Manufacturing Engineer

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. 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. 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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Manufacturing Engineer II is responsible for sustaining and improving Medical Injection molding tools and processes to achieve plant manufacturing objectives for safety, quality, on-time performance, and customer satisfaction. This position will give you opportunity to gain knowledge of using the Danaher Business Systems tools in a manufacturing environment. The role is part of the Manufacturing Engineering Department and is located in Lodi, California.

Work schedule:

Thursday to Monday.

• Support and engineer proactive maintenance activities to ensure manufacturing tools are meeting performance goals.
• Optimize existing manufacturing processes to improve efficiency and quality.
• Work with other engineers, technicians, and operators to ensure that medical devices are manufactured in accordance with quality standards and regulatory requirements.
• Support NCR and CAPA activities by performing investigations and recommending countermeasures.
• Evaluate/test parts in order to prepare and submit manufacturing validation protocols and reports.

• Bachelor degree with 2+ years of related work experience or master’s degree in field with 0+ years of work experience.

• Programming measurement routines for Micro-Vu and Mitutoyo CMMs.
• Programming MS Excel Macros, Minitab and Power Bi.
• 1+ years of experience using Solid Works.

The salary range for this role is $74,800 to $98,100. This range may be modified in the future. This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

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