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Beckman Coulter Career Opportunities |
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Beckman Coulter Career Opportunities |
Opportunity Overview
"Truly creative people use the gap between vision and current reality to generate energy for change." -- Peter Senge
For the high level mechanical engineering professional with a consummate leadership track record, consider this unique opportunity to continually push the frontiers of design engineering excellence as you develop an innovative suite of products from the ground-up...
Welcome to Beckman Coulter -- the leading provider of clinical instrumentation that makes a difference in saving and improving the quality of lives around the world! Riding high off our robust first quarter sales and fueled by our recession resilient product portfolio, we're poised for double digit growth as we continue our upward trajectory in an otherwise unstable economy. In fact, we're embarking on one of the biggest product launches in our history and are now seeking an extremely creative and seasoned Mechanical Engineer who can provide the technical leadership to define and develop the next generation suite of clinical analyzer products. We anticipate this suite of products to hold the key to our future and become a transformational force in our company's continued growth.
Drawing from your extensive complex mechanical engineering expertise, particularly in robotics & automation, you'll not only articulate the strategic design vision for your staff, but will also work with customers to set the look and feel for all future product platforms. You'll showcase your technical leadership skills as you lead a team of cross-site engineers to embrace this vision and drive it to completion.
What You'll Bring to the Table
Preferred, but not required:
What's in It for You
More About Your Role
As a key member of the development team, you'll provide technical leadership to a cross-functional team developing solutions for complex problems. You'll be responsible for 3-10 direct and in-direct reports which may include staff at our other development sites in Florida and Minnesota.
You'll be walking into the feasibility stage of this multi-phase project that has a development cycle of 4-5 years and we'll expect you to hit the ground running and create the momentum to help us meet our development targets.
At a high level, you will spend about 70% of your time designing solutions for complex technical problems and 30% providing leadership to the project team. Specifically your responsibilities are to:
Keys to Success
This role requires a combination of creative mechanical engineering expertise to help us capitalize on cutting edge technologies along with the hands-on leadership prowess to turn ideas into viable mechanical designs that can be commercialized. Like most outstanding leaders, you'll be able to engage people in voyages of mutual discovery as you encourage creative pandemonium and foster a galloping sense of intellectual and creative freedom in individuals and in the group as a whole. Also pivotal to your success are top notch communication and interpersonal skills to build relations with business leaders across multiple remote sites and cultures, drive consensus across departmental lines and influence those over whom you have no direct authority. Other facets of success are to:
If this sounds like the right mix of challenge and opportunity for you, and you meet the minimum qualifications, we want to hear from you!
Who We Are
From complex DNA sequencing to simple diagnostic screening kits, Beckman Coulter (NYSE:BEC) is one of the world's largest companies devoted solely to biomedical testing. The company, based in Fullerton, California, reported 2007 annual sales of $2.76 billion with 75 percent of this amount generated by recurring revenue from supplies, test kits and services.
With operations in more than 130 countries, we employ over 11,000 employees including research scientists, engineers, manufacturing associates and other professional and technical staffs. We offer opportunities for every employee to make an impact at Beckman Coulter -- and on the health of people worldwide through our products which support advances in patient care. For additional information, please visit www.beckman.com
Opportunity Overview
"Truly creative people use the gap between vision and current reality to generate energy for change." -- Peter Senge
For the high level mechanical engineering professional with a consummate leadership track record, consider this unique opportunity to continually push the frontiers of design engineering excellence as you develop an innovative suite of products from the ground-up...
Welcome to Beckman Coulter -- the leading provider of clinical instrumentation that makes a difference in saving and improving the quality of lives around the world! Riding high off our robust first quarter sales and fueled by our recession resilient product portfolio, we're poised for double digit growth as we continue our upward trajectory in an otherwise unstable economy. In fact, we're embarking on one of the biggest product launches in our history and are now seeking an extremely creative and seasoned Mechanical Engineer who can provide the technical leadership to define and develop the next generation suite of clinical analyzer products. We anticipate this suite of products to hold the key to our future and become a transformational force in our company's continued growth.
Drawing from your extensive complex mechanical engineering expertise, particularly in robotics & automation, you'll not only articulate the strategic design vision for your staff, but will also work with customers to set the look and feel for all future product platforms. You'll showcase your technical leadership skills as you lead a team of cross-site engineers to embrace this vision and drive it to completion.
What You'll Bring to the Table
Preferred, but not required:
What's in It for You
More About Your Role
As a key member of the development team, you'll provide technical leadership to a cross-functional team developing solutions for complex problems. You'll be responsible for 3-10 direct and in-direct reports which may include staff at our other development sites in Florida and Minnesota.
You'll be walking into the feasibility stage of this multi-phase project that has a development cycle of 4-5 years and we'll expect you to hit the ground running and create the momentum to help us meet our development targets.
At a high level, you will spend about 70% of your time designing solutions for complex technical problems and 30% providing leadership to the project team. Specifically your responsibilities are to:
Keys to Success
This role requires a combination of creative mechanical engineering expertise to help us capitalize on cutting edge technologies along with the hands-on leadership prowess to turn ideas into viable mechanical designs that can be commercialized. Like most outstanding leaders, you'll be able to engage people in voyages of mutual discovery as you encourage creative pandemonium and foster a galloping sense of intellectual and creative freedom in individuals and in the group as a whole. Also pivotal to your success are top notch communication and interpersonal skills to build relations with business leaders across multiple remote sites and cultures, drive consensus across departmental lines and influence those over whom you have no direct authority. Other facets of success are to:
If this sounds like the right mix of challenge and opportunity for you, and you meet the minimum qualifications, we want to hear from you!
Who We Are
From complex DNA sequencing to simple diagnostic screening kits, Beckman Coulter (NYSE:BEC) is one of the world's largest companies devoted solely to biomedical testing. The company, based in Fullerton, California, reported 2007 annual sales of $2.76 billion with 75 percent of this amount generated by recurring revenue from supplies, test kits and services.
With operations in more than 130 countries, we employ over 11,000 employees including research scientists, engineers, manufacturing associates and other professional and technical staffs. We offer opportunities for every employee to make an impact at Beckman Coulter -- and on the health of people worldwide through our products which support advances in patient care. For additional information, please visit www.beckman.com
