Lead Mechanical Engineer
Lead Mechanical Engineer
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Job Description
At Cellular Highways we develop advanced automated highthroughput cell sorting instruments for research and clinical applications. To support the next stage of our growth were looking to recruit a Lead Mechanical Engineer to play a key role in delivering the next generation of our technology while also supporting ongoing improvements to our current instrument and production processes.
Youll be joining at a pivotal time as we focus on developing our secondgeneration instrument. In parallel youll contribute to ongoing improvements to our firstgeneration instrument and consumable cartridges which are already in production. Your work will span product enhancements and supporting the scale up manufacturing as we grow.
Ideally youll have experience working with complex multidisciplinary products and enjoy taking the initiative to drive development and refinement. Experience developing products for regulated environments (such as medical devices diagnostics or GMP manufacturing) would be especially valuable. With our ambitious growth plans youll also have the opportunity to broaden your skillset and grow with the company.
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Providing engineering leadership in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment
- Managing existing product lines ensuring that scaleup plans can be achieved
- Scoping out new developments to create next generation products that meet user needs
- Designing precision components and assemblies using 3D CAD
- Using your technical knowledge to work with challenging product requirements
- Building and debugging electromechanical assemblies
- Carrying out engineering testing to evaluate performance against specification
- Optimising designs and manufacturing processes for robustness and reliability
- Developing quality manufacturing processes under ISO 13485 and cGMP controls
Qualifications :
Requirements
- Mechanical Engineering degree (or related discipline)
- Experience with the design and development of instrumentation (experience with optical design is a plus)
- Experience with planning and leading complex development projects
- Team management and mentoring skills
- Proficient in using 3D CAD (ideally including SolidWorks)
- Handson ability to build test and troubleshoot
- Innovative problemsolving skills
- Wide range of design experience which may include assembly jigs and test equipment
- Knowledge of a range of manufacturing techniques (ideally including injection moulding)
- Familiar with product release activities and regulatory requirements
- Competent in writing technical documentation such as installation and service guides
- Excellent communication skills and collaborative approach
Additional Information :
Benefits
Cellular Highways is part of TTP Group an employeeowned business based in Melbourn just south of Cambridge. Our purposebuilt sustainable offices and laboratories are set in green surroundings creating an inspiring environment for innovation. Our working culture encourages entrepreneurship shared ideas and technical collaboration while providing you with the freedom to do your best work.
Our employee benefits include:
- Annual profitrelated bonus
- 25 days holiday
- Employer pension contribution of 10 of salary
- Free lunch and allday refreshments
- Private medical insurance for employees and dependants
- Enhanced family friendly leave
- Life insurance worth 6x salary
- Electric car leasing scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- An activities and community fund that supports healthy activities that bring colleagues together; whether its lunchtime squash or football Zumba or our own rock band.
- Local sports facilities and theatre discounts and memberships.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
