Software Engineer I

Software Engineer I

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

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.

You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

The Software Engineer I is responsible for defining, implementing, and maintaining custom software products for medium and high throughput automated research systems. Together we'll be giving scientists around the world the tools to craft the next generation of medical treatments, improvements in agricultural crops, and other life science innovations. Work is performed in a team environment consisting of various engineering disciplines, project managers, and technicians.

This position reports to the Senior Manager, ASG Innovation and is part of the Access Solutions Group located in Indianapolis and will be an on-site role. The ASG delivers over 400 custom projects per year in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop and maintain device integrations for custom liquid handling robotic systems across multiple communication protocols (REST, gRPC, Serial, Web Sockets, SiLA)
• Work cross functionally with hardware, systems and application scientists to develop new product offerings
• Partner with scientists and lab automation engineers to diagnose and resolve integration issues across APIs, services, and third-party devices
• Debug system behavior across hardware/software boundaries, including timing, communication, and scheduling interactions

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field
• 0-2+years of professional software development experience
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills
• Some experience in C#/.NET (Java experience also considered)

Work Authorization Requirement: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application. This position is not eligible for current or future employment visa sponsorship. Candidates who are not U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card holders), including those working under OPT, CPT, H-1B, TN, or other temporary work authorization statuses, should indicate in their application that they require current or future sponsorship. Providing accurate work authorization information is a requirement of the application process.

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

• WPF or desktop application development
• Containerization and Orchestration technology (e.g. Docker, Podman, Kubernetes)
• Troubleshooting network-related issues (latency, connectivity, DNS resolution)
• Hardware integrations or lab automation systems

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 for this role $68,000 - $75,000. 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.

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.