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Senior Business Development Manager
Location: Peterborough, UK
Bring your injection moulding experience to the technology that makes parts without tooling. We're looking for a senior sales leader to launch and grow JENI-made plastic parts as a UK business.
About Photocentric:
Photocentric designs and manufactures its own 3D printers and the photopolymers that run in them. That vertical integration gives us unrivalled price competitiveness. We also operate some of the most productive 3D printers in the world by daily output. We have developed JENI, the world's first robotic, digital, mass-manufacturing machine. JENI produces parts to injection moulding standard, but without the cost and lead time of tooling.
About the role:
We have created an exciting and challenging new role for an accomplished Business Development Manager to take overall responsibility for this new business and grow it into a significant supplier of plastic parts in the UK. With JENI, we can offer customers something new with competitive prices, higher volumes and much faster turnaround than injection moulding companies. This is a rare chance to build the world’s first large-volume digital mass-manufacturing supply company from the ground up. As the Senior Business Development Manager you will win new customers and work closely with our design team and print farm to make sure every customer is delighted, from first enquiry through to delivery.
Key responsibilities:
- Take overall responsibility for growing the business into a significant UK supplier of plastic parts
- Build and deliver the sales strategy, targeting sectors and accounts where tooling cost and lead time hold customers back
- Identify, approach and win new commercial accounts, from OEMs to Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers
- Use your network in the moulding and plastics sector to open doors quickly
Negotiate commercial terms and agree technical specifications with customers - Own quoting and pricing, working with the print farm to make sure every job is profitable
- Work closely with the design team and print farm to manage production from order to dispatch
- Deliver consistently excellent customer service, from quotation through to delivery
- Report on pipeline, forecasts and results to the leadership team
- Represent Photocentric at trade shows and industry events
- Feed customer and market insight back into our product and materials development
- Build and lead a sales team as the business grows
In your first year, success looks like:
- A clear go-to-market plan for target sectors and accounts
- A healthy pipeline and a first group of repeat production customers
- A pricing and quotation process the business can scale
- Revenue growing month on month against agreed targets
About you:
- Senior sales or sales management within injection moulding or plastic parts manufacturing
- A proven track record of winning new business and growing accounts against targets
- A strong technical understanding of plastic parts: materials, tolerances, finishes, design for manufacture and typical applications
- Strong project management skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines
- An entrepreneurial approach and the energy to build something new from the ground up
- Degree educated, ideally in engineering, polymer science or a related field
- Experience of additive manufacturing or a 3D printing bureau would be useful
- An existing network of buyers and engineers in sectors such as automotive, medical, consumer products, electronics or industrial equipment
What we offer:
- A generous salary plus bonus against sales targets
- The chance to build and shape a new business, with real influence on its direction
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- A generous company pension contribution
- Free EV charging on site
- Good in-house facilities, including a free on-site gym
- Office based in Peterborough, with hybrid working considered for the right candidate
Production Manager
Location: Peterborough, UK
Photocentric is a fast-growing, three-time Queen's Award-winning manufacturer. We design and make our own 3D printers, resins and craft products in Peterborough and the USA, and export them all over the world. New strategic partnerships are changing the direction of our business, and we need a driven production leader to help us scale.
This is a hands-on role for a Production Manager with real influence. You'll report directly to the Managing Director and lead our production supervisors. Your job is to make sure every craft and 3D product we make meets customer expectations and is delivered on time and in full. You'll also drive continuous improvement across the production floor.
What you'll do as our Production Manager
- Production: plan capacity and deliver to customer demand on time.
- Drive Lean and continuous improvement: cut waste, speed up processes and drive CI
- Build a quality culture: deliver products that exceed customer expectations.
- Lead on health and safety: create a culture where everyone owns H&S, and keep us fully compliant with HSE standards.
- Set the standard: review and put in place SOPs and training records, and keep us compliant with ISO and our other accreditations.
- Run the numbers: manage budgets and labour costs, and report on performance and output to the management team.
- Shape the future: help introduce automation, new machinery and innovative processes.
- Plan and deliver: create and run daily, weekly, monthly and annual production schedules.
- Develop your people: lead your team through clear objectives, appraisals and personal development plans.
What you'll bring as the Production Manager
- Proven experience as a Production Manager in a manufacturing environment
- A hands-on approach. You'll be on the shop floor, not behind a screen.
- A track record of personally leading change that delivered results
- Strong grasp of finance, budgets, KPIs and data-driven reporting
- Knowledge of Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, SOPs and quality assurance
- Sound understanding of health and safety, engineering and automation
- A commercial, ambitious leader who can influence at all levels
- ILM or equivalent management qualification (desirable)
What's in it for you
- Competitive salary
- Monday to Friday, with no shifts
- Bupa healthcare
- 24+ days' holiday
- Contributory pension scheme
- Free EV charging on site
- Free on-site gym
- Fully expensed summer and Christmas events, plus a great social culture
- Access to our state-of-the-art 3D printing and prototyping facilities for your own projects
Space Design Engineer
Location: Peterborough, UK
About CosmicMaker
CosmicMaker Ltd is a subsidiary of Photocentric Ltd based in Cambridgeshire. Photocentric is one of the world’s leading innovators in 3D printing. CosmicMaker’s mission is to own the field of manufacturing beyond the surface of the Earth, on the Moon, on space stations, and ultimately on Mars.
CosmicMaker has patented technology to manufacture a range of materials using an enclosed chamber and a centrifuge in microgravity, uniquely positioning it to capitalise on the imminent growth in investment on the lunar surface.
The Role
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Space Design Engineer to lead the design and construction of the third CosmicMaker printer CM III, which we aim to launch into space and return to Earth to validate its performance. Subsequent development will include CM IV, which will complete the full process of manufacturing plastics, ceramics and metals on the lunar surface.
As the key Design Engineer you will lead a project from its earliest stages, working in a hands-on, creative and self-directed way, while drawing on the support and resources of a wider engineering team. You will be at the beginning of a company shaping the future of commercial exploitation and human life on other planets.
Key Responsibilities for our Space Design Engineer
- Lead the design, build and testing of CM III, from concept through to launch-ready hardware
- Manage the project end-to-end, including timelines, budgets and technical risk
- Contribute to the design of CM IV and the roadmap for lunar-surface manufacturing, identifying new technologies and market trends along the way
- Work closely with Photocentric’s wider engineering team and cross-disciplinary teams and external partners such as launch providers
- Troubleshoot and solve novel engineering problems specific to microgravity manufacturing
- Develop mechanical components, assemblies, and systems, with a strong focus on functionality, manufacturability, and reliability
- Collaborate closely with applications, materials, procurement, and production teams
- Support prototyping, testing, and validation of new designs
- Generate comprehensive documentation including BOMs, test plans, and design reports
Required Education, Skills, and Qualifications of our Space Design Engineer:
- Proven project management experience, ideally leading hardware projects from concept to delivery
- Proven product development and machine design, particularly in an R&D manufacturing environment
- Strong hands-on problem-solving skills, comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy
- A genuine passion for space exploration and the opportunities of lunar and off-world manufacturing
- Experience in designing automated machinery or electromechanical systems (control systems, sensors, actuators, conveyors) would be useful but not essential
- Experience designing hardware for spaceflight or other harsh environments (launch loads, vibration, vacuum, thermal cycling) is highly desirable
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
- A genuine enthusiasm for engineering innovation and 3D printing technology
Why Join CosmicMaker at Photocentric?
- Access to state-of-the-art 3D printing and prototyping tools
- A competitive salary based on your skills and experience
- Enhanced pension contributions
- A minimum of 24 days holiday + bank holidays
- Free EV charging, electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes
- Free on-site gym
- A collaborative, supportive, and sociable working culture
- The chance to grow your career in a world-leading, award-winning tech company
If you’re excited by manufacturing in orbit and want to help change how things are made in space, click ‘apply’ now — we’d love to hear from you.
Lead Software Engineer
Location: Peterborough, UK
Photocentric Ltd, based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and the USA, is an award-winning innovator in 3D printing. We have invented a patented new method of 3D printing that is beginning to disrupt how things are made worldwide. We manufacture our own 3D printers and resins in Peterborough and export globally.
Join Photocentric and help take our 3D printer to the next level. We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to enhance our system capabilities and support the evolution of additive manufacturing into next-generation mass manufacturing solutions.
Key Responsibilities as Lead Software Engineer include:
- Work within a small, collaborative engineering team and alongside other R&D teams to deliver bespoke software solutions for advanced manufacturing systems.
- Design, build, and maintain frontend and backend software supporting new and existing 3D printing solutions.
- Develop and enhance bespoke 3D printer control software.
- Work directly with hardware and equipment to diagnose issues and resolve system-level problems.
- Translate business and product requirements into technical solutions and support software release planning and delivery.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, including software release notes.
- Contribute to software architecture, code quality, and development processes.
- Carrying out coding
- Identify, coordinate, and manage outsourced software development where appropriate.
- Lead a small team
Required Skills and Experience of our Lead Software Engineer:
- Full-stack software development experience.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript / TypeScript, including Angular for frontend development.
- TypeScript backend development, using NestJS or similar frameworks.
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
- Experience developing software that operates or interfaces with hardware.
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures.
- Experience with database design and implementation.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and code design skills.
- Experience working with Linux-based systems, including Raspberry Pi (RPI) or similar platforms.
- Ability to adapt to existing systems and workflows, contribute to team development practices, and suggest improvements to efficiency and code quality.
- Clear and effective communication skills with team members and stakeholders.
Non-Essential but Useful:
- C++ and/or Python (used within parts of our system).
- Embedded software development (some embedded layers are written in C++ and Python).
- Experience working in mixed-language codebases.
- Awareness of UI/UX design considerations for user-facing tools.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary.
- Higher-contribution pension.
- Minimum 24 days holiday entitlement.
- Onsite role but could offer hybrid working
- Free onsite vehicle charging.
- Free access to our on-premises gym.
- Access to state-of-the-art 3D printing and prototyping facilities.
- A friendly team with a strong social culture.
If you’re excited by the idea of manufacturing in orbit and want to be part of a project that’s changing how things are made in space and become our Lead Software Engineer, please click ‘apply’ now! We’d love to hear from you.
Machine Design Engineers – Graduate to Senior Level
Location: Peterborough, UK
Be Part of the Future of Manufacturing
Are you ready to shape the next generation of advanced manufacturing? Join Photocentric Ltd, a globally recognised leader in 3D printing innovation with offices in the UK and the USA. From our headquarters in Peterborough, we develop and export cutting-edge 3D printing technologies that are transforming how products are designed and made across industries and around the world.
We pioneered the use of LCD screens and photopolymer resins in additive manufacturing, and today, our groundbreaking technologies are enabling scalable, sustainable, and cost-effective production solutions redefining what’s possible in manufacturing.
The Role
As we continue to expand, we’re looking for Mechanical Design Engineers from recent graduates to experienced professionals to join our innovative Machine Design Engineering team. If you’re passionate about product development, problem-solving, and pushing the boundaries of engineering, we want to hear from you.
This is a unique opportunity to lead and contribute to exciting R&D projects, influence future product strategy, and make a direct impact within a fast-growing global business.
Key Responsibilities for the Machine Design Engineer will include:
- Work as part of a cross-disciplinary team to design and develop next-generation products from concept to launch
- Contribute to the technical roadmap by identifying new technologies and market trends
- Create detailed CAD models and engineering drawings using Fusion 360
- Drive continuous improvement across products and manufacturing processes
- Develop mechanical components, assemblies, and systems, with a strong focus on functionality, manufacturability, and reliability
- Perform engineering calculations for stress, thermal, and tolerance analysis
- Collaborate closely with applications, materials, procurement, and production teams
- Support prototyping, testing, and validation of new designs
- Troubleshoot and refine designs through iterative development
- Generate comprehensive documentation including BOMs, test plans, and design reports
- Participate in design reviews, FMEAs, and risk assessments
Required Education, Skills, and Qualifications of our Machine Design Engineer:
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
- Hands-on experience in product development, particularly in an R&D or manufacturing environment
- Experience in designing automated machinery or electromechanical systems (control systems, sensors, actuators, conveyors) would be useful but not essential
- A problem-solving mindset and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment
- Proficiency in CAD software (Fusion 360 preferred)
- A genuine enthusiasm for engineering innovation and 3D printing technology
Why Join Photocentric?
At Photocentric, you’ll enjoy:
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Access to state-of-the-art 3D printing and prototyping tools
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A competitive salary based on your skills and experience
Enhanced pension contributions -
A minimum of 24 days holiday + bank holidays
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Free EV charging, electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes
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Free on-site gym
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A collaborative, supportive, and sociable working culture
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The chance to grow your career in a world-leading, award-winning tech company
Whether you’re a graduate eager to start your engineering career, an experienced design engineer, or a senior professional ready to lead, we’d love to hear from you.
Graduate Software Engineers
Location: Peterborough, UK
Photocentric Ltd is an award-winning innovator in 3D printing, headquartered in Peterborough with operations in the USA. We have pioneered a patented 3D printing technology that is reshaping how products are manufactured globally. By designing and producing our own printers and resins in-house, we are driving the transition from prototyping to full-scale, next-generation mass manufacturing. Join us and play a key role in advancing cutting-edge additive manufacturing technologies including ambitious projects exploring manufacturing in orbit.
The Role
We are looking for Graduate Software Engineers in their final year to help evolve our 3D printing systems and expand their capabilities. You’ll work at the intersection of software and hardware, contributing to the development of intelligent, high-performance manufacturing solutions. This is a hands-on role within a collaborative engineering environment, offering the opportunity to work on real-world systems that are redefining industrial production.
Key Responsibilities as Graduate Software Engineer include:
- Collaborate within a small, agile engineering team and alongside R&D to deliver bespoke software for advanced manufacturing systems
- Design, develop, and maintain both frontend and backend components for new and existing 3D printing platforms
- Contribute to the development and enhancement of custom 3D printer control software
- Work directly with hardware to diagnose faults and resolve system-level issues
- Translate business and product requirements into robust technical solutions
- Support software release planning, testing, and deployment
- Produce and maintain clear technical documentation, including release notes
- Contribute to software architecture, code quality, and continuous improvement of development practices
About You:
- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline
- Familiarity with JavaScript/TypeScript, including frameworks such as Angular or backend development with NestJS (or similar) all are desirable and training will be given.
- Understanding of RESTful APIs and how to design and consume them
- Interest or experience in software that interfaces with hardware systems
- Strong problem-solving, debugging, and code design skills
- Exposure to Linux-based systems (e.g., Raspberry Pi or similar platforms)
- Ability to adapt to existing systems, contribute to team workflows, and suggest improvements
- Clear communication skills and a collaborative mindset
- Genuine interest in 3D printing and advanced manufacturing technologies
What We Offer:
- Structured on-the-job training and career development
- Competitive salary and enhanced pension contributions
- Minimum 24 days holiday
- Hybrid working options (primarily onsite role)
- Free onsite EV charging
- Access to an on-site gym
- State-of-the-art 3D printing and prototyping facilities
- A supportive team with a strong social culture
If you’re excited by the future of manufacturing including the potential for working on printers in space and want to be part of a company redefining how things are made, we’d love to hear from you.
Head of Chemistry
Location: Peterborough, UK
Lead the chemistry that's redefining advanced manufacturing.
At Photocentric Ltd, we don't just develop materials—we create the chemistry that powers the future of manufacturing.
As a globally recognised innovator in 3D printing, with operations in the UK and USA, we design, manufacture and export world-leading 3D printing technologies and high-performance resins used across industries worldwide. From our headquarters in Peterborough, we're pioneering sustainable materials, next-generation polymers and breakthrough manufacturing processes.
We're now looking for an exceptional Head of Chemistry to lead our research programme, drive innovation and build the next generation of advanced polymer materials. If you have extensive industrial experience in polyurethane chemistry, chemical synthesis and polymer formulation, and you're excited by taking ideas from concept through to commercial manufacture, we'd like to hear from you.
The Opportunity
This is a hands-on leadership role combining scientific innovation with commercial delivery. You'll lead a talented chemistry team, shape our research strategy and oversee projects spanning early-stage discovery, formulation, scale-up and production. Working alongside engineers, manufacturing teams, customers and research partners, you'll help bring genuinely new materials to market.
We're particularly interested in someone with experience of high-volume polyurethane manufacture who wants to push the boundaries of sustainable polymer chemistry.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Lead the Chemistry team, setting technical direction while mentoring and developing scientists.
- Drive R&D projects from concept through laboratory development to commercial production, delivering measurable progress every month.
- Develop advanced 3D-printable resins and polymers for demanding industrial applications.
- Design and synthesise new polyurethane systems, oligomers and photocurable materials.
- Develop polyols from bio-derived waste streams, evaluating feedstocks, conversion routes and performance.
- Create both thermally cured and light-cured polymer systems.
- Lead technical work across collaborative research programmes and grant-funded projects.
- Work directly with customers and research partners to translate market needs into innovative chemical solutions.
- Maintain rigorous experimental records and communicate findings through clear technical reports.
- Keep Photocentric at the forefront of polymer science by identifying emerging technologies, materials and competitive developments.
- Champion product quality, safety and continuous improvement across R&D and manufacturing.
What You'll Bring:
- Significant industrial experience in polyurethane chemistry, polymer science or advanced formulation chemistry.
- A strong track record in chemical synthesis and developing products from laboratory to manufacture.
- Experience leading and developing high-performing technical teams.
- Deep knowledge of polymer formulation, oligomer design and material characterisation.
- Experience working within commercial R&D, ideally in polymers, coatings, composites or advanced materials.
- The ability to solve complex technical problems with creativity, scientific rigour and commercial awareness.
- Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong technical writing and presentation skills, able to communicate effectively with scientists, engineers, customers and business leaders.
- A genuine passion for innovation and translating research into commercially successful products.
Why Photocentric?
This isn't a role maintaining existing products. It's an opportunity to lead chemistry that is changing how products are manufactured around the world. You'll work on breakthrough materials, sustainable technologies and genuinely novel applications, with the freedom to innovate and the resources to turn research into reality.
If you're looking for a senior scientific leadership role where your work will have visible commercial impact, we'd love to hear from you.
If you are passionate about chemistry, innovation and developing advanced materials, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today
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