Process Engineer II

Job Description

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate diagnostic testing. Our mission drives us, every moment of every day, as we develop scalable, groundbreaking solutions to solve the world’s most complex health challenges.

Our associates are involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics, from ideation to development and delivery of testing advancements that improve patient outcomes across a range of settings.

As a member of our team, you can make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development.

Cepheid is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Danaher Diagnostics companies. Together, we’re working at the pace of change on diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges, driven by knowing that behind every test there is a patient waiting.

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This position is part of the Process Engineering department and will be located in Sunnyvale, CA. In Process Engineering, we leverage production data to create and monitor metrics that help guide decisions for process improvement and equipment reliability.

We support quality investigations on equipment and materials through 24 / 7 line support and escalate production quality issues to the appropriate stakeholders.

We also partner with manufacturing to maintain proper process documentation to ensure compliance. M-F 8-5pm

In this role, you will have the opportunity to :

• Responsible for performing process and mold qualifications for new and existing production lines and tools.
• Develop validation documentation for process qualifications and is the manufacturing liaison for all process qualifications.
• Update and create manufacturing work instructions, facilitate changes and manage implementation of changes to manufacturing documentation
• Partner effectively during root cause investigation through resolution with functional representatives of regulatory, automation, molding / tooling, and production
• Work within operating procedures to identify, change, justify, and implement process improvements to process capability, equipment availability, and yield

The essential requirements of the job include :

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering / related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience to perform at this level
• A Minimum of 2-5 years overall related business experience in Manufacturing preferably in medical device
• 1 Year Experience with failure investigations and root cause analysis
• 1 Year Experience with manual or automation lines and developing process documentation

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

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering / related discipline
• Experience with Project Management

Cepheid, a Danaher company, offers a broad 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 danaherbenefitsinfo.com.

The salary range for this role is $81,100 to $141,900. 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.

We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. 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.

At Danaher we bring together science, technology and operational capabilities to 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.

Our global teams are pioneering what’s next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve.

Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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