Senior Systems Engineer

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 Diagnostics, 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. By harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact—innovating at the speed of life.

As a global leader in clinical diagnostics, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has challenged convention to elevate the diagnostic laboratory’s role in improving patient health for more than 90 years. Our diagnostic solutions are used in routine and complex clinical testing and are employed in hospitals, reference and research laboratories, and physician offices worldwide. Every hour, more than one million tests are run on Beckman Coulter Diagnostics systems, impacting 1.2 billion patients and more than three million clinicians per year.

From uncovering the next clinical breakthrough to rapid and reliable sample analysis, to more rigorous decision making, we are enabling clinicians to deliver the best possible care.

This position is part of the Systems Engineering Department located in Chaska, Minnesota and will be an onsite position. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

You will be part of the Systems Engineering Department and report to the Systems Engineering Manager responsible for the design, development, and testing of the next generation of Immunoassay and Clinical Chemistry Analyzers. These groundbreaking medical devices utilize robotics, machine learning and vision systems to deliver critical results for everything from COVID‑19 antibodies to tumor markers. If you thrive in a cross‑functional, goal‑oriented, fast‑paced role and want to work in a world‑class Research and Development organization—read on.

In the role of Senior Systems Engineer, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work with fluidics, pneumatics, electrical motors, pressure sensors and vision systems on a software‑controlled medical diagnostic analyzer.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across multiple product teams to define, manage and test system requirements.
• Understand customer workflows and support hardware and software changes to improve product usability and reliability.
• Co‑operate with cross‑functional teams to quickly investigate and identify solutions for new product issues at customer sites.
• Facilitate design FMEAs and use error analysis to drive system design quality.

• Bachelor’s with 5+ years of relevant experience or Master’s with 3+ years of experience within Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related field.
• Ability to analyze data and draw conclusions.
• Strong verbal and written communications.
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast‑paced, changing environment.
• Familiarity with requirements management.

• Medical regulated experience or experience in a regulated environment.
• Experience utilizing software log files to investigate failures.
• Experience troubleshooting technical issues.
• Experience working with system requirements and dFMEAs.
• Experience working in a scrum/agile team or similar environment.

• Up to 10% global travel required.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, 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.

The annual salary range for this role is $100,000 – $130,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k)…