EHS Engineer

Danaher•Sunnyvale, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

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. The position supports day-to-day EHS programs, risk assessments, training, incident prevention, environmental compliance, emergency preparedness, and continuous improvement using Danaher Business System (DBS) tools. The 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 in Sunnyvale, California. It is an on-site role, with travel of up to 15%, including domestic and international travel and overnight stays as required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years of experience, or a master’s degree in a relevant field with at least 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.
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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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.