Mechanical Design Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Cambridge
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£50,000 / year
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Mechanical Design Prototyping Design for Manufacture Engineering Degree Technical Product Development Problem Solving Testing Assembly

FULL DESCRIPTION

Mechanical Design Engineer - Cambridge. Salary: £40k-£50k.

Mechanical Design Engineer

A brand-new opportunity for an academically gifted and articulate Mechanical Engineer with a passion for innovation and a flair for developing novel solutions for complex problems has arisen with an expanding technology development company based in Cambridge. Their success at developing cutting edge regulated devices in the fields of Drug Delivery, Surgical Devices and Diagnostics Technology has already earned them accolades within the global medical device marketplace. This is a truly exciting opportunity for an outstanding Mechanical Engineer to join a business where you can be mentored by industry leaders and develop a rewarding career.

As the Mechanical Engineer you will be responsible for:

  • Understanding a problem and creating concepts
  • Building proof-of-principle test rigs in our laboratory to demonstrate a solution
  • Mechanical design
  • Prototyping and testing
  • Design for manufacture and assembly
  • Reporting on work and presenting to clients
  • Involvement in taking new opportunities and developing them into business opportunities

Requirements:

  • A first or upper second BEng/MEng degree in engineering from a leading university and excellent A-levels including maths
  • A PhD and/or commercial experience in technical product development
  • An enthusiasm for innovation and the tenacity to succeed
  • The ambition to grow your career with a rapidly expanding company
  • Eligibility to work in the UK

Job/vacancy location:  Cambridge (commutable from Newmarket, Huntingdon, St Neots, Newmarket, Royston, Bury St Edmunds, Stevenage, etc) 

Sound like you, or someone you know? If so, please do not hesitate to get in contact with Adam Mayne at [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Ltd on [contact hidden] or [contact hidden].

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