Waters Corporation opens a new Romanian software development center in Brasov

Newsroom 29/09/2017 | 10:18

U.S. – based, specialty measurement company Waters Corporation today officially opened its new Romanian Software Development Center in Brasov with a visit from its Chief Executive Officer, Chris O’Connell. The Center is home to more than 160 software engineers, project managers, product owners, software architects and support staff who develop and test software for the company’s analytical technologies used by scientific laboratories involved in life, materials and food sciences. Romanian Software Development Center in Brasov is, by numbers, the number five facility in the world for Waters, as an operational site.

At an event marking the official opening of the new facility, O’Connell addressed employees by saying “Innovation is at the very core of what we do, and I’ve used this opportunity to see in-person the tremendous drive and commitment of the team in Brasov to adopt new ways of doing things, to pioneer new techniques and to do whatever it takes to deliver benefit to our customers.”

Software is a critical component of the company’s computerized analytical technologies which make chemical measurements and provide scientists with information about the chemical and molecular composition of their samples.

In his remarks to employees, General Manager, Gheorghe Neagu, told employees “We are very proud of the level of skill and talent we have in Brasov. The investment Waters has made in this state-of-the art facility recognizes that talent acknowledges the importance of the work we do and demonstrates a commitment to Brasov as a corporate center of software excellence.”

Waters software engineers are skilled in the principles of Agile software development and the use of tools including C# to C++, Java, Linux, mobile and Amazon Web Services®. Agile is an umbrella term referring to methodologies, tools, techniques, practices and frameworks that enable companies to successfully and quickly deliver software by meeting their customers’ expectations while focusing on high quality.

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 nearly 60 years. With approximately 7,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 31 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, and with products available in more than 100 countries.

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