Graduate / Junior Mechanical Engineer

Accora; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

25 days holiday

Career progression

Supportive team

Job summary

Accora is seeking a Graduate / Junior Mechanical Engineer to join our hands-on R&D and product development team in Cambridge. The role focuses on taking concepts through to prototypes, with a strong emphasis on practical manufacturing and testing.

You will work with SolidWorks, build and test designs in our workshop, and develop both design and workshop skills alongside experienced engineers. Salary reflects £28k–£38k DOE in a hands-on environment.

Qualifications

• A mechanically focused degree, engineering apprenticeship or relevant junior engineering background.
• Demonstrable hands-on mechanical experience through work, education, hobbies or personal projects.
• Confidence using hand tools and a good understanding of mechanical principles.
• A practical, logical approach to problem-solving.
• A positive, proactive attitude and genuine enthusiasm to learn and develop.

Responsibilities

• Develop new products from initial concepts through to working prototypes.
• Utilise SolidWorks for mechanical components, mechanisms and assemblies.
• Get hands-on in the workshop, building, assembling, modifying and testing designs.
• Work with sheet metal, fabrication equipment, welders, CNC machines, mills, lathes and hand tools.
• Solve practical engineering challenges through testing and experimentation.
• Work alongside experienced engineers, developing both design and practical workshop skills.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Practical mindset

Prototyping

Mechanical aptitude

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree or apprenticeship background

Tools

SolidWorks

3D CAD

Workshop tools

Job description

Graduate / Junior Mechanical Engineer – Hands-On R&D / Product Development

Salary:£28,000 – £38,000 DOE
Location:Orwell, Cambridge

From Concept to Creation – Hands-On Mechanical Engineering

Are you a mechanically minded graduate or apprentice-trained engineer who loves getting your hands dirty and actually building things?

Perhaps you enjoy restoring cars, building robots, fabricating components or working on your own engineering projects.

If you're passionate about practical engineering, we want to hear from you!

We're expanding our R&D team atAccora, offering an exciting opportunity to combine mechanical design with hands-on engineering, taking innovative products from initial concept through to fully functioning prototypes.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop new products from initial concepts through to working prototypes.


• Utilise Solidworks for mechanical components, mechanisms and assemblies.


• Get hands-on in the workshop, building, assembling, modifying and testing designs.


• Work with sheet metal, fabrication equipment, welders, CNC machines, mills, lathes and hand tools.


• Solve practical engineering challenges through testing and experimentation.


• Work alongside experienced engineers, developing both design and practical workshop skills.

Who We're Looking For

We're looking forgraduates or apprentice-trained engineers with a genuine passion for practical, hands-on mechanical engineering.

Qualifications are valuable, but we're equally interested in what you've actually built, repaired, modified or created.

We're particularly keen to hear from people who can demonstrate practical engineering experience through:

• Car or motorcycle restoration– Rebuilding, repairing or modifying vehicles and components.


• Fabrication and welding– Sheet metal, MIG/TIG welding, cutting, forming or general metalworking.


• Personal engineering projects– Building robots, go-karts, machinery or other mechanical creations.


• Workshop experience– Using lathes, mills, CNC machines, hand tools or fabrication equipment.


• University projects– Formula Student, prototyping or practical design-and-build projects.


• Apprenticeships or employment– Mechanical assembly, machining or fabrication.

Essential Skills & Attributes

• A mechanically focused degree, engineering apprenticeship or relevant junior engineering background.


• Demonstrable hands-on mechanical experiencethrough work, education, hobbies or personal projects.


• Confidence using hand tools and a good understanding of mechanical principles.


• A practical, logical approach to problem-solving.


• A positive, proactive attitude and genuine enthusiasm to learn and develop.

Additional Skills We'd Love to Hear About

• Mechanical linkages, moving mechanisms and assemblies.


• Sheet metal fabrication, welding or machining.


• CNC equipment, milling, turning or workshop machinery.


• SolidWorks or other 3D CAD software.


• Prototyping, testing and design for manufacture.

We offer full in-house training and development.

Your practical mindset, mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn are what matter most.

Please make sure your CV highlights your practical engineering experience.

Other Requirements

• Must have the right to work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship, now or in the future.


• Due to our site location, a valid UK driving licence and access to your own transport are preferred.

Why Join Accora?

Accora designs and develops innovative assistive medical equipment that improves the safety, independence and comfort of people who need additional support due to age, disability or injury.

You’ll join a growing, collaborative R&D team where you'll have the opportunity to see your ideas progress from initial concepts through to real, working products.

It's an opportunity to develop your mechanical design, fabrication, prototyping and product development skills while working on products that genuinely make a difference.

What You’ll Get

• £28,000 – £38,000 salary depending on experience.


• 25 days' holiday plus public holidays.


• Private medical healthcare cover.


• Interesting engineering projects from concept through to completion.


• Career progression within a growing company that promotes from within.


• A supportive team environment that values your ideas and input.

Ready to Turn Your Ideas Into Reality?