Senior Mechanical Engineer I

STU STEMCELL Technologies UK Ltd.; Cambridge, Waterbeach; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Career development opportunities

ISO 14001 environmental practices

Job summary

STU STEMCELL Technologies UK Ltd. in Cambridge seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead mechanical design and DFM for next-generation cell-sorting instruments.

You will work across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to deliver robust, manufacturable assemblies using SolidWorks. The role requires a strong background in DFMA, ISO 13485, and CAD proficiency, with a proven track record in regulated environments and technical leadership for supplier collaborations and design

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with 6–10 years of relevant experience, Master's with 4–8 years, or PhD with 2–5 years.
• Strong track record applying DFMA principles to injection-moulded components and assemblies.
• Experience in regulated environments (e.g. ISO 13485) and engineering change control, RCA, and design verification.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks for 3D design and drawings.
• Advanced knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Strong technical communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical engineering activities for current consumables and life-cycle design updates.
• Design and develop consumables and instrument sub-assemblies for next-gen instruments.
• Manage supplier partnerships, supplier evaluation, design transfer, and quality verification.
• Support quality initiatives in a regulated environment, leading RCA and CAPA actions.
• Design, develop, and test precision mechanical, opto-mechanical, and electro-mechanical systems using SolidWorks.

Skills

DFM/DFA principles

Technical leadership

Regulatory collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks CAD

GD&T

Job description

Job Description Summary

As a global leader in life sciences research support, STEMCELL Technologies is looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Instrumentation UK engineering team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in the development of our innovative cell-sorting instruments, working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain. Our cell-sorting instruments combine precision mechanics, optics, electronics, and microfluidics. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will provide critical technical leadership in the development and design for manufacture (DFM) of complex mechanical, opto-mechanical, and electro-mechanical assemblies.

Job Description Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical engineering activities for current consumables, managing lifecycle design updates and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring all changes are rigorously verified and seamlessly transferred to production and scaled appropriately.
• Lead the design and development of the consumables and instrument sub-assemblies for next generation instruments.
• Scope and manage technical partnerships with specialist suppliers acting as the primary engineering lead for supplier evaluation, design transfer, and quality verification.
• Support quality initiatives within our regulated environment, leading mechanical root-cause investigations and implementing corrective and preventive actions to ensure ongoing product reliability and manufacturing excellence.
• Design, develop, and test precision mechanical, opto-mechanical, and electro-mechanical systems using SolidWorks.

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (or a related discipline) with 6–10 years of relevant experience, Master's degree with 4–8 years of relevant experience, or PhD with 2–5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong track record of applying Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFM/DFA) principles to injection moulded components and assemblies.
• Experience operating within a regulated environment or controlled Quality Management System (e.g. ISO 13485), with proficiency in engineering change control, root-cause investigations, and design verification.
• Deep proficiency with CAD (ideally SolidWorks) for 3D mechanical design and engineering drawings.
• Advanced working knowledge of dimensional tolerancing, GD&T, and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Strong technical communication and collaboration skills #LI-JS1 #LI-Onsite

About STEMCELL Technologies

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 Scientists - standing 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 1,800 employees globally, most with scientific or engineering degrees, STEMCELL is proud to be the largest biotechnology employer in Canada.

Benefits

• 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 Canada’s Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact.

The annual salary for this job ranges from: £46,100.00 - £69,100.00

In addition to base salary, STEMCELL offers a comprehensive total rewards package that may include health benefits, retirement savings, and more (depending on region).

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

We all begin our lives curious about the world around us, the way it works and our place in it. At STEMCELL Technologies, we never lose that curiosity. It inspires and motivates us to discover and innovate. It drives us to develop technologies, create products, and offer services that will help scientists around the world do research that progresses scientific knowledge and supports breakthroughs. In the field of biotechnology, there is no better company in which to find inspiration, fulfill your potential and define your success with like-minded people. We specialize in the development of specialty cell culture media and cell isolation systems. Our products are used to drive the fields of stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine and cellular therapy research forward. We are Scientists Helping Scientists.