Prototype Engineer Hands-On Mechanical R&D & Prototyping
Salary:£35,000 £45,000 (Depending on Experience)
Location:Cambridge
Sector:Engineering | R&D | Medical & Healthcare Equipment
Weld It. Fabricate It. Build It.
If you're a practical mechanical engineer who thrives in the workshop and loves building one-off prototypes, this is your kind of role.
Were looking for aPrototype Engineerwith real hands-on experience - someone whos comfortable welding, machining, fabricating, and assembling new concepts from the ground up. This is a chance to work on cutting-edge medical and healthcare equipment in a fast-moving, prototype-focused R&D environment.
Youll work with a small, skilled team to take early-stage ideas through design, development, build, and test and make things no ones built before.
What Youll Be Doing:
1. Working hands-on in the workshop: welding, fabrication, CNC machining, and assembly of prototypes
2. Supporting mechanical R&D activities across early-stage product development
3. Building functional test rigs and one-off components from sketches and CAD
4. Collaborating with design and engineering colleagues to refine ideas into working systems
5. Using tools, machines, a...