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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 Staff Automation Controls Engineer is responsible for the implementation of sound manufacturing improvements and techniques to increase equipment yield and improve production efficiency. Additionally, serves as an adviser to Controls Engineers with less experience.

This position reports to the Manager - Automation Controls and is part of the “Automation Controls, Electrical & Safety Engineering group” Located in Sunnyvale or Newark or Lodi and will be an on-site role .

In this role, you will have the opportunity to :

• Be part of the full Project development lifecycle (including, architecture, design, implementation, review, validation, support, version control using GitLab).
• As an expert in Ignition and Controls, be a mentor to other engineers in the team.
• Design custom automation equipment & develop programs for SCADA (Ignition), PLCs HMIs, and all required ancillary devices.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations related to Controls and SCADA systems design and operation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to SCADA system performance, communication protocols and data acquisition.

The essential requirements of the job include :

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical / Environment Requirements :

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

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 range for this role is $160,000.00 - $180,000.00 . 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.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com .

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We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and / or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact : 1-202-419-7762 or applyassistance@danaher.com .