Danaher

Sr. Counsel, Aerospace & North America

Danaher$165K — $195K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of in-house or law firm experience in aerospace, defense, or government contracting businesses.
  • Familiarity with FAA and/or EASA regulations and related contracting processes.
  • Demonstrated experience with U.S. government procurement regulations like FAR/DFARS.
  • Proven ability to advise on complex commercial agreements, including supply chain and manufacturing.
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) and active membership in a U.S. state bar.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary legal advisor for the Aerospace business and North America.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate various commercial agreements for business operations.
  • Advise on compliance with federal government contracting and aerospace regulations.
  • Collaborate with business leaders on transactions and risk management strategies.
  • Enhance legal processes and cross-functional collaboration through continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching.
  • Paid time off for vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
  • Opportunity for bonus/incentive pay.
  • Access to various competitive benefits programs.
Full Job Description

Senior Counsel, Aerospace and North America willserve as the primary legal advisor for Palls global Aerospace business, with a particular focus on government contracting, aerospace regulatory compliance, and defense-related commercial matters. This role also provides legal support for Palls North America operations. The position partnerswith commercial, engineering, operations, procurement,and other business teams tosupport growth, managelegal risk, and deliver practical, business-oriented legal advice.

The position reports to the Vice President and General Counsel located inNew Port Richey, FL or Washington, D.Cand willbeanon-siterole.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Serve as the lead legal advisor for the Aerospace business and North America functions, providing practical counsel on complex legal, transactional, and risk management matters.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including sales, supply, services, technology, manufacturing, procurement, and vendor contracts.
  • Advise on federal government contracting and aerospace regulatory compliance, including FAR, DFARS, CAS, customer contracts, supply chain, and product development matters.
  • Partner with business leaders on high-value transactions, contract negotiations, dispute resolution, and strategic legal risk management.
  • Drive continuous improvement of legal processes, templates, training, and tools to enhance service delivery and cross-functional collaboration

The essential requirements of the job include:

  • Substantial experience supporting the aerospace, defense, or aviation industry, including familiarity with FAA and/or EASA regulatory frameworks, aerospace OEM/MRO contracting, and industry-specific certification processes (e. g., PMA, TSO).
  • Demonstrated experience with U.S. government procurement regulations, including FAR/DFARS, requirements, and federal government contracting compliance obligations.
  • Experience advising on complex supplychain, manufacturing, technology development, or commercial contracting matters.
  • Minimum of 8+ years of experience including in-house or law firm experience advising aerospace, defense, government contracting, manufacturing, and/or technology businesses.
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
  • Experience providing legal support across North America operations, including commercial transactions, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional business advisory in a multi-site or multi-jurisdictional environment.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

  • Ability to travel both domestically and internationally approximately 20% of the time

Pall Corporation, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether its a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at .

The annual salary range for this role is $165,000 - $195,000.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 Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, well accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrows 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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About Danaher

Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing. More than 275,000 Beckman Coulter systems operate in both Diagnostics and Life Sciences laboratories on seven continents. For more than 75 years, our products have been making a difference in peoples' lives by improving the productivity of medical professionals and scientists, supplying critical information for improving patient health and delivering trusted solutions for research and discovery.

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78,000 employees
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Net Income
$3.6 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+11.8%
Revenue
$22.2 billion
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