Senior Mechanical Engineer

Radiometer; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the Value Engineering team in Chaska, MN, on site. You will identify cost savings and standardize design across products while partnering with diverse engineering disciplines.

You will design and analyze mechanical systems, manage projects end-to-end, and present technical and financial updates to leadership. Benefits and competitive pay provided.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years experience or MS with 3+ years experience.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, including tolerance analysis.
• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.
• Strong CAD skills with SOLIDWORKS, GD&T and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across electrical, optical, fluid and process engineering to design and sustain diagnostics instruments.
• Design and analyze mechanical systems to meet product specifications.
• Develop and maintain projects from conception to production and sustainment.
• Create and present project financial, timeline and technical reports.

Skills

CAD - SolidWorks

Tolerance analysis

Analytical thinking

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

MS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SOLIDWORKS

Job description

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. And 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 used in hospitals, reference and research laboratories, and physician offices around the world.

Every hour around the world, 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 to their patients with improved efficiency, clinical confidence, adaptive collaboration, and accelerated intelligence.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for projects related to new cost savings opportunities, including creating standard work for design standardization across all BEC products. If you thrive in a multifunctional role and want to work with a world‑class Value Engineering organization—read on.

This position reports to the Senior Manager Value Engineering is part of Value Engineering Team located in Chaska, MN and will be an onsite position.

At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work collaboratively across electrical, optical, fluid, and process engineering fields to design and sustain diagnostics and life sciences instruments and technology.
• Design and analyze mechanical systems to achieve product specifications.
• Develop and maintain projects through product conception, definition, design, documentation, release to production, and sustainment.
• Create and present project financial, timeline and technical reports to peers and management.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 5+ years OR a Master’s degree with 3+ years or an equivalent combination of education and experience to perform at this level.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, including tolerance analysis.
• Ability to work independently and in cross‑functional teams.
• Strong CAD skills (SOLIDWORKS), GD&T, and documentation.

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

• Mechanical systems design, build, and test experience in machine automation, robotics, liquid handling, fluidics, or laboratory instrumentation.
• Understanding of Product Development Process, Life Cycles Management, and Manufacturing. Proven experience in Simulation and timing analysis.

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 OR the hourly range for this role is $100 - $120K. 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.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable.

The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today.

Together, we’ll accelerate the real‑life impact of tomorrow’s 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.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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