Graduate Mechanical Engineer (Hardware Specialist)

Location: proudly onsite, in person, in Old Street, London

You will join our R&D team in London, maintaining and improving hardware for our novel bioreactor systems. Your collaborative spirit and love of all things mechanical will make you an essential member of our hardware team. Working alongside brilliant bioprocess engineers, biologists and mathematicians, you will be the go to person for mechanical repair, improvement and fabrication in our workshop and pilot facility.

• Take ownership of maintaining and enhancing the mechanical performance of our cutting edge bioreactor systems

• Collaborate closely with the Bioprocessing team to spot bottlenecks and engineer smart, efficient solutions

• Play a key role in keeping our facility running smoothly through hands on support and continuous improvements

• Contribute your mechanical insight to help shape the next generation of bioprocessing technology

• An undergraduate degree, Level 3 NVQ, or equivalent industry experience in mechanical engineering

• Proficiency with CAD software (SolidWorks preferred)

• A hands on problem solver who enjoys practical work and getting things done

• Strong troubleshooting skills with experience diagnosing and repairing mechanical systems

• A collaborative mindset with a passion for learning and technical excellence

Ideally you'll also have experience with

• 3D printing and rapid prototyping

• General workshop tools and equipment (hand tools, manual milling, CNC routing, etc.)

• Continuous improvement of hardware systems or manufacturing processes

• Using multimeters or performing electronic fault finding

• Shape and refine the equipment you work with, where your ideas directly influence our systems

• Be part of a fast moving startup culture that celebrates ownership, creativity, and innovation

• Work alongside passionate engineers and scientists tackling real world bioprocessing challenges

• Make a tangible impact in a company where your work truly matters

💰 Highly competitive salary (£36k)

📈 Stock option plan

🏛️ Beautiful lab and office in Old Street

🥳 Weekly socials and events

🏡 Pension plan (matching up to 5%)

❤️‍🩹 Private Medical Insurance

🏖️ 25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Hoxton Farms is a series B startup using modular, AI enabled manufacturing to make high value products from stem cells for food and pharma. Their first product is animal fat, a premium B2B ingredient that boosts supply resilience and nutrition for meat companies. Cofounded in 2020 by Max Jamilly and Ed Steele, Hoxton Farms are a team of 50 based in London with customers worldwide, backed by some of the world's best investors including Founders Fund, F-Prime/FSV and GlobalBrain.

Hoxton Farms is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces inclusion, diversity and belonging.

If you believe you would add value to our company but don’t meet all the criteria, we would still love to hear from you. We especially encourage applications from female+, LGBTQIA+, disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, as these groups are underrepresented in the tech industry.