Systems Engineer 2 - R&D

About the Company

Waters Corporation is a global leader in life sciences, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, Waters’ innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across biology, chemistry, and physics. Waters collaborates with analytical laboratories around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, assure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combatting growing antibiotic resistance.

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world, advancing the world of health through transformative solutions. Together, we combine a shared culture of relentless innovation with a team of approximately 16,000 colleagues to turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practical, and consistent with objectives.
• Exercises latitude in determining technical objectives of assignments and in selecting techniques and evaluation criteria for resolution based on risk-based assessment (including dFMEA analysis and input into product Hazard Analysis).
• Contributes to the completion and support of specific programs and projects, including product conceptualization and development of work plans to reduce concept to design. Failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions would result in serious program delays.
• Contributes to management of product requirements and high-level design system and subsystem specifications under the direction of a supervising System Integrator, including conceiving, writing, tracing, characterizing, and verifying specification performance.
• Assumes a technical contributor role and works closely with other functional groups, especially assay development and engineering. May provide guidance and work direction to lower project level developers.
• Independently evaluates problems of moderate complexity and applies analytical/scientific principles to fulfill project and business objectives. Designs and performs development activity independently within defined parameters with minimal supervision.
• Develops and tests detailed subsystem workflow step and exception logic to guide software in development of instrument functions as well as to inform Theory of Operation for product/solution.
• Performs various analyses of automated systems including timing studies, control systems, and critical parameter identification and management.
• Collects, records, analyzes, interprets, reports, and presents results to cross-functional colleagues and leaders.
• Automates data processing of structured/unstructured data using programming languages like Python.
• Employs DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) and Technology Development best practices to manage technical risk and impart product robustness and reliability.
• Contributes to system verification and validation activities including protocol writing, execution, and reporting for regulatory submission.
• Contributes to the transition from R&D to manufacturing/service and supports system troubleshooting activities for products in the field.
• Acts as a liaison between R&D and Quality/Reliability/Service functions to inform/support functions based on quality procedures including risk analysis, verification, and validation for specific subsystems.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S in Engineering or Sciences.
• Experience in the development of Lab or Industrial Automation equipment and instrumentation preferred.
• Minimum of two years relevant experience or a combination of education and experience.
• Experience within in vitro diagnostic support/development preferred.

Schedule

This role requires a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain collaboration, innovation, and effective problem-solving.

Pay

Salary range: $75,800.00 - $121,300.00 USD annually.

Location

Primary work location: USA MD - Sparks - 7 Loveton Circle.