmware, and data systems
• Experience with system architecture, technology development, and new product introduction activities
• Familiarity with cybersecurity, connectivity, cloud-enabled products, laboratory informatics, and data management platforms
• Experience with Design Controls, Risk Management, Verification & Validation, and regulated product development processes
• Experience using requirements management and systems engineering tools such as Jama, DOORS, Polarion, Azure DevOps, or equivalent
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional technical activities
• Knowledge of liquid chromatography system design considerations such as solvent delivery, sample management, detector technologies, thermal management, and laboratory workflow integration