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BioLife Solutions is repeatedly named one of Washington’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, a list curated by Seattle Business Magazine. We welcome you to apply to join our dynamic, high-energy team. Here you will find a performance-based, family-oriented environment where authentic communication and treating colleagues with respect are required. Our employees receive a competitive benefits package, which includes generous company stock awards and a 401k matching program.

BioLife Solutions is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of class-defining cell and gene therapy bioproduction tools and services. Our solutions facilitate basic and applied research and commercialization of new therapies by maintaining the health of biologic source material and finished products during manufacturing, storage, and distribution. Our solutions offer commercial companies and clinical researchers significant improvement in shelf life and post-preservation viability and function of biologic materials. Our tools portfolio includes our proprietary, serum-free and protein-free, fully defined CryoStor® freeze media and HypoThermosol® shipping and storage media, ThawSTAR® family of automated, water-free thawing products, and  evo® cold chain management system. For more information, please visit:

General Summary and Purpose: Mechanical Engineer III will have technical responsibility for fluid handling systems and thawing equipment used to support cell and gene therapy manufacturing. In addition, the role will be responsible for verifying products meet requirements, working with external manufacturers to build the equipment, and supporting activities required to bring products to market. The role will be responsible for projects in both development and sustaining engineering and work with the cross-functional team to deliver the projects on time and within budget.

Duties and Responsibilities: Mechanical Engineer III will have responsibility for the design and development of BioLife’s fluid handling systems and thaw equipment, including but not limited to the items listed below:

• Collaborate with the embedded software team to generate design concepts for fluid handling and thaw system products. Test product feasibility against requirements.

• Develop product designs, prototypes, test plans, and manufacturing processes that will ensure a safe, effective, and marketable product.

• Lead technical risk assessments and, if necessary, establish mitigation plans to minimize product risks. · Manage day-to-day activities of small engineering team to complete technical projects according to established budgets and timelines.

• Author technical documents (ex. test protocols, reports) demonstrating products are compliant with requirements. Approve documents authored by other team members.

• Assure regulatory and quality requirements are followed and fulfilled.

• Comply with department processes and procedures, including Design and Development Stage Gate process.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Reporting Relationships: This position reports to Global Vice President of Engineering

 Job Requirements:

• Demonstrated technical knowledge of mechanical engineering principles including fluid dynamics, heat transfer, electromechanical design, and systems integration.

• Proficient in CAD systems for product design; SolidWorks preferred.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Highly motivated, goal oriented, and able to work independently.

• Good interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work within cross-functional teams. · Demonstrated experience with Product Development Process, Risk Management, Root Cause Corrective Action, and Quality Management Systems.

• Experience with electrical design, printed circuit board design, or regulatory compliance of lab equipment is preferred.

• Domestic travel up to 20%.

Job Specifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

• 5 – 8 years of experience in product development with expanding responsibilities.

• Familiarity with cell and gene therapy industry is preferred.

BioLife Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. 

BioLife Solutions provides a substance-free workplace, and all offers of employment will be contingent on opiate drug test and background check.

Our salary ranges are determined by position, level, location, and market competitive benchmarks.  Individual pay within a level is determined by work location (including geographic pay zone region), job related skills, experience, education, and training. 

The BioLife Solutions total rewards program includes, but is not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401K with generous match, life and disability insurance as well as time off programs of Vacation and Sick time.  Additionally, we believe in our team members sharing the success of our business and therefore we may provide cash bonus or stock equity grants based on company performance  as a part of our total rewards package.