Life Sciences Manufacturing Engineer: CI & Automation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher operating company in San Jose, CA, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to drive process optimization across assembly, automation, and production support. The role emphasizes data-driven decision-making and rapid resolution of production issues in a high-value environment.

You will lead root-cause analyses, implement corrective actions, and collaborate with multiple teams to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Process, Industrial, or related) with 2+ years of experience.
• Master's degree with 0-2 years of experience in complex equipment manufacturing engineering.
• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing manufacturing processes in a low-volume, high-value production environment.
• Strong understanding of process engineering principles, statistical analysis, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies, including Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5-Why, Fishbone Analysis, SPC, and FMEA.
• Experience working with manufacturing automation, process controls, data collection systems, and industrial equipment.
• Strong project management, organizational, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills to effectively manage multiple priorities.

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, while leveraging manufacturing data and statistical analysis tools to improve process capability, reduce scrap, increase yield, and maximize production resource effectiveness.
• Lead root cause investigations for quality defects, process deviations, equipment-related issues, and customer complaints.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions, continuous improvement initiatives, and operational excellence efforts focused on cycle time reduction, waste elimination, labor efficiency, capacity expansion, and cost reduction.
• Support the full lifecycle of manufacturing test equipment and production processes, including validation, qualification, installation, commissioning, startup, and operational readiness activities.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, quality, supply chain, equipment suppliers, outside manufacturers, and material vendors to establish process standards, support new product introductions and engineering changes, and ensure long-term manufacturing performance and reliability.

Skills

Process engineering

Statistical analysis

Root cause analysis

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

5-Why

Fishbone Analysis

SPC

FMEA

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree (0-2 years experience)

Tools

Visual Studio Code

Claude Code

Job description

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher operating company in San Jose, CA, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to drive process optimization across assembly, automation, and production support. The role emphasizes data-driven decision-making and rapid resolution of production issues in a high-value environment.

You will lead root-cause analyses, implement corrective actions, and collaborate with multiple teams to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost outcomes.