Waters Corporation is always looking to hire outstanding future talent for our company. The TA Instruments Software R&D team is looking to hire a summer intern out of our New Castle, DE headquarters. This internship is a phenomenal opportunity to gain real-world experience while working at the world's leading specialty measurement company. This internship will last approximately ten weeks, and the program will commence in the summer of 2026.

Waters is laser-focused on:

Groundbreaking Life-Science Innovation: With our scientific expertise, we aim to solve problems that matter. We develop innovative analytical technologies to catalyze groundbreaking advancements in drug discovery, propel clinical development, and ensure the safety and quality of both small and large molecule therapies, including novel modalities such as Cell & Gene Therapy and mRNA.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Our people are paramount in enabling us to solve problems that matter. Waters is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that is representative of the societies we live in. Our approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is designed to shift attitudes, foster inclusive behaviors, and encourage increased representation of employees with diverse backgrounds.

Global Impact: With operations in over 35 countries and a global team of over 7,600, our work goes beyond the life sciences. We contribute to ensuring the safety of food and water, such as precise PFAS measurement, and advancing new materials and technology, including batteries for electric vehicles.

As a member of the TA R&D Software Engineering team, you will use modern tooling to automate workflows and improve engineering efficiency. You will contribute to software integrations, codebase modernization, and workflow automation—gaining hands-on experience with real-world engineering platforms, programming languages, and enterprise systems used across the organization.

What you’ll do

• Attend and actively participate in daily standups and Agile ceremonies, including Backlog Refinement, Retrospectives, and Sprint Planning.
• Design and build solutions using programming languages such as Python, C#, or Java (and other team-standard languages as applicable).
• Design, plan, and execute project tasks for automation and integration initiatives related to applications supported by the team (e.g., Jira, Confluence, GitHub, Sonar, Artifactory, Datadog).
• Identify opportunities for process improvement through automation, configuration-as-code, and improved developer workflows.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to define requirements, validate solutions, and document results.

• Education: Currently enrolled in an undergraduate (Sophomore, Junior, Senior) or Master’s program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, C#, or Java) and familiarity with data structures or API integration

• A curiosity and desire for solving unique problems via code.
• Excellent Communication skills and customer-focused attitude.
• Experience with common languages like Python or equivalent.
• Knowledge of agile practices is desired.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a rapidly evolving environment.

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide. 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.