Lead Automation Engineer

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Danaher

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

On-site

Posted April 20, 2026

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 Cytiva, 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.

Working at Cytiva 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. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Lead Automation Engineer will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of world’s most advanced gloveless aseptic filling systems through technical excellence. You’ll support the development and continuous improvement of industry-leading aseptic filling workcells.

This role reports to the Engineering Manager, Aseptic Filling and is part of the engineering team located in Burnaby, BC and will be an on-site role.

What you will do:

Design and implement advanced control strategies for complex automation equipment from early development through system integration and testing.
Develop and optimize PLC and HMI programs using modular programming standards and industry best practices.
Specify and integrate advanced sensors and actuators (vision systems, servo and stepper motors, multi-axis motions, etc.).
Conduct system-level structured troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical and software domains; analyze root cause and implement corrective actions.
Collaborate with product management and cross functional teams to translate stakeholder needs into detailed engineering requirements, design documentation, and verification/validation strategies.

Who you are: A mechatronics or automation engineer, with a Bachelor’s or equivalent and a passion for building complex automation equipment.

Proficient in PLC and HMI programming, with experience applying object‑oriented or modular software design principles.
Hands‑on experience with robotics and actuator control (e.g., stepper and servo motors), with a practical understanding of feedback control, system dynamics, and tuning methods (e.g. state space analysis; frequency response, and PID methods).
Have a solid foundation in mechanical, pneumatic and electrical systems design
Demonstrates systems thinking, structured problem solving and is able to decompose complex problems
Comfortable working in fast-paced, early-stage R&D environments with high ambiguity

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

Machine vision, Robotics Design

Project management

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The salary range for this role is $77,500 -$111,200. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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.

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