EHS Engineer

Bring more to life.

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

At Cepheid, 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.

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world.

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The EHS Engineer partners with site leaders and associates to maintain a safe, compliant workplace and strengthen environmental, health, and safety performance at Cepheid’s Sunnyvale site. This role supports day-to-day EHS programs, risk assessments, training, incident prevention, environmental compliance, emergency preparedness, and continuous improvement using Danaher Business System (DBS) tools. This role offers opportunities to grow technical expertise and pursue Danaher internal certified practitioner and/or professional EHS certifications.

This position reports to the Manager, Environmental Health & Safety and is part of the Environmental, Health and Safety team located in Sunnyvale, CA and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

·         Partner with site leaders and associates to improve safety culture and awareness, conduct employee safety and environmental training, and coordinate emergency response training and drills.

·         Conduct risk assessments for processes, equipment, and chemicals; develop corrective action plans; support incident investigations and root cause analysis; and implement injury and exposure prevention strategies.

·         Support and improve site EHS programs, including laboratory safety, industrial hygiene, hazardous materials and waste, stormwater, air emissions, contractor safety, electrical safety, and other assigned programs.

·         Manage EHS projects, collaborate with EHS committees and emergency response teams, and support sustainability initiatives such as energy and waste reduction.

·         Apply DBS tools, including daily management, problem solving, standard work, kaizen, visual management, and hazard control, to drive measurable improvements and sustain results.

The essential requirements of the job include:

·         Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of experience OR Master’s degree in field with 0+ years of experience

·         Working knowledge of applicable Federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety requirements

·         Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems, assess risk, and develop practical corrective actions

·         Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization

·         Proficiency in Excel and data analysis, with strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 15%, including domestic and international travel, with overnight stays as required
• Ability to lift, move, or carry equipment up to 35 lb.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform work involving repetitive arm and wrist motions

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

• Environmental, Health and Safety program implementation in a laboratory, R&D, or regulated medical device environment
• Environmental compliance programs including hazardous materials, stormwater, and sustainability initiatives
• Cal/OSHA compliance, industrial hygiene, incident investigations, regulatory audits, and EHS management systems such as ISO 14001 and ISO 45001

Cepheid, 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 annual salary for this role is $86,000 - $110,000. This is the amount that we in good faith believe is the possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This amount 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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