Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer (Wädenswil, hybrid home/office)

Creoptix AG, a brand of Malvern Panalytical, provides the next-generation bioanalytical instruments based on the proprietary Grating-Coupled-Interferometry (GCI) technology. Our products are used for drug discovery and life sciences for both industry and academic research.

Our instruments combine advanced opto-mechatronic engineering with sophisticated software, enabling precise and reliable bioanalytical measurements. To expand our inter-disciplinary R&D team based in Wädenswil we are seeking a Senior Software Engineer.

Your role and responsibilities

You will be primarily focused on the development and maintenance of new scientific instrumentation SW and partially on the maintenance/refactoring of existing SW.

As a Senior Engineer you will

• Collaborate with other HW/SW engineers and application scientists to understand the domain specific requirements and use-cases, translating these into technical designs.
• Lead architectural improvements to ensure scalability and future-readiness.
• Develop new features while maintaining backward compatibility and a consistent user experience.
• Maintain and refactor existing codebases, ensuring performance and reliability.
• Contribute to DevOps processes including planning, code reviews, testing, and documentation.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience in object-oriented design and clean coding practices.
• Proficiency in C# and modern .NET frameworks (WPF preferred).
• Experience with asynchronous programming and memory management.
• Strong sense of ownership and attention to code quality.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with scientific instrumentation or real-time data processing.
• Background as a software product owner or cross-functional liaison.
• Familiarity with deploying data science or ML models in production.
• Multi-language development experience (e.g., Rust, Julia, Python, C++).
• Knowledge of API design, performance tuning, and embedded systems.

What we offer

• A collaborative, interdisciplinary team of experts in engineering, physics, data science, and biochemistry.
• A culture of innovation, ownership, professionalism, and continuous learning.
• Opportunities to work on cutting-edge technology with real-world impact.

About us - Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps. 
Together we are a powerful and highly complementary combination of market leading technologies. 

We are the toolmakers for the world's most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories. We are their partners in discovery.

Malvern Panalytical instruments analyze the chemical, physical and structural nature of materials, from proteins to polymers and semiconductors to minerals. Our leading technologies measure particle size, shape, concentration and zeta potential, biomolecular interactions and stability, elemental concentrations and crystallographic structure.

Micromeritics manufactures systems for the characterization of particles, powders, and porous materials for a wide- range of end markets including catalysts, chemicals, building materials, clean-tech and battery.  Our leading technologies measure surface area, porosity, density, adsorption and particle activity.

SciAps specializes in portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF), laser-based (LIBS) and near-infrared (NIR) analyzers to measure any element in any environment. SciAps is the Center of Excellence for our handheld instruments.
We have a global footprint with R&D and manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and Asia.

We are more than 2,500 employees in a customer-focused organization with sales and service offices in 20 countries, all committed to delivering expert and responsive customer support.

Part of Spectris plc, a publicly traded FTSE 250 company, Spectris combines precision with purpose, delivering progress for a more sustainable world. Precision is at the heart of what we do – our leading, high-tech instruments and software equip our customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive.

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics & SciAps
Your Partners in Discovery

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps, part of the Spectris Group, are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and achieve a fulfilling career. Changing the world isn’t something you can do on your own, or with a single way of thinking; it takes a wide collection of experiences, stories, knowledge, and expertise. We encourage applications from underrepresented individuals and people with diverse backgrounds. Although we always select the most qualified applicant for each role and make all decisions without regard to race, sex, age, or any other protected class, we are an inclusive, equal opportunity organization that prizes diversity. Your unique perspective is important to us.