Job Description

Job Description

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 Mechanical Engineer is responsible for Designing and developing mechanical systems for instruments used in medical research. This role drives product development from concept through production and supports existing products to meet safety, reliability, and customer expectations..

This position reports to the Development Engineering Manager and is part of the Centrifuge team located in Indianapolis, IN and will be an on-site role. 

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead product development of modules and collaborate across engineering disciplines.
• Design and analyze mechanical systems to meet product specifications.
• Develop and execute component and system tests for performance validation.
• Participate in design reviews and ensure adherence to quality system requirements.
• Maintain and improve existing products for safety and reliability.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering with 5+ years of experience designing and developing products.
• Strong proficiency in SolidWorks CAD, GD&T, and documentation of design.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills including tolerance analysis, FEA, and Thermodynamics.

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

• A solid foundation of hands on tooling as well as hands-on machining and rapid 3D prototyping.
• ISO quality systems related to design control and product release.
• Mechanical assemblies and systems design of medical laboratory instrumentation.
• SolidWorks modeling of machined, sheet metal, and injection molded parts.
• Strong understanding of current manufacturing processes for low volume, high mix products
• Print creation using ASME dimensioning and tolerance standards.
• Materials selection for reliability and chemical compatibility.

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.

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