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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 Staff Systems Engineer for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for providing technical leadership to programs, drive a systems engineering mindset across the business, delivering on system engineering deliverables and driving adoption of systems engineering practices.

This position is part of the Microbiology Business Unit located in West Sacramento, California and will be on-site. 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:

Provide technical knowledge of system engineering principles and systems thinking in developing cost-effective, reliable, and high-quality systems that satisfy customer needs and business requirements.Leads Cross-Functional Teams in system requirements definition, system functional decomposition and requirements allocation, system architecture definition, system modeling, requirements traceability and compliance through system verification and validation.Assist in the adoption and execution of best practices in Systems, Reliability and Usability Engineering.

The essential requirements of the job include:

BS degree in Engineering or Microbiology9+ years of relevant work experienceExperience in system engineering principles such as product system architecture, voice of customer, requirement engineering, requirements decomposition and traceability, risk management, system modeling and system verificationExperience in design and development of complex systems comprised of electromechanical, fluidics, software, and assay/chemistry subsystems.

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

IVD experience, QSR/ISO regulations & standards and risk management (ISO14971) in a regulated environmentMicrobiology Product DevelopmentHuman Factors & System IntegrationProficiency in Statistical methods

The salary range for this role is $150,000 - $200,000. 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.

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

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