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 operating companies, our work saves lives and we are united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of new solutions that transform human health. Our customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva, you can continuously improve yourself and us while working on challenges that truly matter with people who care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step toward an altogether life-changing career. The Principal Automation Architect (m/f/d) is responsible for defining and governing the architecture, standards, reference designs, and reusable application-library strategy for Siemens PCS 7 automation solutions. The role provides technical leadership across product and technology-development programs, helping Cytiva build secure, scalable, maintainable, and reusable automation capabilities that can be integrated into multiple products and customer solutions. This position reports to the Director, Automation Architecture, is part of Automation and Digital Department, located in the US and an onsite role in Dreieich or Karlsruhe, Germany. What you will do Serve as the lead solution architect for Siemens PCS 7, owning platform architecture across programs, products, and systems from concept through delivery. Define and maintain platform standards, reference architectures, implementation patterns, and a reusable Siemens PCS 7 application library aligned with enterprise architecture and product-development needs. Design scalable, secure, resilient automation solutions across IT and OT environments, including system integration, industrial communications, APIs, edge and data integration. Provide technical leadership for complex development programs, review key design decisions, resolve cross-system architecture issues, and guide engineering teams on the most challenging technical work. Partner with product management, engineering, cybersecurity, quality, and architecture stakeholders to align technical direction with business priorities, regulatory expectations, lifecycle needs, and product roadmaps. Who you are Bachelor’s degree in automation, controls, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience. Extensive professional experience in industrial automation, controls engineering, or OT architecture, including architecture leadership for complex automation systems. Demonstrated expert-level proficiency with Siemens PCS 7, including architecture, engineering standards, integration, lifecycle considerations, and reusable control or application-library design. Demonstrated experience translating product, process, cybersecurity, and system requirements into scalable and maintainable automation architectures across lab and industrial environments. Working knowledge of industrial communication and integration technologies, with experience providing technical direction across multidisciplinary engineering teams and multiple development programs. Travel, motor vehicle record and physical/environment requirements Ability to travel up to 20%, including occasional international and overnight travel to Cytiva sites, partners, and customer-facing locations. It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in Automation solutions in life sciences, bioprocessing, pharmaceutical, or another regulated industry, including awareness of validation and product-lifecycle expectations. Additional automation ecosystems such as Rockwell Automation or DeltaV, and relevant Siemens, cybersecurity, or enterprise-architecture certifications. #LI-AC1 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. Danaher is a leading global life sciences, biotechnology, and diagnostics innovator, helping to solve many of the world’s most important health challenges, ultimately improving quality of life for billions of people today, while setting the foundation for a healthier, more sustainable tomorrow. The Danaher ecosystem is made up of more than 15 businesses united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. Please read our Applicant Data Privacy Notice carefully here.

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