Senior Principal Engineer

Cytiva; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytiva in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior engineering leader to serve as a principal design authority for hardware and disposable devices, driving innovation and resolving complex engineering challenges.

You will influence senior leaders, translate customer needs into technical roadmaps, and align R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory and supply chain on key decisions. Expect about 20% travel and a flexible, impact-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or another relevant engineering discipline.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Extensive experience as principal/lead engineer with broad engineering expertise.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary, distributed initiatives with business impact.
• Strong ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
• Track record of solving novel and complex engineering problems and delivering practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide recognized technical expertise within a significant engineering domain.
• Translate customer needs, market trends and regulatory considerations into roadmaps and priorities.
• Solve complex engineering problems with broad business impact.
• Act as a senior design authority for hardware and disposable devices.
• Build alignment across R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Commercial functions on technical decisions.
• Travel 20% globally and maintain a valid driver's license.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical expert

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

3D CAD

Job description

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

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cytiva, 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. Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us - working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

In This Role You Will Have The Opportunity To

• Provide recognized technical expertise and direction within a significant engineering domain, advancing engineering approaches, standards and technologies.
• Contribute to product, technology and functional strategy by translating customer needs, market trends, regulatory considerations and technical opportunities into technical roadmaps and priorities.
• Solve unique and complex engineering problems with broad business impact, applying conceptual and innovative thinking to develop effective solutions.
• Act as a senior design authority for new and existing hardware and disposable devices, challenging requirements, architectures, technical concepts, risk decisions and design trade-offs.
• Build alignment across R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Commercial and other functions on complex or sensitive technical decisions.

The Essential Requirements Of The Job Include

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or another relevant engineering discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• Extensive relevant engineering experience, including substantial experience in a principal, lead or equivalent technical role.
• Demonstrated recognition as a technical expert in a relevant engineering field, with deep expertise in the job family and broad knowledge of related engineering disciplines.
• Proven experience leading complex, multidisciplinary and geographically distributed technical initiatives with notable risk and business impact.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders without relying on direct authority.
• Strong track record of resolving novel and highly complex engineering problems and converting ambiguous needs into practical product or technology solutions.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements

• 20% global travel, overnight stays
• Must have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record

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

• Knowledge of design and development practices, including 3D CAD and relevant mechanical design/manufacturing methods such as plastics, assemblies, sheet metal, welding, machining and related processes.
• Experience applying applicable quality, safety and regulatory requirements, for example CE, USP, EMC, Low Voltage, cGMP and Machinery Directive requirements as relevant to the product domain.
• Experience with engineering analysis and validation approaches, including appropriate simulation, strength calculations, verification and validation methods.

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.