Senior Electrical Engineer

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Indianapolis, IN, USA
In-Office
40K-120K Annually
Senior level
Biotech
The Role
The Senior Electrical Engineer will manage various life sciences projects, focusing on product development, cost savings, and cross-functional collaboration while adhering to engineering standards.
Summary Generated by Built In

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today:  time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results.

We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists, with many of our 3,300+ global colleagues coming from the laboratory.

It’s all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And we’re just beginning. Working together, let’s put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for supporting various life sciences product lines and sites. The candidate will be responsible for completing projects on time while adhering to the Beckman quality and engineering standards. The candidate will be responsible for working on a variety of projects ranging from supply gap issues, component obsolescence, and product supplier transitions.

This position reports to the Global Procurement Resiliency Engineering Manager and is part of the Global Procurement team located in Indianapolis, IN and will be fully onsite.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Utilize Critical Thinking – you can deal with complex concepts comfortably.
  • Focus on the customer – you are dedicated to exceeding our customers’ expectations. 
  • Drive for results – you can be counted on to establish high expectations, drive change, multi-task and have impact. 
  • Communicate cross-functionally – you promote open dialogue and collaborate effectively across multiple teams and functions.
  • Find alternative options that drive cost savings to the manufacturing process.

The essential requirements of the job include:

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience in product development and product engineering support roles or 3+ years of experience with a master’s degree.
  • Experience working on a team with multiple disciplines to solve identified problems.
  • Experience with analog and digital circuits.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

  • Dealing with design changes in a structured design control/change environment for medical devices.
  • Working with microcontrollers and programmable logic devices, including developing embedded code.
  • Using Cadence or CAD and Allegro for schematic capture and board layout.

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.


For more information, visit www.danaher.com.


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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
  • 5+ years of experience in product development and product engineering support roles or 3+ years of experience with a master's degree
  • Experience working on a team with multiple disciplines
  • Experience with analog and digital circuits

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  • Leave & Time Off Breadth PTO and paid holidays are portrayed as robust, with formal programs and mentions of generous time off and rollover in some cases. This breadth supports a positive view of time-off availability.
  • Healthcare Strength Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is highlighted repeatedly and is viewed as comprehensive for regular full‑time employees. Descriptions such as “good” or “great” benefits reinforce the strength of the health coverage.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) plan with company matching is consistently included as part of the package. The presence of matching contributions strengthens perceived retirement readiness.

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The Company
HQ: Sunnyvale, CA
4,883 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

Cepheid is dedicated to improving healthcare by pioneering molecular diagnostics that combine speed, accuracy, and flexibility. The company's GeneXpert® systems and Xpert® tests automate highly complex and time-consuming manual procedures, providing A Better Way for institutions of any size to perform world-class PCR testing. Cepheid’s broad test portfolio spans respiratory infections, blood virology, women’s and sexual health, TB and emerging infectious diseases, healthcare-associated infectious diseases, oncology and human genetics. The company’s solutions deliver actionable results where they are needed most – from central laboratories and hospitals to near-patient settings. For more information, visit http://www.cepheid.com.

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