Senior Mechatronics Engineer

Permanent
Engineering
Experienced
mechatronics design, medical devices & healthcare, machine design, moving machinery, surgical robotics, product design consultancy, CAD (SolidWorks)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
£55000 - £65000 per annum

Senior/Principal Mechatronics Engineer - Healthcare & Medical Technology
Location: Cambridge
Salary: DOE

We're looking for an experienced Mechatronics Engineer to join a world-class product design consultancy specialising in deep tech. This is your chance to work on ground-breaking projects in healthcare that directly improve lives worldwide.

About Us
We partner with clients across healthcare, green energy, consumer goods, communications, agriculture, and more, developing world-first solutions that can't be easily copied. Our teams thrive on tackling technically challenging, highly innovative projects that make a tangible difference.

The Role
As a Senior Mechatronics Engineer, you'll:

  • Lead mechatronic hardware design for multi-national medical technology clients, from concept to manufacture.

  • Solve challenging mechanical and robotic problems, often in multi-disciplinary project teams.

  • Design systems and components for manufacture with real-world engineering expertise.

  • Conduct first-principle engineering analyses, hands-on testing, rapid prototyping, and detailed machine design.

  • Liaise with suppliers and oversee design for manufacture and assembly.

  • Mentor and develop junior engineers, sharing your expertise across projects.

You'll be working across healthcare sectors including Lifesciences, Diagnostics, Bioinnovation, Drug Delivery, and Surgical, contributing to projects that reshape the future of healthcare.

What We're Looking For

  • Undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Biomedical, or related field, or equivalent experience.

  • Proven experience in mechatronics and machine design, ideally in robotics or moving machinery.

  • Highly proficient in CAD, structural/design analysis, technical drawings, rapid prototyping, and design for manufacture/assembly.

  • Enthusiastic, innovative, and able to apply industry experience to make real impact.

Why Join Us?

  • Work on world-first, challenging projects that push the boundaries of medical technology.

  • Learn from a talented, multi-disciplinary team and advance your own expertise.

  • Take ownership of projects, see your designs come to life, and make a lasting impact on healthcare worldwide.

For examples of our work:

  • Breakthrough innovation for smaller, more capable surgical robotics

  • Next-generation autoinjectors

  • Omniscia: superhuman surgery in real time

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