You will work under the guidance of Senior Engineers to help develop, test, and maintain software modules for our cell and gene therapy automation systems. This includes embedded/application interfaces with control systems and in-house machines, software services for manufacturing operations, coordination as well as execution planning and management, as well as interfacing to LIMS, ERP/MES. You'll have opportunities to get hands-on the entire automation stack and to grow your skills through pair programming, agile development practices, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

• Deliver software and control system modules under the guidance of workstream leads and senior engineers.
• Participate in agile sprints, proactively delivering tasks and updates to the software team.
• Collaborate with software leads to define and implement tasks that meet system and software requirements.
• Conduct software testing, verification, and validation, including integration with target hardware or cell-processing equipment.
• Support documentation and quality activities under mentorship.
• Contribute to code reviews and pair programming to improve team learning and output.

• Degree in a STEM related subject.
• Industry experience in developing software products or software features as part of a product development process.
• Passion for collaborative engineering and continuous learning.
• Good appreciation of OOP approaches and use of modern software design patterns for developing mixed desktop/enterprise applications, interfacing with low-level peripherals using proprietary communication interfaces or to cloud-native services via RESTful APIs
• Experience with software development using OOP techniques and languages such as Python, Java, C#, or modern C++
• Familiarity with modern development frameworks, e.g., React/Angular, FastAPI/Flask/Django, and database backends would be useful, or familiarity with interfacing with hardware or custom communication protocols control hardware/equipment such as lab automation systems, medical devices, or similar automation systems.
• Familiarity with software interfaces with control machineries or hardware using industrial communication protocols such as raw TCP/IP, OPC-UA, RS232/485, CAN/MODBUS or GPIO.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, AWS) or IoT integration is a plus.
• This role will be a full time on-site position at our campus in Melbourn.

Cellular Origins is part of TTP Group, an employee-owned business. It is based on the TTP Campus, within purpose-built sustainable offices, labs and green surroundings, 10 miles south of Cambridge.  TTP Group takes a long-term approach to investment and has been at the forefront of bioprocess automation for over 20 years.  Our working culture encourages entrepreneurship, shared ideas and collaboration, while providing you the freedom to do your best work.   

Our employee benefits include:  

• Annual profit-related bonus  
• 25 days holiday  
• Employer pension contribution of 10% of salary 
• Free lunch and all-day refreshments  
• Private medical insurance for employees and dependants  
• Enhanced family friendly leave  
• Life insurance worth 6x salary  
• Electric car leasing scheme  
• Cycle to work scheme  
• Season ticket loan  
• An activities and community fund that supports healthy activities that bring colleagues together; whether it’s lunchtime squash or football, Zumba or our own rock band. Colleagues initiate new clubs and outings whenever they feel there’s something missing!  
• Local sports facilities and theatre discounts and memberships.