Sr. Controls 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, across 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 over three million clinicians per year. From uncovering the next clinical breakthrough to rapid, reliable sample analysis to rigorous decision making – we are enabling clinicians to deliver the best possible care with improved efficiency, confidence, collaboration, and accelerated intelligence.

The Senior Controls Engineer is responsible for equipment deployment opportunities and is a vital contributor/engineering leader in all phases of our projects, including planning, design, programming, purchasing, integration, testing, commissioning, and training of automated control systems. This position reports to the Automation Engineering Manager and is part of the Global Equipment Automation team, located in Hebron, KY, and will be an onsite role.

• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Beckman factories and contracted suppliers to develop user requirement specifications, automation concepts, and architectural‑level designs for automated equipment. Primary equipment functions include bottle/vial/cartridge material handling, liquid filling, capping, labeling, and palletizing.
• Participate in end‑to‑end project execution with external equipment suppliers & integrators including budgeting, scheduling, design, implementation, installation, troubleshooting, and documentation, while ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Design and programme industrial control systems such as PLCs, robotics, HMIs, vision systems, and motion control systems, and ensure supplier deliverables meet technical standards.
• Actively participate in design reviews with contractors, engineering consultants, and other project team members, provide technical input to drive engineering decisions, give guidance, and provide project status updates as required for project reviews and other company meetings.
• Drive the Global Automation engineering team’s best practices across project tollgates that include procurement, supplier design, equipment testing, installation, and FAT/SAT.

• Educational Background:
  Bachelor’s in engineering or Mechatronics/Automation with 5 + years of experience, or master’s degree with 2 + years.
• Technical Expertise:
  Proficient in PLC programming (ladder logic & structured text), and experienced with AC/DC drives, servo motors, HMIs, machine vision, and safety systems.
• Project Leadership:
  Ability to work within an engineering team and manage automation objectives including debugging, installation, equipment commissioning, and training aligned with project specs.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Good written and verbal communication, capable of articulating technical concepts for team review.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Demonstrates a proactive mindset for process optimization and problem‑solving.

• Hands‑on experience with complex mechanical systems including CAD modeling.
• Experience with Rockwell Automation Control Logix family of programmable controllers, Cognex vision systems, and industrial robotics.
• Digital integration leveraging PLC & SCADA systems, including basic understanding of computer networking (TCP/IP)…