Senior Systems Engineer

Company: Azenta Life Sciences
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Azenta UK, Ltd.

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity.

Job Title

Senior Systems Engineer

Job Description

As Senior Systems Engineer, you will manage development lifecycle involvement to provide Automated Robotic sample storage systems to deliver cutting edge scientific applications and integrated platforms for biological sample and clinical intelligence.

Systems Engineer provides the cohesion and coordination between engineering and software disciplines. Developing specifications and leading multidisciplinary teams to clearly communicate the requirements for the Store and capture client requirements.

The industries we serve have growing requirements for regulatory quality control (GMP, Medical Devices, ISO etc). The System Engineering role provides opportunity to develop the fully documented lifecycle to support adherence to these standards.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Design, define and implement complex system requirements for customers and/or prepare studies and analyze existing systems.
  • Determine system specifications, input/output processes and working parameters for cooling systems/hardware/software compatibility.
  • Coordinate design of subsystems and integration of the total system.
  • Identify, analyze and resolve program support deficiencies.
  • Serve as the primary technical resource for design, manufacture and debug as the product(s) move to completion.
  • Lead a technical team from concept design through to customer delivery and validation.
  • Have a strong understanding of delivering automation into regulated environments.
  • Evidenced documentation for full project deliverables that can be audited.

Communications

  • Coordination/cohesion of engineering disciplines: Mechanical, Electrical, Software and Refrigeration.
  • Direct integration with Test team.
  • Communication and project transition with Commissioning and Service.
  • Interface with planning and procurement.
  • Involved in Sales Support activities to determine user requirements and develop special features.
  • Customer liaison during projects, providing the main technical contact.

What You’ll Bring

  • Degree level or equivalent experience in Controls Engineering or Mechanical/Electrical/Software engineering with system level experience. Alternatively, a Validation engineer with high degree of machinery/engineering experience.
  • At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
  • Solving technical engineering problems.
  • System level thinking following Verification and Validation model.
  • Delivered automation projects from design to validation into a clinical environment.
  • Strong project management skills and accountability for deliverables.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.?? ??

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Posted: April 10th, 2026