10 Hologic engineering leaders
Vice President, Diagnostic R&D Engineering, Director, Systems and Hardware Engineering and Director of Manufacturing Engineering are among the current titles held by these Hologic engineering leaders. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Hologic from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Austin Derfus
LinkedInExperience: Director, Systems and Hardware Engineering · Hologic, Inc.
Austin Derfus has been Director, Systems and Hardware Engineering at Hologic, Inc. since December 2025, based in San Diego. Austin Derfus held roles at Abbott, including Director, Product Design and Integration, Infectious Disease R&D (2019 to 2025) and Director, R&D Platforms and Systems (2017 to 2019), and was Director, Consumable Engineering, R&D Platforms and Systems at Alere Inc. (2015 to 2017).
Bhavin Kapadia
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Hologic, Inc.
Bhavin Kapadia has been Director of Engineering at Hologic, Inc. since September 2026, based in Greater Boston, and the listing also shows a Senior Engineering Manager row at Hologic, Inc. from April 2025. Bhavin Kapadia was Software Development Manager at Hologic, Inc. (2021 to 2025), Principal SW Engineer - Remote Robotics at Siemens Healthineers (2020 to 2021) and R&D Sr. Staff Engineer at Stryker (2017 to 2020).
C Brandon Davis
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering (Systems) · Hologic, Inc.
C Brandon Davis has been Senior Director of Engineering (Systems) at Hologic, Inc. since April 2017, based in San Diego, California, and was Director of Engineering (Systems) there (2014 to 2017). At Hologic (Formerly Gen-Probe), C Brandon Davis was also Associate Director (Engineering) (2011 to 2014) and Senior Systems Engineer (2009 to 2011).
Edmond Chiu
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Hologic, Inc.
Edmond Chiu is a former Director of Engineering at Hologic, Inc. (January 2025 to March 2026) and has been Vice President of R&D at Medical Instrument Development Laboratories, Inc. since April 2026, based in Redwood City, California. Edmond Chiu was Director of Engineering (2021 to 2025) and Engineering Manager (2018 to 2021) at Gynesonics, now a part of Hologic.
Eric Rabeno
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering, Advanced Operation · Hologic, Inc.
Eric Rabeno has been Director of Engineering, Advanced Operation at Hologic, Inc. since October 2025, based in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. At Hologic, Inc., Eric Rabeno was also Senior Manager - Advanced Operations (2023 to 2025), Manager - Advanced Operations, New Product Introduction (2022 to 2023) and Project Manager (2021 to 2022), and was Engineering Manager at Terumo Cardiovascular in 2021.
Jason Rhubottom
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Diagnostic R&D Engineering · Hologic, Inc.
Jason Rhubottom has been Vice President, Diagnostic R&D Engineering at Hologic, Inc. since March 2024, based in San Diego, with a headline that mentions engineering teams across the US, Germany, Austria and India and the Panther and Panther Fusion molecular diagnostics platforms. At Hologic, Inc., Jason Rhubottom was also Associate Vice President, Software Engineering (2015 to 2024) and Senior Director, Software Engineering (2014 to 2015).
Mallory Vogel
LinkedInExperience: Director, Hardware Engineering · Hologic, Inc.
Mallory Vogel has been Director, Hardware Engineering at Hologic, Inc. since April 2024, based in the Baltimore area of Maryland. At Hologic, Inc., Mallory Vogel was also Senior Manager, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, R&D (2023 to 2024) and Senior Manager of Mechanical Engineering, R&D (2022 to 2024), and was Engineering Manager at Terumo Cardiovascular (2019 to 2021).
Michael Washko
LinkedInExperience: Director of Manufacturing Engineering · Hologic, Inc.
Michael Washko has been Director of Manufacturing Engineering at Hologic, Inc. since August 2024, based in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, and the profile lists teams covering production development, lean manufacturing, a PMO and non product software. Michael Washko was Senior Manager of Strategic Manufacturing at Hologic, Inc. (2022 to 2024) and Director Of Engineering at Terumo Cardiovascular (2021 to 2022).
Norbert Hagen
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · Hologic, Inc.
Norbert Hagen is a former Senior Director of Engineering at Hologic, Inc. (March 2021 to October 2025), a role the profile describes as responsible for the lifecycle of instrument systems, including strategy, development, manufacturing and support. At Hologic, Inc., Norbert Hagen was also Director of Hardware Engineering (2014 to 2021) and Associate Director of Engineering (2009 to 2014), and has been Founder of Helix Design Lab since November 2025.
Rolf S.
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering, Instrumentation & Consumables · Hologic, Inc.
Rolf S. is a former Director of Engineering, Instrumentation & Consumables at Hologic, Inc. (June 2009 to September 2025), based in San Diego, and has been Director of Mechanical Engineering at Element Biosciences since November 2025. Rolf S. was Engineering Manager at Sequenom (2002 to 2009), and the headline lists instrumentation, fluidics, consumables and system architecture.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your engineering role at Hologic, and why?
- 02How do you move a design from R&D into manufacturing in your own area?
- 03What has your own work taught you about coordinating hardware, software and systems engineering work?
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