EHS Engineer: Safety, Compliance & Continuous Improvement

Cepheid; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, is hiring an EHS Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA. You will partner with site leaders to strengthen safety culture, perform risk assessments, and manage environmental, health, and safety programs across the site.

You will use Danaher Business System tools to drive improvements, support training, incident investigations, and safety initiatives, and pursue internal EHS certifications. This onsite role offers growth and impact on a global scale.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

Safety culture

Training delivery

Communication

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, is hiring an EHS Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA. You will partner with site leaders to strengthen safety culture, perform risk assessments, and manage environmental, health, and safety programs across the site.

You will use Danaher Business System tools to drive improvements, support training, incident investigations, and safety initiatives, and pursue internal EHS certifications. This onsite role offers growth and impact on a global scale.