Lead Software Developer

TA Instruments is a world-leading Scientific Instrumentation company with a focus on Material Characterization.   

Electric Cars, 3D Printing, safer and higher capacity batteries, more environmentally compatible materials, candy that melts in your mouth and not your hands, paint that goes on smooth and dries without streaks, even the perfect crunch to your French fries.... What do these all have in common?  Material Science! 

Our instruments are pivotal in the design of materials used in every aspect of life.  Our software enables the scientists and technicians to maximize the value of material analysis, whether to ensure production quality standards or accelerate the research and design of new materials.  

We are looking for an experienced Lead Software Developer to join our Research and Development team at our New Castle Delaware site to play a critical role driving our Thermal Analysis and Rheology software solutions towards the future of material science.  This role will include developing product architecture, making implementation technology decisions, and extending and enhancing software running on instruments as well as clients computing environments within a cross-functional environment.  Sense of initiative and “can-do” attitude are highly critical for this position. 

• Design, develop, and test instrument system software to co-exist and integrate seamlessly with distributed firmware and hardware elements following API-first principles. 
• Model lead developer behavior through building system-level product perspective, establishing and following development best-practices, participating in, and initiating of code and design reviews, and coaching of junior members. 
• Interface with product stakeholders to drive and refine requirements through proactive planning and defining of short-term and long-term deliverables. 
• Drive discussions on requirement refinement bringing the technology viewpoint into the solutions. 
• Develop long and short-term strategies for developing software, organizing the workload, and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget while meeting quality standards and business objectives. 
• Track project progress and provide regular reports to leadership. 
• Ensure that products/projects delivered meet customer requirements and specifications. 

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 over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 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.