Software Test Engineer, Clinical Software

We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer to join our Clinical Systems Development team in our pioneering R&D facility in Wilmslow!

Clinical Systems Development develop Waters Clinical and IVD Systems, Hardware and Software. This is a unique opportunity to get involved in a new organisation, with a mission to delivering customer benefit in the clinical market segment through the evaluation, development and deployment of innovative clinical system capabilities.

By joining our team, you will aid in the design, development and maintenance of software related clinical products though testing for the company, to influence continual technical learning within the department and to ensure that software generated by the company is fit for purpose and meets the customers’ needs.

This is a hybrid role, 3 days in the office, 2 days home.

What can we offer you?

• A plan for your personal development in your own area of specialism, pursuing this with the support of your manager to undertake the training and learning to progress!
• Flexible working and a hybrid approach
• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave
• Private health and dental insurance
• Contributory based pension scheme
• Subsidized membership of onsite gym
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

What will be your responsibilities?

• To test, maintain and review software and document software testing.
• To design, develop and/or maintain test cases relevant to software testing and evaluation.
• Contribute to the generation of automation tests to further improve the speed of software testing.
• Collaborating with team members on software and technical issues.
• To give test support to internal and external users where appropriate.
• Work within and across teams to improve working practices and skill levels

We'd love to hear from you if you have: 

• Proven Software testing experience including developing both manual and automation testcases.
• Passionate about software testing which you can clearly convey by your actions and experiences.
• Technical expertise and experience of working within a recognised quality system.
• Demonstrable ability to address problems in an efficient manner.
• An interest in finding out the background to how things work in detail, to understand implementations and then devising how they could be broken and what obscure things could negatively impact their functionality.
• Superb communication, analysis and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work under own guidance.

Any of the following experience would be desirable but not crucial as we would provide support to you:

• Testing software for analytical instrumentation.
• Test of software for medical devices.

We're actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. But simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We aim to build an inclusive environment, where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of teams reflecting the communities they serve.

We can make reasonable adjustments to our interview process according to your needs. We are proud to offer our employees the opportunity, where we can, to work flexibly.  Please don’t hesitate to ask during the recruitment process around hybrid working and flexibility; we’ll do our best to support you.

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.