Senior Supplier Quality Engineer: Cost & Change Leader

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher company, is seeking a Staff Quality Assurance‑Supplier Quality Engineer in Chaska, MN. You will serve as the single quality lead for supplier transitions and design changes, ensuring cost savings, reliability and supply continuity.

Reporting to the Sr. Supplier Quality Manager, you will drive risk analyses, qualification records, and change control documentation, partnering with Sourcing, R&D, and Operations to deliver robust manufacturing changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field with 12+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 10+ years.
• Minimum 7-10 years’ experience in quality engineering or supplier quality within manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of quality systems, risk management, CAPA and statistics.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel up to 15%.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single Quality lead for Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE) programs from North America sites —including instrument system cost‑reduction initiatives, EOL‑driven design changes, supplier‑initiated changes, and quality‑based product improvements—ensuring full quality oversight from concept through manufacturing integration and measured by on‑time delivery to project milestones, cost‑savings realization, and fact‑based Quality approvals enabling smooth manufacturing integration.
• Own Quality accountability for supplier selection, approval and component qualification, collaborating cross‑functionally with Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, R&D, and Operations to assess supplier capability, qualify new components, and ensure rigorous Purchasing Controls are applied throughout the change process.
• Act as primary Quality authority for all design and supplier modifications, ensuring projects comply with ISO 13485 and all applicable Beckman Coulter quality system requirements; drive quality decisions and approvals for advancement at each project phase.
• Ensure that cost‑reduction, design evolution, and supplier transition activities fully meet Purchasing Controls, Design Controls, Document Controls, and Risk Management expectations, with owning final Quality approval for readiness to advance and indicated by absence of post‑implementation quality issues.
• Create, maintain, and approve required quality documentation—including risk analyses, supplier qualification records, change control documentation, and support files— measured by clear, audit‑ready documentation supporting seamless transfer of updated components or designs into manufacturing.

Skills

Quality engineering

Supplier quality

CAPA

Statistical methods

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical field

Master’s degree in field

Job description

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher company, is seeking a Staff Quality Assurance‑Supplier Quality Engineer in Chaska, MN. You will serve as the single quality lead for supplier transitions and design changes, ensuring cost savings, reliability and supply continuity.

Reporting to the Sr. Supplier Quality Manager, you will drive risk analyses, qualification records, and change control documentation, partnering with Sourcing, R&D, and Operations to deliver robust manufacturing changes.