Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering, Biopharma Solutions - R&D

Bring more to life. 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. At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today:  time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results. We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of Biopharma Solutions. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists, with many of our 3,300+ global colleagues coming from the laboratory. It’s all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And we’re just beginning. Working together, let’s put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. 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.  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,