Lead Systems Integration Engineer

Cepheid; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Cepheid, a Danaher company, seeks a Systems Integration Engineer in Bengaluru to advance diagnostic instrument integration and verification. You will gain deep product-architecture understanding while leading cross-functional tasks across engineering teams.

Role involves hands-on lab work, data-driven performance analysis, and collaboration on test plans for validation activities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field with relevant lab experience.
• Proven experience in integrating complex instrumentation systems.
• Knowledge of DOE methodologies and data interpretation.
• Experience with data analysis tools to assess system performance.

Responsibilities

• Triage, troubleshoot, and perform system-level integration across Cepheid instruments.
• Lead cross-functional engineering tasks aligned with system requirements.
• Conduct lab testing in engineering and biology labs using established workflows.
• Analyze datasets to identify performance trends and system risks.
• Collaborate with verification and human factors teams to develop test methods.

Skills

Instrumentation

Python

C/C++

Data analysis

System integration

Lab testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Tools

Origin

Matlab

Minitab

Image Analysis Software

Job description

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.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

This position is part of the Systems Integration Engineering team and will be in Bengaluru, IDC, India.

At Cepheid, our mission is delivering a Better Way to improve patient outcomes by enabling access to molecular diagnostic testing everywhere.

In This Role, You Will Have The Opportunity To

• Perform hands‑on triage, troubleshooting, and system‑level integration activities across all Cepheid instruments and subsystems, developing expert technical understanding of product architecture
• Lead and execute technical project tasks within cross‑functional engineering environments, ensuring alignment with system requirements
• Conduct laboratory testing in engineering, instrument, and biology labs using established diagnostic, instrumentation, and assay workflows
• Analyze complex engineering and biological datasets to identify performance trends, system risks, and areas to perform investigation using quantitative data analysis tools
• Represent Systems Integration function on Core or Extended Project Teams, as well as collaborating with System Verification and Human Factors Engineering team in developing test methods and test plans for system verification and validation activities

The Essential Requirements Of The Job Include

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, molecular biology, life sciences, or related technical discipline with 5+ years industry laboratory experience, OR Master’s degree with 3+ years experience as an engineer, scientist, or product developer (e.g., System Integration Engineer, System Development Engineer, Product Development Engineer, Physicist), or equivalent advanced degree with practical experience to perform at this level
• Demonstrated experience developing and integrating complex instrumentation systems incorporating optical, mechanical, thermal, and firmware/software components
• Proficiency applying design of experiments methodologies, interpreting test results, and performing failure investigations for system‑level performance evaluation
• Advanced analytical and troubleshooting capability to assess system interfaces and resolve system interoperability issues using data analysis tools such as Origin, Matlab, Minitab, or Image Analysis Software
• Experience generating system architecture documents, requirements, specifications, and traceability matrices, including preparation of technical documentation and reports

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

• Medical device or biotechnology industry with GMP and GLP experience
• Programming experience in C/C++ or Python.
• Verification and/or Validation experience.
• Knowledge of analog and digital electronics, hardware test method development, optomechanical design and assembly, electromechanical assembly.

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.