R&D Engineer, Filtration

Be part of something altogether life‑changing

Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life‑saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients.

With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term. Cytiva is proud to work alongside a community of nine fellow Danaher Life Sciences companies. Together, we’re pioneering the future of science and medicine, developing products that enable researchers in the fight to save lives.

The R&D Engineer will support research and development activities focused on the design, development, and validation of life sciences products. This role involves hands‑on technical work, project support, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to ensure products meet quality, safety, and regulatory standards. This position is part of Filtration R&D located in our Harbourgate facility in Portsmouth and will be an onsite role.

At Cytiva, our vision is to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

• Assist in product, material, or process design and development.
• Contribute to projects involving design, development, manufacture, validation, and documentation of life sciences products in line with Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Maintain accurate project plans and records; provide progress updates as required.
• Support efforts to ensure products are fit for purpose, validated, and manufacturable.
• Collaborate with R&D team and cross‑functional groups (Production, Sales, Suppliers).

• MEng with placement year, OR BEng/MEng with 1–2 years of industry experience.
• Ability to analyse data and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Problem‑solving mindset with attention to detail.

• Executing technical tasks and experiments with minimal supervision.
• Application of engineering and scientific principles to solve problems and analyse data.
• Maintaining accurate project plans and records; providing progress updates as required.

• Ability to travel - as required to the different sites.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real‑life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. For more information, visit