Senior Electrical Engineer

Overview

Waters Corporation is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to become a key contributor to our Development Engineering Team for Analytical Instruments in Goleta, California. In this role, the individual will work in a multidisciplinary environment where electronics intersects with optics, physics, firmware, software, mechanical design, and chemistry, the engineer will be responsible for the design, analysis, integration, and test of electrical subsystems and complete instruments from concept through production.

This is an onsite position, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of analog, digital, and mixed-signal electronic circuits, printed circuit boards, cable assemblies, and electrical architectures for analytical instruments.
• Create and maintain schematics, PCB layouts, wiring diagrams, bills of material, and technical documentation using Altium Designer or a comparable electrical design package.
• Develop and evaluate embedded firmware using embedded C, VHDL, or Verilog, and use scripting tools to support automated test and engineering data analysis.
• Plan and execute design verification, subsystem testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis for issues found in engineering, manufacturing, service, supplier, or customer environments.
• Support current products by processing Engineering Change Orders, maintaining controlled design documentation, and addressing critical component lifecycle, quality, and availability risks.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Service, Quality, Supply Chain, software, firmware, mechanical engineering, and suppliers to transition designs into reliable production solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers, contribute to design reviews and electrical engineering best practices, and perform additional related tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline.

Experience:

• Typically requires at least 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 3 years with a Master’s degree; or equivalent relevant experience.

Skills:

• Proficiency with Altium Designer or a comparable schematic-capture and PCB-layout package.
• Experience designing and debugging analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits and electronic modules.
• Hands-on ability to build and test prototypes, cables, boards, and breadboard circuits, including soldering and rework of surface-mount components.
• Experience with embedded C and familiarity with VHDL or Verilog.
• Experience performing engineering analysis and presenting test results using Excel, Python, or equivalent tools.
• Experience with ECOs, revision control, and PDM/PLM-based product configuration processes.
• Strong communication, technical documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with scientific, laboratory, optical, or precision instrumentation is preferred.