Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

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The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for developing the next generation of Biacore instruments, as well as ensuring that existing instruments remain technically up to date and suitable for continued production. The role includes ownership of complex mechanical systems and components throughout the full product lifecycle, from concept and detailed design through verification, industrialisation, and transfer to production.

As Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will work within the Biacore R&D Hardware section, which consists of Mechanical Design Engineers, Electrical Design Engineers, Research Engineers, Optics Engineers, and Project Managers. In close collaboration with cross‑functional stakeholders, you will contribute to system‑level design decisions and ensure that mechanical solutions meet performance, quality, manufacturability, serviceability, and reliability