Associate Mechanical Engineer

As a global leader in life sciences research support STEMCELL Technologies is looking for an Associate Mechanical Engineer to join our Instrumentation UK engineering this role you will apply fundamental mechanical engineering principles to support the R&D design testing and continuous improvement of our innovative cell-sorting instruments working closely with a multidisciplinary R&D team as well as Manufacturing and Quality.

Our cell-sorting instruments are highly complex combining precision mechanics optics electronics and microfluidics. As an Associate Mechanical Engineer you will take ownership of a diverse range of engineering projects across the product lifecycle. Your work will be highly varied spanning from conceptualizing solutions for new product developments to building specialized test rigs supporting compliance activities and driving continuous improvements on our current instruments. Throughout your work you will be closely supported and mentored by our experienced engineering team.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Mechanical Design & CAD: Utilize 3D CAD (SolidWorks) to develop and refine mechanical components generate detailed engineering drawings and conduct fundamental engineering analyses to support design decisions.

• Prototyping & Testing: Design build and evaluate prototypes specialized tooling and test rigs to validate new ideas and support ongoing R&D and design verification activities.

• Production & Sustaining Support: Collaborate closely with manufacturing teams to troubleshoot assembly processes support hands-on product builds evaluate supplier technologies and implement practical design improvements.

• Problem Solving & Investigations: Assist in systematic root-cause investigations working alongside senior engineers to evaluate technical issues and develop robust solutions.

• Technical Documentation: Contribute to the creation of essential engineering and quality documentation including test protocols manufacturing work instructions and compliance reports within a controlled Quality Management System (QMS).

• Future Product Development: Contribute ideas technical data and design support to the development and review of our next generation of cell-sorting instrumentation.

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline with up to 2 years of relevant experience.

• Practical hands-on engineering experience.

• Strong proficiency in 3D CAD software (ideally SolidWorks) and a solid grasp of fundamental engineering principles.

• A highly motivated enthusiastic and collaborative mindset; you are a self-starter who takes initiative but is equally receptive to direction and mentorship.

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to design defined tests accurately analyze data and draw evidence-based conclusions.

• Familiarity with basic programming (e.g. Python MATLAB or C) is desirable

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STEMCELL Technologies is a privately owned Vancouver-based biotechnology company that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world. Driven by our love of science and passion for quality we are a company of Scientists Helping Scientistsstanding by our customers to provide the outstanding products technical support and training they need to advance their research. Scientists performing stem cell immunology cancer regenerative medicine and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media cell separation products instruments accessory products and services. Through our many regional offices as well as our distribution centers in Vancouver Seattle Grenoble and Singapore we deliver our innovative specialized products to more than 100 countries. With over 1800 employees globally most with scientific or engineering degrees STEMCELL is proud to be the largest biotechnology employer inCanada.

This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented creative and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary excellent benefits and meaningful career development opportunities.

STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canadas Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact.

As an equal opportunity employer STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe valued and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.

The annual salary for this job ranges from:

33600.00 - 45400.00

STEMCELL determines an individuals pay within the range based on multiple factors including experience education job-related skills and equity within the team or organization. For jobs that are eligible for sales incentives the range noted above is inclusive of target incentives; actual incentives are based on individual performance results in accordance with company addition to base salary STEMCELL offers a comprehensive total rewards package that may include health benefits retirement savings and more (depending on region).

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