Sr. Electrical Engineer

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Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

The Senior Electrical Engineer for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for sustaining existing instrumentation designs, working on next-generation analyzers, and evaluating total lab automation solutions, all critical components of a Microbiology lab and revenue enablers for our business.

This position is part of the Microbiology Business Unit located in West Sacramento, California and will be on-site at least 3 days a week.

The manufacturing of the instruments is located at a Beckman Coulter facility in Miami with potential travel to site ( 25%).

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

You will be a part of the Hardware & Systems Engineering team and report to the Senior Manager responsible for Hardware and Systems Engineering function.

If you thrive in a dynamic, agile and leadership role and want to work to build a world-class R&D organization read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to :

• Plan projects, design and develop electrical engineering solutions, generate necessary documentation, and perform verification of the designed component / subsystem.
• Support the lifecycle of the existing PCBA and associated components by identifying alternatives or via redesign.
• Support root cause analysis of failures during manufacturing of instrument or field returns
• Support design and development of new products in the portfolio

The essential requirements of the job include :

• BS degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering with 5+ years of relevant experience OR MS degree in same field with 3+ years of relevant experience OR Doctorate degree in same field with 0+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in design, development and sustaining of complex hardware instruments with emphasis on analog and digital circuit design with signal conditioning experience
• Experience in PCB schematic, layout, component selection, cabling, and assembly design

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

• Microbiology, Automated diagnostic, or life science Product Development
• AC to DC power distribution system experience
• Embedded software development
• Design and support for electrical safety of a product (EMC)
• Experience working with internal and external R&D teams
• IVD experience, QSR / ISO regulations & standards and risk management (ISO14971) in a regulated environment.
• Visual project management

The salary range for this role is $125,000-$135,000. 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.

We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. 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.

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Given the essential job duties of this position, the employee is required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to reasonable accommodation and applicable law.

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