Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

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At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, 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. 

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The Senior Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for Assuring the quality of processes and products from suppliers meet Beckman requirements.  Working  with Production and Suppliers to analyze/manage/understand issues, and problem solve to define corrective actions.  Addressing supplier NC's and SCN's.  Reviewing and approving Component qualification reports.

This position reports to the Manager – Supplier Development and is part of the Quality Organization located in Indianapolis and will be an on-site role.  

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Coordinate and facilitate the resolution of problems involving the integration of suppliers’ products and services into Beckman’s manufacturing processes. Drive Root Cause Investigation and Corrective Actions with Suppliers
• Investigate and analyze technical issues relating to quality, tooling and supplier manufacturing based on considerable prior experience
• Provide technical consultation to internal and external suppliers for the selection of manufacturing processes.  Act as the Subject Matter Expert related to the assigned commodity(s)
• Review validation reports and/or first article submissions for new supplied components.
• Support Production with rapid communication and resolution of supplier related issues

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or Engineering Technology discipline
• 5+ years of relevant experience, primarily focused on the design, manufacturing, and quality of component parts
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint at a minimum)

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: if applicable for role

• Ability to travel – Up to 25%

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

• Strong problem-solving skills and familiarity with techniques such as 5 why's, 8D, pareto analysis, Design of Experiments, DMAIC, and others.
• Self-starter with a sense of urgency to resolve issues and complete projects
• Works well with others and is able to coordinate efforts with own and other departments

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, 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 salary range OR the hourly range for this role is $90,000 to $93,000 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. 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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