Intern - Field Service Engineer - San Diego, CA

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences’ mission is to empower those seeking answers to life’s most important scientific and healthcare questions. With a legacy spanning 80+ years, we have long been a trusted partner to our customers, who are working to transform science and healthcare with the next groundbreaking discovery. As part of our team of more than 2,900 associates across 130 countries, you’ll help drive our vision of accelerating answers—and our commitment to excellence.

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

We are currently looking for a Field Service Engineer Intern to join our Field Service team remotely in San Diego for the summer of 2025. This team supports the maintenance, installation and repair of Beckman Coulter products at customer sites used for medical research and laboratory work. Interns enjoy working on a project that matches their area of interest while collaborating closely with talented and experienced Field Service Engineers. The results of your work will contribute directly to our products or processes, providing improvements to health and medicine around the globe.

Internship Experience:

During your 12-week internship, you'll take on a challenging project from strategy to impact. You'll also spend one week learning about the Danaher Business System (DBS), our continuous improvement method.

Throughout the summer, you'll have opportunities to connect with fellow interns, associates, and leaders. At the end of your internship, you'll present a report out to your manager and other leaders in the operating company. Our aim is to transition successful interns, dependent upon business need, into full-time roles post-graduation or offer return intern positions within our operating companies. 

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Work on a project under the direction of a mentor and in collaboration with other highly talented field service engineers.

The required qualifications for the job include:

• Pursuing a degree in mechanical, electrical, biological science, engineering, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working around moving parts and electricity that require safety protocols.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively.
• Enthusiasm for learning new technologies.
• Outstanding documentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Interest or experience in the life sciences domain

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Hold and maintain a valid Driver's License; meet Vendor Credentialing requirements; ability and willingness to lift up to 50 lbs. along with ability to walk, climb, stand, carry materials, stoop, kneel, and bend at the waist.

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

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working around moving parts and electricity that require safety protocols.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively.
• Enthusiasm for learning new technologies.
• Outstanding documentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Interest or experience in the life sciences domain

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The hourly range for this role is $30. 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.

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. 

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