Sr. R&D Engineer
Danaher
Cortland, NY · Posted September 29, 2026
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About the job
Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Pall Corporation, 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.
As a global leader in high-tech filtration, separation, and purification, Pall Corporation thrives on helping our customers solve their toughest challenges. Our products serve diverse, global customer needs across a wide range of applications to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. From airplane engines to hydraulic systems, scotch to smartphones, OLED screens to paper—everyday Pall is there, helping protect critical operating assets, improve product quality, minimize emissions and waste, and safeguard health. For the exponentially curious, Pall is a place where you can thrive and amplify your impact on the world. Find what drives you on a team with a more than 75-year history of discovery, determination, and innovation.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Sr. R&D Engineer is responsible for conducting and engaging in New Product Development (NPD) of advanced filtration projects. You will drive innovation, cross functionally, to deliver differentiated product performance with custom solutions, engage with the Energy+ business unit to ensure technical and strategy alignment. T
This position reports to the Director, R&D and is part of our growing Central R&D organization helping develop next generation separation and purification solutions. This role is an onsite role and is located in Cortland, NY.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
Apply technical background (from Chemical/Mechanical/Materials Engineering), especially related to fluid-flow, strength of materials and structural-mechanical design for design of liquid and gas filtration technologies.
Design, Analyze and Engineer new products (with differentiated performance improvements) with the use of standard tools, state-of-the-art engineering software, design calculations, and best-known methods for product designs
Contribute to the entire value chain of filtration technology design with core focus on design, modeling, prototyping, testing and analysis.
Strive to be a subject matter expert (SME) in designàmodelàprototypeàtestingàanalysis for targeted application; and mentor fresh grads/new talent to adopt the invention (of your subject matter expertise)
Lead innovation and develop new technologies, build new ideas that enable New Product Development and contribute to Pall’s valuable IP (Intellectual Property)
The essential requirements of the job include:
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, chemical, or materials engineering
At least 5+ years of experience in R&D/product development and/or design engineering
Experience in dynamic flow testing and analysis
Experience/Technical background in system design for filtration technology is highly preferred
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
Technical background related to filtration technology for liquid/gas separation and purification
Technical skills in macro- and micro-fluid flow, structural mechanics, design to engineering, finite element methods, and/or process modelling is desirable
The annual salary range for this role is $100,000 - $110,000. 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 and 401(k) 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. 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.
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