Senior Mechanical Engineer R&D

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 Danahers 15 operating companies our work saves livesand were all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

Youll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danahers 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 3300 global colleagues coming from the laboratory.

Its all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And were just beginning. Working together lets put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow.

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This position Senior Mechanical Engineer (P3) is responsible for developing design and module requirements designing parts and mechanisms in CAD with SolidWorks assembling parts testing and documenting work and results. Work is performed in a team environment consisting of various engineering disciplines project managers and technicians.

This position reports to the Head of Automation Hardware and is part of Automation team located in Indianapolis IN and will be an on-site role.

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop biotech products from concept through release and sustainment translating user needs and design requirements into robust solutions.
• Design parts/mechanisms create assemblies generate drawings with SolidWorks and own mechanical architecture elements of complex instrumentation.
• Fabricate and assemble components characterize designs and execute design verification activities.
• Present findings and recommendations and participate in design reviews.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• B.S. or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering with 5 years (B.S.) or 3 years (M.S.) of industry experience designing and developing products.
• Strong proficiency in SolidWorks CAD GD&T and documentation of design.
• Strong foundation in mechanical engineering principles (statics dynamics materials fluids thermodynamics etc.).
• Strong knowledge and experience in motion systems mechatronics and handson experience with prototyping machining 3D printing or assembly.

Travel Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 10% domestic and internationally.
• Ability to lift move or carry equipment up to 20lb.

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

• Demonstrated teamwork communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively.
• Mechanical assemblies and systems design of laboratory instrumentation.
• SolidWorks modeling of machined sheet metal and injection molded parts.
• Strong understanding of current manufacturing processes for low volume high mix products
• Materials selection for reliability and chemical compatibility.
• Scripting languages such as Python.
• ISO quality systems related to design control and product release.

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences a Danaher operating company offers a broad array of comprehensive competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether its 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 well accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrows 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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