Manager, Mechanical Engineering

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. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. The Manager, Mechanical Engineering will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of world’s most advanced gloveless aseptic filling systems through technical and organizational excellence. You’ll guide the development and continuous improvement of industry-leading aseptic filling workcells while building and mentoring a high-performing engineering team. This is a high-impact role that reports to the Head of Engineering, Aseptic Filling and is part of the engineering team located in Burnaby, BC and will be an on-site role. What you will do: Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team through all phases of the product lifecycle — concept, design, integration, qualification, release and sustainment. Transform user needs into actionable outcomes that drive alignment and influence across customer, operational, and cross-functional areas beyond the immediate team. Drive process intelligence, standardization, and continuous improvement to elevate both technical execution and team efficiency. Strengthens organizational culture by promoting engagement, removing roadblocks, and championing continuous improvement. Drive team members’ performance and development by setting goals, delivering timely feedback, and offering active growth support. Work closely with other functions to ensure manufacturability, reliability, compliance and smooth cross-team execution. Who you are: A mechanical engineer, with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent and a passion for leading engineers building complex automation equipment. You have advanced proficiency in mechanical design - complex CAD assemblies, FEA, GD&T, tolerance analysis, DfX. Proven ability to lead high-trust, high-performing engineering teams spanning junior to principal engineers, and driving cross-disciplinary collaboration. Ability and desire to lead the complete range of engineering responsibilities— technology development, new product development, sustaining engineering, field investigation, and customer complaint resolution. Experience in manufacturing processes such as CNC, precision welding, sheet metal fabrication, and additive manufacturing. A solid foundation in structured problem-solving techniques (FMEA, DoE, RCA etc.). A strong command of engineering design process and best practices It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: Advanced fluid dynamics and material science depth Cleanroom design and/or robotic aseptic technologies. Cytiva, 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 . The salary range for this role is $90,000 -$134,000. 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. This range may be modified in the future. This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance to eligible employees. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law. Join our winning team today. 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