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R&D Automation Engineer, Electrical

Danaher, Marlborough, MA


Be part of something altogether life-changing!

Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us - working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity - so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.

Cytiva is proud to work alongside a community of nine fellow Danaher Life Sciences companies. Together, we're pioneering the future of science and medicine, developing products that enable researchers in the fight to save lives.

The Automation Engineer, Electrical works within the R&D group to develop the automation on production systems for the Biopharmaceutical market. This position will work on new products or improvements from an early phase - managing specification, design, industrialization, and transfer to manufacturing as part of a global multi-disciplinary product development team. This role will focus on common standards for the hardware architecture aligning with the overall automation strategy while collaborating with software engineering teams.

What You'll Do:
  • Lead hardware development, or improvement, from an early phase: managing specification, design, industrialization...
  • Transfer to manufacturing as part of a global multi-disciplinary product development team;
  • Serve as the architect of our electrical design, control systems and automation, aligning with our global standards;
  • Partner with internal and external vendors;
  • Define validation protocols and testing regimes. Assemble and test controller prototypes and perform modifications;
  • Support troubleshooting and maintenance remote or on-site at customers for newly developed and/or launched products;
  • Responsible for preparation of documentation of our products and systems;
  • Write procedures, documentation and reports related to tests and tasks performed.


Who You Are:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Science, Engineering or relevant field. Master's Degree preferred
  • 5 years relevant experience;
  • Expertise in Electrical design, Control systems, expertise in designing Pneumatic systems is an asset;
  • Knowledge of relevant regulations and directives (e.g. CE, NRTL, LVD, USP, cGMP, Machinery Directive, EMC, GAMP...).
  • Good communication skills;
  • Continuous Improvement mentality;


At Danaher we bring together science, technology and operational capabilities to 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. Our global teams are pioneering what's next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [redacted] to request accommodation.