Mechanical Engineer - Cancer Instrumentation - Cambridge

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Mechanical Engineer - Cancer Instrumentation - Cambridge

A growing division within an established Medical Devices organisation in South Cambridge is currently seeking an experienced Medical Devices Mechanical Engineer to contribute to their ongoing development of cutting-edge cancer instrumentation, aimed at improving patient recovery rates.

This company is expanding its team dedicated to Medical Devices Instrumentation, primarily focusing on Cancer Instrumentation. Ideally, they are looking for candidates with prior experience in Medical Devices Instrumentation. However, they are open to considering candidates who have worked on other types of Medical Devices, provided they were developed to ISO 13485 standards.

The company offers state-of-the-art labs and workshops to facilitate your success in developing these life-saving technologies. You will also receive ongoing training and development to ensure you stay at the forefront of technological advancements.

In addition to relevant experience, it is expected that you hold a relevant degree in mechanical engineering or a related field that has prepared you for a career within the Medical Devices sector.

As mentioned, you will be working on life-saving technologies, benefiting from continued career and skills development, and rewarded with an excellent starting salary, pension, life assurance, bonuses, healthcare, dental coverage, and other benefits typically associated with large multinational organisations.

Due to the anticipated high level of interest in this role, we recommend that if you are interested, you submit your application promptly and specify the types of Medical Devices you have experience working on.

For further information, please do not hesitate to call Andrew Welsh, Director of Medical Devices Recruitment and Scientific Recruitment Specialist at Newton Colmore, on (phone number removed), or submit an application, and a member of our Newton Colmore team will contact you.

Newton Colmore Consulting is a specialist recruitment company within the Medical Devices, Scientific Engineering, Scientific Software, Robotics, Science, Electronics Design, New Product Design, Human Factors, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, and Field Service Engineering sectors

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