Product Engineer 23 months FTC (Life Sciences)

Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global’s Cytiva operating company develops solutions for biological research, vaccines, medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

What you will do

• Support the lifecycle of assigned lab filtration products, including design changes, product improvements, specifications, bills of materials, obsolescence, and product rationalisation.
• Investigate product and manufacturing issues affecting safety, quality, delivery, and cost using structured problem-solving methods.
• Work with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Process Engineering to implement corrective actions.
• Contribute engineering deliverables to new product development, product transfer, supplier changes, verification, validation, risk assessment, design reviews, and product qualification.
• Maintain engineering and quality records and support non-conformance, CAPA, complaint, deviation, audit, and inspection activities.
• Identify continuous-improvement opportunities that improve product performance, manufacturability, quality, cost, and operational reliability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Product Design, Materials Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Practical experience in product, sustaining, product development, manufacturing, or quality engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings and product specifications; SolidWorks experience is relevant.
• Experience supporting controlled changes to products, materials, components, processes, or technical records.
• Experience with structured problem-solving, root-cause analysis, quality management systems, and cross-functional engineering deliverables.
• Ability to travel 10%, including overnight travel, and hold a valid driver’s licence with an acceptable driving record.

Nice to have

• Experience in life sciences, filtration, medical devices, diagnostics, biotechnology, or another regulated industry.
• Experience with design verification, validation, risk management, product qualification, or supplier-change activities.
• Experience using product lifecycle management or electronic quality and document-management systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position offered on a 23-month fixed-term contract, with potential extension or permanency.
• Continuous-improvement culture supported by the hirify.global Business System.
• Work focused on solutions that support biological research, vaccines, medicines, and advanced therapies.
• Collaborative environment involving Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Process Engineering.