Automata is building a world-class company to disrupt the life science industry with our new core products that automate life science workflows across diagnostic, drug discovery and synthetic biology labs. Our mission is to empower scientists with accessible lab automation tools that are fast, flexible, and cost-efficient.

We're helping scientists find cures, map genomes, and diagnose illnesses by building the software they need to design, run and automate their experiments.

Automata is looking for an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the mechanical engineering chapter in our Product Engineering Department.

This role is essential for enabling Automata to design and develop new automation solutions for our upcoming product releases. As a Senior Engineer at Automata, you will define best practices in the mechanical chapter and provide mentorship, guidance and support to engineers, whilst being a leading voice in the development of our next products.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Champion our mechanical engineering chapter by working together with the other tech leads to define technical best practices and roll out new processes

• Provide daily support and guidance for Mechanical Engineers, in best practices and relevant ‘up-to-date’ standards

• Apply your in-depth understanding of Concept Design, Prototyping and Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DFMA) in the various project phases

• Support Engineering teams throughout the project lifecycle

• Push agile hardware development processes for quick customer feedback cycles

• Communicate with external suppliers on the manufacturing feasibility & technical requirements of designs at all stages of development

Key Competencies:

• Significant experience in a mechanical engineering role at senior IC level 

• Experience in cross-functional team development projects

• Deep experience in mentoring and a willingness to share knowledge

• Excellent technical report writing skills, capable of writing and giving presentations to stakeholders

• Proficient in all aspects of 3D CAD modelling and 2D drawing techniques

• Experienced with Solidworks 3D CAD & PDM software

• Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) techniques

• Excellent understanding of 2D drawing techniques and standards

• Be familiar with Low Volume manufacturing techniques

• Comfortable conducting checks and approving high-level engineering documentation (Drawings, Calculations, Test Reports etc) to a high standard

• Clear communication with a high level of written and verbal communication skills

What will make you stand out?

• Experience with systems engineering for automation products

• Design experience of drivetrains/gearboxes in robotics or automation

• Experience working within engineering teams in an agile manner

• Experience with Lab Automation

Hardware Principles:

• Be a salmon, not a trout - We take the most innovative & interesting route to success. We encourage engineers to ‘Go AGAINST the flow’ in order to generate new & superior designs

• Show me the data - We are an evidence-based and data-driven team. We only commit to projects which are driven by evidential data and not JUST driven by perception

• Here’s one I made earlier - If we have an idea, we prototype it and we prototype it fast. We test new concepts as quickly and as simply as possible

• Dynamic design - Every design/product/concept we produce needs to meet current and future requirements. We anticipate our customers' needs through configurable design and forward-thinking

What is the Process?

• CV review

• Phone interview - 30 mins with Talent

• Online personality assessment - 30min

• Workshop Interview - 2.5 hours with hiring manager + additional hiring team + 20 minutes with our VP of Engineering 

• Final Interview - 30 minutes with Director of Hardware Engineering