Mechanical Engineer – Mytos
Mechanical Engineer role at Mytos
About Us
We rarely get the chance to change an entire industry. That’s the position we find ourselves in. Join us, and you’ll unleash scientists, accelerate their research, and help get cures to patients sooner.
We’ve developed machines to fully automate human cell production – the most manual process in Biotech. Cells are used to discover and develop new drugs, and now they’re being used to cure diseases like Parkinson’s and age‑related blindness. Mytos will impact cure development across the board.
We’re live with multibillion‑dollar biotechs on both coasts of the US, and have raised $19 m to expand into the market faster and accelerate our development! Next year, neurons grown on our machines will be going into Parkinson patient brains.
We’ve assembled a world‑class team to take on this challenge, with ex‑Dyson engineers and Nature‑published scientists working hand‑in‑hand. Mytos is backed by Y Combinator, the most successful startup program in the world.
Responsibilities
* Make our devices more indestructible – iterate and improve the robustness and reliability of our machines
* Design components and sub‑systems that interface to areas you might not be familiar with, such as optics and fluidics
* Work on all aspects of hardware design – from initial concept through to manufacture
* Refine and build existing proof‑of‑concept features and collaborate on integrating new ones
* Refine our test rigs, quality processes, and data, harnessing them to improve sprint velocity and help us move faster
* Help shape our engineering culture and processes so that we keep continually improving. You’ll enjoy the autonomy, accountability and customer‑focus we bring to our work
What we’re looking for
* You’ve brought at least one complex product to market—ideally in the lab automation, medical devices or biotech space, but we’re open to other areas.
* You have a keen understanding of building reliability into hardware R&D processes.
* Complex systems containing hardware, electronics and software fascinate you. You cannot wait to work on a device that incorporates multiple electro‑mechanical systems that move with high precision in tandem.
* The open‑source hardware movement interests you, even though your industrial experience may not have touched on Adafruit, SparkFun, Arduino or Raspberry Pi. You enjoy non‑traditional approaches to prototyping and finding ways to get things working, and may even have learnt to code to get things talking to each other.
* Manufacturing techniques including injection molding, sheet metal fabrication and CNC machining are part of your toolkit.
Salary and Benefits
* Competitive salary with stock options
* Lunch covered daily
* Collaborative team environment with high potential to learn new skills
* 24 days holiday (excluding bank holidays)
* Pension
* Awesome colleagues and an office in the Imperial College Innovation hub in White City, where you’ll be based.
* Because of the HW device aspect of this role, we are unable to support remote‑first working; potential colleagues must be happy to work from our lab.
Other Information
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analysing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgement. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Seniority level: Not applicable
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
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Location: London, England, United Kingdom (Office at Imperial College Innovation hub in White City).
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