Senior Mechanical Engineer

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At first glance, you’ll see that for more than 80 years we’ve been dedicated to advancing and optimizing the laboratory to move science and healthcare forward. Join a team where you can be heard, be supported, and always be yourself. We’re building a culture that celebrates backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all our associates. Look again and you’ll see we are invested in you, providing the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and try new things with the support you need to be successful.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

Senior Mechanical Engineer – Value Engineering for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for being a major contributor to a high functioning worldwide engineering team tasked with improving quality, performance and cost of medical diagnostic instruments.

This position is part of Value Engineering located in Chaska, MN and will be an Onsite position. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

You will be a part of the Global Value Engineering Team and report to the Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager who is responsible for projects related to new cost savings opportunities, including creating standard work for design standardization across all BEC products. If you thrive in a multifunctional role and want to work with a world-class Value Engineering organization—read on.

If you thrive in a fast-paced role and want to work to build a world-class Manufacturing/Process Engineering organization— Read on

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work collaboratively across electrical, optical, fluidic, and process engineering fields to design and sustain diagnostics and life sciences instruments and technology.
• Design and analyze mechanical systems to achieve product specifications.
• Develop and maintain projects through product conception, definition, design, documentation, release to production, and sustainment.
• Create and present project financial, timeline and technical reports to peers and management.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 5+ years OR a Master’s degree with 3+ years or an equivalent combination of education and experience to perform at this level.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including tolerance analysis.
• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.
• Strong CAD skills (SOLIDWORKS), GD&T, and documentation.

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

• Mechanical systems design, build, and test experience in machine automation, robotics, liquid handling, fluidics, or laboratory instrumentation
• Understanding of Product Development Process, Life Cycles Management, and Manufacturing.
• Proven experience in Simulation and timing analysis

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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