EHS Engineer

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. The EHS Engineer is responsible for partnering with site leaders and associates to maintain a safe, compliant workplace and strengthen environmental, health, and safety performance at Cepheid’s Bothell site. This role supports day-to-day EHS programs, risk assessments, training, incident prevention, environmental compliance, emergency preparedness, and continuous improvement using Danaher Business System (DBS) tools.

This role offers opportunities to grow technical expertise and pursue Danaher internal certified practitioner and/or professional EHS certifications. This position reports to the Sr. Manager EHS and is part of the Environmental, Health and Safety team located in Bothell, WA and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• 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, respiratory protection, 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 management and waste minimization.
• Apply DBS tools, including daily management, problem solving, standard work, kaizen, visual management, and hazard control, to drive measurable improvements and sustain results.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of related work experience in Environmental Health and Safety, safety engineering, safety management, occupational health, environmental science, engineering, chemistry, or a related discipline.
• Experience identifying workplace hazards, completing risk assessments, and supporting corrective actions in laboratory, manufacturing, research and development, or similarly regulated work environments.
• Working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local EHS requirements, with the ability to interpret requirements, maintain records, support regulatory inspections and audits, effectively communicate with associates, supervisors, technical teams, and site leaders.
• Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:
  Ability to travel up to 15%; a current passport is preferred to support Cepheid auditing, training, and business needs. Ability to lift, move, or carry equipment up to 35…