Prototype Engineer

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