Mechanical Design Engineer Job In Stevenage Uk

Overview of the Role at MFX:

It is an exciting time at MFX Bio as we develop a revolutionary system for the cell and gene therapy market. We are looking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer to help us develop this transformative technology.  This is a broad role and will involve design activities ranging from consumable design to the mechanical and product design of our hardware.

Our platform will enable ultra-low-cost and scalable CGT production, expediting the journey from discovery to commercialization with unprecedented efficiency. Joining MFX presents a unique opportunity to shape the future of bioprocessing technologies, contributing to the vision of making advanced therapies more accessible and cost-effective for a broader patient base while significantly reducing development timelines.

The Mechanical Design Engineer role will span both the design of prototypes, rigs and also the production design of our products and will ensure best design practices to meet medical device and GMP standards where appropriate.

Responsibilities and duties: 

·        Help create technical and user requirements of the products

·        Develop designs of prototypes and our products in 3D CAD

·        Analyse and simulate designs using finite element analysis (FEA) and tools such as tolerance analysis

·        Create 2D drawings of designs to share with manufacturing partners

·        Participate in design reviews and design for manufacture assessments

·        Help create quality documentation in support of designs such as dFMEAs

·        Project manage suppliers to manufacture parts

·        Build and test prototypes and rigs and iterate the design as required

Qualifications & Experience:

·      A degree in a mechanical engineering (first or 2:1)

·      3+ years of experience of 3D CAD modelling preferably using SolidWorks

·      3+ years of experience designing high volume medical consumables

·      3+ years of experience of part design for injection moulding

·      3+ years of experience of creating engineering part and assembly drawings in CAD and applying GD&T

·      Experience of Mechanical Design of rigs and prototypes

·      Experience of design for manufacture

·      Experience of analysing design using simulation software such as FEA

·      Experience of tolerance analysis

·      Experience in the project managing manufacturing partners