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.

We're looking for a Prototype Engineer with real hands-on experience - someone who's 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.

You'll work with a small, skilled team to take early-stage ideas through design, development, build, and test - and make things no one's built before.

What You'll Be Doing:

* Working hands-on in the workshop: welding, fabrication, CNC machining, and assembly of prototypes

* Supporting mechanical R&D activities across early-stage product development

* Building functional test rigs and one-off components from sketches and CAD

* Collaborating with design and engineering colleagues to refine ideas into working systems

* Using tools, machines, and your own ingenuity to solve tough mechanical problems

* Supporting testing and iteration of prototype medical devices

What We're Looking For:

* Mechanical Engineering qualification: NVQ / HNC / HND or similar

* Ideally apprentice-trained with solid mechanical fundamentals

* Strong hands-on workshop skills - welding, fabrication, CNC machining, etc.

* Practical experience with tools, manual machines, and real-world builds

* A doer, problem-solver, and maker - someone who loves to build and improve things

* Basic CAD (e.g. SolidWorks) knowledge helpful, but not essential - we can train

* Full UK right to work; driving licence preferred

Why Join Us?

* Be part of a team where workshop skills are front and centre

* Build real, functional equipment that improves healthcare outcomes

* Join a company that values craftsmanship, creativity, and practical thinking

* Work on a wide variety of challenging, meaningful projects

* Competitive salary and a role with true hands-on variety

If you build it, we want to meet you.

This isn't a desk job. If you're a mechanical engineer who loves to weld, fabricate, or machine your ideas into reality - and wants to work on meaningful products that help people - we want to hear from you.

Apply now and bring your workshop mindset to a company that builds real solutions