Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering, Biopharma Solutions - R&D
Danaher Corporation
Summary
The Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering – Biopharma Solutions R&D leads the global hardware engineering team responsible for the design, development, verification, commercialization, and lifecycle management of innovative bioprocessing and laboratory instrumentation products. This role provides technical and people leadership, drives execution across the product portfolio, and ensures alignment with business objectives, customer needs, quality standards, and regulatory requirements. This position reports directly to the Head of Biopharma - R&D and is an integral part of the Global R&D organization. This role is based on-site in Loveland, CO or Indianapolis, IN. Periodic travel (up to 20%) is required to support teams, reviews, training, and Gemba activities across Loveland, Indianapolis, and Aachen, Germany.
Job description
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Lead and develop a high-performing hardware engineering team responsible for instrument platform development and lifecycle support.
- Define engineering strategy, technology roadmaps, resource plans, and functional priorities to support innovation and growth.
- Drive hardware development execution in partnership with systems, software, product management, quality, regulatory, and operations teams.
- Establish and advance engineering best practices, including design reviews, risk management, reliability, verification and validation, and design for manufacturability.
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to align priorities, manage trade-offs, and deliver business results.
- Serve as a technical leader for architecture decisions, technology selection, and complex engineering challenges.
- Build organizational capability through continuous improvement, talent development, and adoption of Danaher Business System tools and methods.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline with 12+ years of product development experience, or 10+ years with an advanced degree (MS/PhD).
- 5+ years of experience leading hardware engineering teams in a global, matrixed environment.
- Proven success developing complex instrumentation products in life sciences, diagnostics, medical devices, biotechnology, or other regulated industries.
- Strong expertise in systems architecture, electromechanical design, design controls, risk management, and verification and validation.
- Demonstrated ability to influence across functions, drive decisions, and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:
Ability to travel domestically and internationally to support distributed teams, design reviews, training, and key program activities.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Building and scaling global hardware engineering organizations, including talent development, organizational design, and process improvement.
- Leading regulated product development programs involving design controls, quality systems, reliability engineering, and commercialization.
- Advanced expertise or certifications in systems engineering, product development, FMEA, and related disciplines.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline with 12+ years of product development experience, or 10+ years with an advanced degree (MS/PhD).
- 5+ years of experience leading hardware engineering teams in a global, matrixed environment.
- Proven success developing complex instrumentation products in life sciences, diagnostics, medical devices, biotechnology, or other regulated industries.
- Strong expertise in systems architecture, electromechanical design, design controls, risk management, and verification and validation.
- Demonstrated ability to influence across functions, drive decisions, and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally to support distributed teams, design reviews, training, and key program activities.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k)
- Bonus/incentive pay
Company overview
Danaher Corporation is a leading global science and technology innovator headquartered in Washington, D.C., specializing in biotechnology, life sciences, and diagnostics. Founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales, the company has evolved from its origins as a manufacturing conglomerate into a premier healthcare technology organization with approximately 63,000 employees worldwide. Danaher operates through three core divisions: biotechnology (28% of revenues), which develops products for therapeutic development; life sciences (31% of revenues), focused on disease identification, new therapies, and drug testing/manufacturing; and diagnostics (41% of revenues), providing instruments, consumables, and software for disease diagnosis. The company's portfolio includes renowned brands such as Beckman Coulter, Cytiva, Pall Corporation, Cepheid, Leica Microsystems, and Abcam, serving pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, healthcare providers, and research institutions globally. Danaher is distinguished by its Danaher Business System (DBS), a continuous improvement methodology that drives innovation and operational excellence. With 2024 revenues of $23.9 billion, the company ranks 180th on the Fortune 500 and plays a critical role in advancing scientific research, improving diagnostic capabilities, and accelerating the development of life-saving therapies.