Automation Equipment Reliability Technician – Reagent Manufacturing

Step into a day that saves lives

You start your morning on the Reagent Operations floor in Chaska, MN. An HMI alarm from an automated filler kicks off your first task: isolate the fault, trace I/O, and bring the line back up safely. By midday you’re tuning a servo axis, validating a vision inspection recipe, and documenting a corrective action with our Manufacturing Process Engineering team. Before shift-end, you collaborate with a vendor on a parts upgrade and help commission a new station—another contribution to the reliability of an FDA‑regulated production line that ultimately supports patient care worldwide.

This is the impact you’ll have as an Automation Equipment Reliability Technician at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, part of Danaher. Our clinical diagnostics solutions support more than one million tests every hour, touching 1.2 billion patients and over three million clinicians each year.

Location and team: On‑site in Chaska, MN, embedded with our Manufacturing Process Engineering team supporting high‑volume reagent manufacturing.

What you’ll do

• Own rapid triage and repair of automated equipment across electrical, mechanical, PLC/HMI (Rockwell), robotics, vision, and motion systems to reduce downtime.
• Lead root‑cause analysis for automation, process, and material issues; define and implement lasting corrective and preventive actions.
• Install, commission, and qualify new or upgraded equipment; keep technical documentation current and partner cross‑functionally to improve reliability and compliance.

What you bring

• Associate degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or related field, plus 6+ years supporting automated manufacturing equipment.
• Hands‑on mastery spanning electrical, mechanical, pneumatics, hydraulics, robotics, vision, and PLC/HMI (e.g., Rockwell), with schematic reading and safety practices (LOTO, NFPA 70E).
• Track record of solving hard problems in a fast‑paced production setting; strong communicator with flexibility for off‑shift/on‑call support.

Bonus points

• Lean Six Sigma tools, statistics, and data analysis to drive process capability, quality, and uptime.
• Background in regulated manufacturing with adherence to quality systems and applicable requirements.
• Progress toward advanced automation credentials (ISA CCST, CAP) and a growth mindset.

Proficiencies

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• PLC Programming Experience
• PLC Wiring Experience

Why Beckman Coulter Diagnostics + Danaher

Thrive in a culture of belonging where your ideas matter. We use the Danaher Business System to turn continuous improvement into real‑world healthcare impact.

Compensation and benefits

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, 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 hourly range for this role is $38.47 - $43.27. 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.

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.

Equal opportunity and accessibility

Ready to make an impact?

Join our team and help accelerate the real‑life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. Learn more at www.danaher.com.