Internship - System Engineer

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

San Jose, CA, United States
Competitive, based on experience + academic level
Python experience
Ms office tools proficiency
Integrating new instrumentation
You will join a highly collaborative R&D team developing and supporting analytical instruments that integrate acoustics, fluidics, electronics, automation, and software to deliver high‑confidence scientific insights

Job Summary

  • You will join a highly collaborative R&D team developing and supporting analytical instruments that integrate acoustics, fluidics, electronics, automation, and software to deliver high‑confidence scientific insights.
  • In this role, you will be exposed to instrumentation design & integration, fluidics & system integration, testing, experiments & data analysis, and documentation & engineering support.
  • You’ll gain direct involvement in real R&D projects with measurable impact and skill development in system engineering as applied to development and characterization of scientific lab instrumentation.

Matching Summary

You will join a highly collaborative R&D team developing and supporting analytical instruments that integrate acoustics, fluidics, electronics, automation, and software to deliver high‑confidence scientific insights.

Salary

Competitive, based on experience and academic level

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Python experience
  • MS Office tools proficiency
  • integrating new instrumentation
  • developing measurement methods
  • teamwork and communication skills

Nice-to-have

  • statistical tools application
  • SolidWorks familiarity
  • 3D printing and mechanical prototyping
  • optical design understanding
  • image processing toolkits
  • control systems coursework
  • automated lab equipment experience

Key Requirements

  • Undergraduate student with minimum two years academic experience
  • Majoring in Engineering Physics, Biomedical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
  • Graduate students may also apply

Work Rights

Not specified

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