Hardware Engineering Manager

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

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 automation. 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 Hardware Engineering Manager is responsible for leading engineering activities for on-market life science instruments, including design changes, investigations, productivity initiatives, obsolescence management, compliance updates, and sustaining engineering.

This position reports to the Site Leader and is part of the Instrument R&D organization at the India Development Center. The role provides on-site leadership for hardware engineering and drives lifecycle management activities across the Beckman Coulter Life Science instrument portfolio.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead and develop a high-performing Systems, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering team, providing technical direction, coaching, resource planning, and fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.
• Own the sustaining engineering strategy and execution for electro-mechanical devices, ensuring product reliability, manufacturability, regulatory compliance, business continuity, and lifecycle extension.
• Drive design change management and product lifecycle activities, including ECO/ECR execution, component obsolescence mitigation, supplier-driven changes, cost reduction initiatives, value engineering, and quality improvements.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Global R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, Procurement and Service to resolve production and field issues, drive CAPA activities, and deliver sustainable product solutions.
• Provide technical leadership for engineering investigations and product improvements, including root cause analysis, risk assessments, design verification and performance evaluations.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical/Electronics Engineering or related Engineering discipline.
• 12+ years of progressive engineering experience with at least 3+ years of people leadership or technical leadership experience managing engineering teams.
• Proven experience leading global cross-functional teams and managing complex sustaining engineering.
• Strong background in Electro-Mechanical product design, sustaining engineering, and change management.

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

· Biotechnology or medical device industry experience

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.

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.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.