Northreach is a recruitment agency that connects businesses with top talent in the cell & gene therapy, fintech, and digital sectors. Our mission is to provide clients and candidates with a seamless and personalised recruitment experience and create a positive work environment that encourages equality, innovation, and professional growth. We have partnered with an organization that actively contribute to the fight against cancer, dementia, and numerous other diseases. Their advanced technologies accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into real-world medical treatments, enabling new therapeutics to reach patients worldwide more efficiently. Job Description/Key Accountabilities: The successful candidate will: Work closely with Product Managers to create and refine User Requirements for extensions to existing products and development of new products Liaise with stakeholders, including customer development partners to define Functional Specifications As the System Architect, devise and communicate a product vision that will deliver the Functional Specification and then technically direct and work with a project team to turn that vision into a reality Cooperate with other groups and subject experts across the business to create holistic concepts and solutions Form an effective relationship with the Project Manager at a detailed level, devise effective mechanisms to meet specific product requirements, including size and cost constraints Work closely with the immediate project team to create and test prototypes and pre-production samples Analyse their own, and the team’s, test data and use the data to make incisive and timely design decisions Be able to design consumable injection moulded plastic components and to work with the suppliers of these components (internal and external) to ensure high quality, high margin design solutions Lead design reviews to provide insight and direction to the engineering teams mentor other members of the engineering team Submit patent applications for novel technologies and solutions Experience/Qualifications: Minimum MSc in Mechanical Engineering or similar from an established top-quartile University. Minimum 10 years of experience in a relevant industry with a track record of delivering products that achieve cost, quality and sales targets Demonstration of the delivery of innovative and novel design solutions A broad based knowledge of: Electro-mechanical product development Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Systems Engineering Sensor technology New Product Introduction processes Excellent oral and written communication skills Commercial awareness A team oriented style of working, preferably within multi-site and multi-national teams The successful candidate will have multiple granted patents for mechanisms or products using electro-mechanical technology. Knowledge of bioreactor design and/or crossflow filtration would give suitable candidates a distinct advantage Are you interested? Apply with an up to date copy of your CV