Electrical Engineer

About the Role

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.

The Electrical Engineer is responsible for being the technical lead on Value Engineering projects, and Supplier Transitions focused on cost savings. This position reports to the Procurement Engineering Manager and is part of the Global Procurement Engineering Team located in Indianapolis and will be an on-site role.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Be the engineering lead for Value Engineering cost reduction redesign projects. This would include developing prototype ideas, drafting and getting approval on the Design Change Plan, performing verification testing, and transferring the new design to production.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Development, Quality, Compliance, Service, and Operations team, on the design changes. This role ensures that these design change projects are on track to project timelines, and helps solve project roadblock/hurdles as they come up.
• Be the engineering lead for supplier transitions. You would draft and get approval on Qualification Plans. You would work closely with the new supplier on their Component Qualification Reports and help answer any technical questions about the parts.
• Work closely with Supplier Quality and Procurement teams on supplier selections and qualification activities for these cost savings projects.
• You may also need to make print update/corrections via a Change Order.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with 2-3 years' experience in product development and product engineering support role OR Master's degree with 0-2+ years' experience.
• Technical expertise in electronic design of power supply, motor driver, digital logic, analog circuit and/or microprocessor circuits.
• Self-starter with a demonstrated ability to focus efforts, overcome obstacles, and complete key objectives.

Travel, Physical & Environmental Requirements

• Ability to travel – 5% of time typically to supplier sites.
• Ability to lift, move or carry equipment up to 20lb.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with instrumentation (equipment) design and integration including complex electro-mechanical systems, fluid handling, pneumatics, thermal systems, and/or optical systems.
• Demonstrated capability to troubleshoot and improve electrical and electromechanical systems using formal problem-solving methodology with analytical and statistical methods.
• Experience in dealing with design changes in a structured design control/change environment for medical devices.
• Experienced in using electronic circuit simulation/modeling software.

Benefits

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including:

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k) to eligible employees

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About Danaher

Danaher Corporation is a leading global life sciences, biotechnology, and diagnostics innovator, helping to solve many of the world's most important health challenges, ultimately improving quality of life for billions of people today, while setting the foundation for a healthier, more sustainable tomorrow. The Danaher ecosystem is made up of more than 15 businesses united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 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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