Graduate Inventor - Complex Mechanical Design

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
6 months ago
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Graduate Inventor - Complex Mechanical Design

We are partnered with a growing medical devices company in Cambridge who are looking to hire the next generation of inventors.

You will be utilising your mechanical engineering education to invent and develop brand-new medical devices that aim to save and improve lives. This means working on a project from initial eureka moment and ideation all the way through to readying the device for manufacture.

You will be working alongside expert engineers and scientists in a multidisciplinary team, meaning that this role will expose you to new aspects of the design and development process, considering both engineering and science-based principles.

This medical devices company have a track record of delivering step-changes with their innovation and engineering capabilities. This means that almost all your work will be on highly complex technologies, with minimal work on legacy products.

We are looking for engineers who have a strong passion for medical devices and biotechnology design as well as strong academics and relevant commercial exposure in the form of placement years and internships. This role is open to bachelor's graduates all the way up to recent PhD graduates.

You will receive an excellent starting salary with benefits that include bonus, share options and a market-leading learning and development programme.

We anticipate a lot of interest in this role so make an application now to be considered for this exciting opportunity.

Newton Colmore is a specialist medical devices and biotechnology recruitment agency, with expertise in helping our clients find the experts they need to develop ground-breaking products, therapeutics, and services

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