Robotics Test & Development Engineer (Automation Systems)

Cellular Origins Ltd.; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

25 days holiday

Employer pension contribution 10%

Private medical insurance for you and/

Subsidised lunches

Enhanced family friendly leave

Life insurance worth 6x salary

Electric car leasing scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Cellular Origins invites a Test and Development Engineer to join our team at Melbourn Science Park, near Cambridge. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to develop, integrate, and verify our Constellation system, ensuring performance, reliability, and compliance.

In this role you’ll create test strategies, run procedures, diagnose faults, and contribute to formal verification and release. Your hands-on experience with mechatronics and robotics will help drive design improvements and

Qualifications

• A strong engineering background gained either by degree or vocational route.
• Proven experience of testing and verification, and troubleshooting complex mechatronics systems.
• Robust technical analysis and documentation skills including generating Test Protocols and Test Reports.
• Capable of applying statistical and data analysis, simulation, and engineering modelling techniques to evaluate product performance, predict behaviour, and generate actionable insights that drive design improvement.
• Ability to identify failure modes, conduct structured root cause investigations, and implement data-driven corrective actions to improve product reliability and robustness.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams and fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate system elements, creating test strategies, plans and protocols, running procedures and evaluating performance.
• Diagnose faults and provide feedback to the design team to drive improvements.
• Move toward formal verification of system elements, generating protocols and maintaining traceability.
• Oversee verification activities and write reports to ensure successful system release.
• Work in a technically challenging, impact-driven venture with a collaborative team.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Testing & verification

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Documentation & reporting

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

ROS

Python

Automation systems

Job description

Cellular Origins invites a Test and Development Engineer to join our team at Melbourn Science Park, near Cambridge. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to develop, integrate, and verify our Constellation system, ensuring performance, reliability, and compliance.

In this role you’ll create test strategies, run procedures, diagnose faults, and contribute to formal verification and release. Your hands-on experience with mechatronics and robotics will help drive design improvements and