Systems Engineer II

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Join a team where you can be heard, be supported, and always be yourself. At Beckman Coulter, a Danaher company, we’re building a culture that celebrates backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all our associates. At first glance, see how we are dedicated to advancing and optimizing the laboratory to move science and health care forward for more than 80 years. Look again and see that we are invested in you and the opportunity to create a meaningful career, be creative, and try new things.

And no matter where you look, at the heart of what we do, you’ll witness our shared purpose—helping realize life’s potential—in action. Our work helps improve millions of lives.

As a member of the R&D Hardware team, this role will report to the Manager, Systems Engineering responsible for development and sustaining of in vitro diagnostic products. If you thrive in a dynamic role and want to join an extraordinary R&D organization—read on.

In this role, you will have these opportunities but not limited to:

• Bring engineering development experience to our system integration and feasibility research team by providing System/Mechanical design, modeling, analysis, and review, defining new product architecture as well as performing feasibility studies and analyze performance, while aligning with regulatory requirements
• Support our ongoing development programs for both new and legacy product portfolios. As a critical team member will work multi-functionally on programs developing new products, and in supporting legacy instrumentation in cost reduction, product design changes due to regulatory and environmental standard revisions, and customer driven product improvements
• Supports and actively participates during project phase reviews, Risk analysis, DFMEA, PFMEA
• Executes studies, performs calculations and engineering analyses (tolerance analysis, stress analysis, flow analysis) and generates drawings and graphical representations necessary to define the new concepts developed. Performs consumables and hardware component assembly activities.
• Performs troubleshooting, diagnoses and resolves problems to component, module level, or system level.

Essential qualifications for this role include:

• BS in Engineering (ME, EE, Biomedical Engineer, Chemical Engineering or related technical subject area) with 2+ years OR a Master’s degree in Engineering
• Work experience in designing and/or supporting medical, IVD, and/or analytical instruments
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills. Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners in a highly dynamic environment.

It would be a plus if you also possess:

• Experience in software / firmware coding
• Prior experience in system reliability improvement
• Prior R&D and/or engineering experience in flow cytology, microfluidics, urinalysis, hematology, immunoassay, and/or clinical chemistry

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. 

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