Mechanical Engineer

Ardenne Bio · Lab automation

Deck layouts and consumable handling for a robot that must never drop a plate.

MechanicalMid (2–5 yrs)On-sitePermanentNo sponsorship

Salary band

£45,000 – £58,000

Location
Glasgow
Pattern
On-site
Posted
8 Aug 2026 (26d ago)
Process
3 stages, listed below
Apply for this role

No account needed. One of us reads it before anything reaches the company.

The work

Microplates are standardised and every manufacturer ignores the standard slightly differently. The gripper has to cope.

Must have

  • Mechanism design to production
  • Working alongside firmware
  • Manufacturing drawings

Nice to have

  • Lab consumables, SBS plates
  • Injection moulding

Interview process

If the client adds a stage after you’ve started, we’ll tell you, and you can withdraw.

  1. 01

    Intro call

    30 min

    Their questions and yours. No competency framework.

  2. 02

    Technical conversation

    60 min

    Walk through something you built. No live coding.

  3. 03

    Team and offer

    45 min

    Meet the people you would work with, talk numbers.