Graduate Mechanical Engineer

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Job Title: Graduate / Junior Mechanical Engineer (R&D Prototype – Medical Equipment)
Salary: £28,000 – £35,000 (Depending on Experience)
Location: Cambridge (Driving licence and own vehicle preferred)

Design It. Build It. Test It. True R&D.

Do you enjoy hands-on mechanical engineering? Do you have any experience of welding, machining, fabricating, or building things from scratch alongside your degree?

Have you ever built a robot, restored an old car, or made your own go-kart?

Are you looking for a role where you can design real products and then build the prototypes yourself?

If that sounds like you, keep reading.

The Opportunity

We’re hiring Graduate / Junior Mechanical Engineers to join our rapidly expanding R&D Hub, supporting the development of industry-leading medical equipment.

You won’t be stuck behind a desk, this is a practical R&D position where not only with you design you’ll work in a workshop environment to turn concepts into real, testable prototypes.

What You’ll Be Doing

Bring ideas to life: turn early concepts, designs into working mechanical prototypes.
Use workshop tools including mills, lathes, welders, and hand tools to fabricate and assemble components.
Model and modify components using SolidWorks before producing them in-house.
Work closely with experienced engineers to test, refine, and iterate designs.
Support product testing, compliance checks, and pre-manufacture validation activities.

What You’ll Need
Eligibility to work in the UK (unable to support any form of sponsorship)
Drivers with own vehicle preferred due to site location

Must-Haves
Mechanical Engineering degree.
Strong hands-on mechanical skills and genuine practical ability.
Experience or exposure to fabrication, machining, or mechanical assembly.
A proactive mindset and enthusiasm for building real mechanical systems.
A real passion for engineering, engines, metalwork, go-karts, you name it! Show us your hobbies if they fall in line with this!

Nice to Have (or Willing to Learn)
SolidWorks experience.
Strong A-Levels in Maths and Physics.
Background or interest in prototype development or complex mechanical builds.

Why Join Us?

You’ll be joining a family-run, close-knit medical equipment manufacturer based just outside Cambridge. With a rapidly expanding R&D team, you’ll have real responsibility from day one—building products that go on to help thousands of people.

We Offer
Salary: £28,000 – £35,000 DoE
Generous holiday allowance + public holidays
Pension scheme
Extensive training and development
Real career progression opportunities
Supportive team culture and hands-on mentorship

My client are a long-established, fast-growing manufacturer of innovative medical equipment, dedicated to designing and building products that genuinely improve lives. We believe in practical engineering, creativity, and giving our people the tools to grow.

Interested? Get in touch today

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