Life Sciences Manufacturing Engineer: Automate & Optimize

Danaher Corporation; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher operating company, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support operations in San Jose, CA. The role focuses on process optimization, troubleshooting manufacturing issues, and leading continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.

You will collaborate with engineering, quality, maintenance, and supply chain to establish standards, support new product introductions, and ensure long-term manufacturing performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering with hands-on experience in complex equipment manufacturing.
• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing manufacturing processes in a low-volume, high-value production environment.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, SPC, and FMEA methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and sustain product assembly and support secondary manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
• Troubleshoot process, equipment, tooling, material, and automation-related issues using structured problem-solving methodologies and data analysis.
• Lead root cause investigations for defects and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support lifecycle of manufacturing test equipment and production processes, including validation and startup.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, supply chain, equipment vendors to establish process standards and support new product introductions.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Organizational skills

Process optimization

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Statistical analysis

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Tools

Visual Studio Code

Claude Code

Job description

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher operating company, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support operations in San Jose, CA. The role focuses on process optimization, troubleshooting manufacturing issues, and leading continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.

You will collaborate with engineering, quality, maintenance, and supply chain to establish standards, support new product introductions, and ensure long-term manufacturing performance and reliability.