Junior Design and Manufacturing Engineer

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site leisure facilities

Subsidised parking

Day nurseries on site

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Junior Design and Manufacturing Engineer to join the Clinical Engineering Innovation (CEI) team. The role blends hands-on engineering, design and manufacturing to help develop medical devices and assistive technologies for patients and clinical teams from concept through prototyping to manufacture.

The post requires close collaboration with patients, clinicians and engineers, with responsibilities including running the workshop,

Qualifications

• BEng/BSc in an engineering discipline or equivalent.
• Extensive practical experience with mechanical and electromechanical workshop practices and techniques.
• Experience supporting the manufacture, modification or repair of bespoke or low‑volume devices.
• Ability to design for manufacture and assembly (DfX).
• Experience producing and working from CAD models and technical drawings.
• Experience working across clinical and engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical engineering support across design, development and manufacture of medical devices and healthcare technologies.
• Use CAD, prototyping, additive and conventional manufacturing, assembly and testing to develop and modify devices.
• Work with patients, clinicians, engineers and scientists to understand user needs and develop safe, practical solutions.
• Maintain accurate technical and quality documentation and operate within quality/regulatory processes.

Skills

Practical engineering

Hands-on problem solving

Design thinking

Team collaboration

Education

BEng/BSc in engineering

Tools

CAD software

Prototyping tools

Job description

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Junior Design and Manufacturing Engineer

The closing date is 22 November 2026

We are looking for a Junior Design and Manufacturing Engineer to join Clinical Engineering Innovation (CEI), supporting the development of medical devices and innovative healthcare technologies, including custom medical devices and assistive technology, for patients and clinical teams. You will combine hands‑on engineering, design and manufacturing skills to help design, prototype, manufacture, modify and test innovative solutions, working closely with patients, clinicians and other healthcare scientists. Candidates who are invited to interview will be asked to prepare a 10‑minute presentation about an item they have previously designed and manufactured that demonstrates their practical engineering skills. Where possible, candidates are encouraged to bring the item to the interview. If this is not practical, for example due to its size or availability, photographs may be included in the presentation instead.

Main duties of the job

The role will provide practical engineering support across the design, development and manufacture of medical devices and healthcare technologies. You will useCAD, prototyping, additive and conventional manufacturing, assembly and testing to develop and modify devices, working from initial requirements through to manufacture and evaluation.

You will work closely with patients, clinicians, engineers and healthcare scientists to understand user needs and develop safe, practical solutions. The role also involves taking day‑to‑day responsibility for running our workshop, maintaining accurate technical and quality documentation, and working within established quality and regulatory processes.

We are looking for someone with strong practical engineering and problem‑solving skills, who is comfortable working hands‑on, can manage their own work within an agreed scope, and is comfortable working collaboratively across clinical and engineering environments.

About us

Our TrustCambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ’outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ’Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high‑quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.This vacancy will close at midnight on22nd November 2026Interviews are due to be held on30th November 2026

As there is a 12‑week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full‑time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full‑time permanent contract unless you are:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employmentBenefits to youAt Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues.

• Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose‑created colleague‑only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge.
• Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
• CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances.
• Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times.
• We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BEng/BSc in an engineering discipline or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience

Desirable

• Membership of relevant professional institute
• Registration as a Clinical Technologist

Experience

Essential

• Extensive practical experience with mechanical and electromechanical engineering workshop practices and techniques, including traditional machining techniques, rapid prototyping techniques, inspection, quality control
• Experience supporting the manufacture, modification or repair of bespoke or low‑volume devices
• Experience contributing to the simple design and adaptation of custom or assistive technology, such as: oModifying existing designs to meet individual user needs. oDeveloping simple components, jigs or fixtures under direction oApplying basic design principles to improve usability, fit or function of assistive devices
• Experience in designing products for suitable manufacturing and assembly processes etc (DfX)
• Experience contributing to the design, modification or adaptation of engineered products or components, with defined responsibility for technical solutions within an agreed scope of practice
• Experience producing and working from CAD models and technical drawings
• Experience acting as a technical specialist advisor to engineers, scientists, clinicians or service users on manufacturing feasibility, materials, tolerances and design for manufacture considerations
• Experience working within a quality management system, e.g. ISO 13485 including active contribution to risk assessments, non‑conformances, or quality improvements
• Experience maintaining accurate technical and manufacturing records
• Experience working flexibly across competing tasks and priorities

Desirable

• Experience in medical device, clinical engineering or assistive technology setting
• Experience supporting or supervising others in a workshop or technical environment
• Experience of creating and maintaining medical device technical files
• Experience with embedded systems, microcontrollers or PCB design
• Experience of home or community visits for assessment, installation, fitting or support of devices

Skills

Essential

• Strong practical skills in manufacture, assembly, fitting, testing and adjustment of devices
• Use of fine tools for equipment manufacture, adjustment and calibration
• Ability to deal with complex and unpredictable situations
• Ability to assess and document risks associated with manufacture of new medical devices
• Ability to follow and implement engineering designs and specifications accurately and to propose improvements where appropriate
• Ability to make sound technical judgements within a defined scope of practice and justify decisions based on engineering, safety and quality considerations
• Capable of creative and innovative thinking
• Capable of creative and innovative thinking standards of safety, organisation and quality
• Effective communication skills and high level of empathetic skills for working within multidisciplinary teams and patients
• Ability to support and guide others in a professional and collaborative manner

Desirable

• Able to design and make/debug electronic and/or electrical prototypes including microcontroller programming, PCB design and software development
• Able to use tools for software development e.g. Matlab, Python, LabVIEW, visual studio, database management programmes

Additional Requirements

Essential

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent
• Willing to be flexible in working practices
• Improvement mindset - able to identify flaws in our internal processes, prioritise, and complete improvement actions
• Enthusiasm and commitment to learn new skills
• Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances when working in clinical areas
• Full UK driving licence or ability to travel independently to hospitals, clinics, patient homes and community locations for patient visits

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrooke's Hospital

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)