The Software Developer/Engineer will develop and support cutting edge software enabled products for customers in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. The holder of this position will gather requirements, prototype, design, develop, build, unit-test, document, including test and functional documentation, and package. The goal is to work closely with product management to define and shape the products.
Main Responsibilities & Tasks:
Gather, analyze and define requirements for new complex software functionality with input from product managers, customer feedback, and internal product Development teams
Engineer and develop sustainable software systems through the use of prototyping, clear software design, and participating in design reviews
Write clear, easy to maintain, high quality code that is optimized for performance and memory usage
Write comprehensive design, functional, and quality assurance test documentation
Implement automated testing at the unit and nightly regression framework levels
Validate correct software and hardware system operation
Provide assistance to technical support team and product Development teams as needed
Qualification & Skills:
Academic degree in Electronics and Communication /Instrumentation Engineering or a comparable engineering Filed
Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in developing commercial software products
Excellent development skills in Siemens PLC, TIA portal V16 or above, WinCC V7.5 or above, with proven high-level proficiency in VB scripting, C#, C/C++, XML
Strong, demonstrable, object-oriented and software development skills and ability to work constructively in a team environment
Good experience with modern software engineering processes and methodologies; experience in the various stages of the software engineering lifecycle
Knowledge of one or more of the following desired: Windows Forms, WCF, WPF, SQL and database programming, hardware control/interfaces (serial, network, USB), graphical user interface development, memory and performance optimization, data analysis and visualization, graphing tools, and parallel programming
Good written and oral communication skills
Must have strong personal initiative and be results oriented
About Sartorius
Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide.
We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.
Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
www.sartorius.com/careers
Skills Required
- Academic degree in Electronics and Communication/Instrumentation Engineering or similar
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in developing commercial software products
- Excellent development skills in Siemens PLC, TIA portal V16 or above, WinCC V7.5 or above
- Proficiency in VB scripting, C#, C/C++, XML
- Good experience with software engineering processes and methodologies
Sartorius Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes multiple medical plan options with dental, vision, HSA/FSA, EAP, and wellness resources across many locations. Quality of core medical, dental, and vision is characterized as solid.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with a company match highlighted in U.S. materials and employer‑verified listings. The match is characterized as generous at some sites.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible hours and hybrid/home‑office options are available where roles and regions allow, with role‑dependent perks in some locations. Broader extras such as commuter benefits, discounts, and tuition assistance add optionality where eligible.
Sartorius Insights
What We Do
Sartorius is a leading international partner of life sciences research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. We help our customers #SimplifyProgress from drug discovery to manufacturing so that more people can have access to better medicine. With this, we are #PartOfTheSolution in the fight against diseases worldwide. With innovative laboratory instruments and consumables, the our Lab Products & Services division focuses on laboratories performing research and quality control at pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies as well as academic research institutes. The Bioprocess Solutions division, with its broad product portfolio focusing on single-use solutions, helps customers manufacture biotech medications, vaccines, and cell and gene therapies safely, rapidly, and economically. Based in Göttingen, Germany, Sartorius also has a strong global reach with around 60 production and sales sites worldwide. We regularly expand our portfolio through the acquisition of complementary technologies. In 2023, Sartorius generated sales revenue of around 3.4 billion euros. Currently, around 14,600 employees from around 110 nations are working for customers around the globe. Join our team, partner or collaborate with us.
