We are seeking a talented and driven Manufacturing Engineer to join our team and take ownership of root cause analysis, implement countermeasures for quality defects, and perform incoming inspections on parts for consumables produced by ISO-13485-regulated contract manufacturers. 

The primary focus of this position will be investigating quality defects, identifying root causes, and implementing effective countermeasures to prevent recurrence. You will also perform incoming inspections on parts and materials, ensuring they meet quality and regulatory standards before they enter production. This role is vital to maintaining the integrity of our products and ensuring that manufacturing operations run smoothly and efficiently. Candidates should enjoy working in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment and be prepared to tackle a broad selection of challenges as the company grows.  

Cellares is the first Integrated Development and Manufacturing Organization (IDMO) and takes an Industry 4.0 approach to mass manufacturing the living drugs of the 21st century. The company is both developing and operating integrated technologies for cell therapy manufacturing to accelerate access to life-saving cell therapies. The company’s Cell Shuttle integrates all the technologies required for the entire manufacturing process in a flexible and high-throughput platform that delivers true walk-away, end-to-end automation. Cell Shuttles will be deployed in Cellares’ Smart Factories around the world to meet total patient demand for cell therapies at global scale. Partnering with Cellares enables academics, biotechs, and pharma companies to accelerate drug development and scale out manufacturing, lower process failure rates, lower manufacturing costs, and meet global patient demand.

The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, California with its commercial-scale IDMO Smart Factory in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The company is backed by world-class investors and has raised over $355 million in financing.