Senior Product Development Engineer

SPT Labtech

Senior Product Development Engineer at SPT Labtech developing innovative products for laboratory systems. Collaborating across disciplines to enhance scientific instrumentation and automation.

Posted 5/18/2026full-timeCambridge • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Investigating and resolving field and manufacturing issues across the sample management product range, taking technical ownership from root cause through to implemented solution
Leading design changes and product improvements, managing the process from concept and feasibility through to design verification and production handover
Working collaboratively with electronics, firmware, software, manufacturing, and quality engineers, acting as the mechanical lead and systems integrator across those disciplines
Contributing to design reviews, risk assessments, and design for manufacturability activities
Supporting the service and applications teams with technical guidance on complex field issues
Identifying and championing longer-term improvement opportunities within the product portfolio

Requirements

What you’ll need

A degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline; a Master's qualification is advantageous, but equivalent industry experience is equally valued
Significant experience in product development, ideally in scientific instrumentation, laboratory automation, medical devices, or a comparably demanding hardware environment
A strong mechanical engineering foundation: mechanism design, thermal management, tolerancing, DFM/DFS, with demonstrable experience delivering products through to manufacture
Proven ability to work across multidisciplinary teams, with sufficient understanding of electronics and software to engage confidently with specialists, interrogate technical trade-offs, and make informed decisions at a system level
Experience leading technical work packages or project teams, with the ability to plan, manage risk, and deliver to milestones
Proficiency in SolidWorks or comparable parametric 3D CAD, including use within a managed PDM environment
Strong analytical and fault-finding skills, with a methodical approach to root cause investigation
Clear and effective communicator, able to translate technical complexity for different audiences

Benefits

Comp & perks

Private medical insurance
Generous pension plan
Annual discretionary bonus

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Hard Skills & Tools

mechanism designthermal managementtolerancingdesign for manufacturabilityproduct developmentroot cause analysisproject managementanalytical skillsfault-finding3D CAD

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingrisk managementtechnical guidancesystem-level decision makingmethodical approachinterdisciplinary teamworkconceptual thinking

Certifications

degree in Mechanical EngineeringMaster's qualification (advantageous)