Robotic jobs in United Kingdom

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Cell therapies have been shown to cure devastating and previously untreatable diseases like cancer by re-programming the patient's own immune system. Giving more patients access to these life-saving therapies requires a revolution in manufacturing and process automation.

Cellular Origins, a TTP Company, is enabling scalable, cost-effective and efficient manufacture of cell and gene therapies. Our technology addresses the challenges associated with manufacturing at scale with an elegant robotic manufacturing automation solution that reduces cost and labour, eliminates human error, and increases efficiency.

In this role you'll work in close collaboration with the software architect and product owner to develop the architectural runway and translate it into actionable user stories. You'll spearhead new software projects, taking the technical lead and ensuring projects run to plan and the team is delivering at a fast, sustainable pace.

You'll participate in software planning activities with workstream leads to organise software sprints and deliverables. You'll lead and mentor software team members on daily software development activities, ranging from working on software control and interfaces for cell therapy modules at the low level of factory control, to higher level factory operation, automation and orchestration. Participating and facilitating discussion and activities relevant to software architecture design, planning, quality assurance and lifecycle engineering.

You'll champion our software quality through modern agile practices, including test-driven development and continuous integration/automated testing, as well as effective pair programming across the team. You'll maintain good oversight of all software development across Cellular Origins, working closely with a multidisciplinary team of engineers across the business to ensure the software deliverables. Junior team members will look to you for guidance to help them deliver consistent high-quality software.

Lastly, the role will involve leading software documentation efforts in collaboration with senior leadership, ensuring all documentation meets development plans and regulatory standards.

You'll hold significant experience in leading and developing complex software projects. This will include experience in software design, development or testing - having been involved in product development through most stages of the System Engineering Lifecycle. You'll show familiarity with designing distributed systems using message-oriented systems or event-based systems.

• Experience in leading and developing complex software projects with proficiency in software design, development and testing. This will include experience with software architecture design and planning.
• Proficient with at least one modern languages such as Python, Java, C#, modern C++
• Experience with frontend and/or backend development using React-native/Angular, FastAPI /Flask/Django and database backend.
• Strong experience with OOP programming languages and use of modern software design patterns for developing mixed desktop/enterprise applications, interfacing with low-level peripherals using proprietary communication interfaces or to cloud-native services via RESTful APIs.
• Experience with cloud Integration and IoT Devices with GCP, Azure, or AWS.
• Knowledge of software system virtualisation and containersation.
• Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers with experience in cross-functional collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• This role will be a full time on-site position at our campus in Melbourn.

• Experience with low-level control systems, factory automation, or orchestration.
• Understanding of compliance and regulatory requirements for software in medical/biotech fields.
• Knowledge of interfacing with low-level peripherals via proprietary communication protocols.
• Ability to lead documentation efforts to meet regulatory standards.

Cellular Origins is part of TTP Group, an employee-owned business. It is based on the TTP Campus, within purpose-built sustainable offices, labs and green surroundings, 10 miles south of Cambridge. TTP Group takes a long-term approach to investment and has been at the forefront of bioprocess automation for over 20 years. Our working culture encourages entrepreneurship, shared ideas and collaboration, while providing you the freedom to do your best work.

• Annual profit-related bonus
• 25 days holiday
• Employer pension contribution of 10% of salary
• Free lunch and all-day 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 it's lunchtime squash or football, Zumba or our own rock band. Colleagues initiate new clubs and outings whenever they feel there's something missing!
• Local sports facilities and theatre discounts and memberships.