PhD Graduate Consultant - Mechanical Engineering - 2027

TTP plc; Royston; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual profit-related bonus

Virtual shares in TTP Group

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

25 days annual holiday

Enhanced parental leave

Electric car leasing

Season ticket loan

Discounts

Job summary

TTP plc in Royston, Hertfordshire, is recruiting a PhD Graduate Consultant in Mechanical Engineering for 2027. This full-time, permanent role sits within the TTP Group and offers exposure to multi-disciplinary projects across health tech, energy, and manufacturing.

You will work with client teams, applying engineering and commercial insight, developing leadership and stakeholder collaboration from day one. A PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related field is required with expected completion

Qualifications

• Minimum 2:1 in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• PhD expected within 6–12 months.
• Commercially aware and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Proactive, self-starting with personal responsibility.
• Collaborative and able to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support multi-disciplinary project teams to invent new products and technologies.
• Apply commercial acumen to drive projects forward.
• Demonstrate leadership and build client relationships.
• Gain understanding of industries TTP works across.
• Manage multiple projects and expand knowledge rapidly.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Entrepreneurial spirit

Proactive

Collaboration

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Education

2:1 in Mechanical Engineering or related

PhD expected within 6–12 months

Job description

PhD Graduate Consultant - Mechanical Engineering - 2027

Date: 2026-10-04

Location: Royston, Hertfordshire, GB, SG8 7

Application Deadline: 2027-01-02T15:01:05.16

Role Details

• Position: PhD Graduate Consultant - Mechanical Engineering - 2027
• Full-time
• Role Type: Graduate
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Technical Discipline: Mechanical Engineering
• Department: TTP Group

About TTP

TTP is an employee-owned technology and product development consultancy, with a 40-year track record of helping ambitious clients solve complex challenges and bring innovative, commercially successful solutions to market. We support clients to invent, design, and manufacture impactful products and technologies across diverse industries such as health tech, life science, energy, and communications—at the intersection of engineering, physical science, and biology.

Working in Consultancy

Your expertise and creativity will be appreciated and nurtured from day one. You will contribute to technical projects, solve complex real-world problems, work with clients, and be a trusted and integral team member. As a PhD Graduate Consultant in Mechanical Engineering, your work will involve:

• Using your engineering skillset to support multi-disciplinary project teams to invent new products and technologies.
• Applying your commercial acumen to drive projects forward.
• Demonstrating leadership and building collaborative client relationships.
• Gaining a strong understanding of industries we work across.
• Managing multiple projects simultaneously, rapidly expanding your knowledge in new fields.

Personal and Professional Development

You will develop as a consultant by fostering an entrepreneurial mindset, understanding markets, engaging with clients, and presenting your findings. Opportunities include leading projects, building teams, managing relationships, and representing TTP at conferences both in the UK and internationally. Collaboration, knowledge sharing, and curiosity are core values, with all staff working on-site five days a week.

Candidate Profile

• Deep intellectual curiosity and inventiveness, with a desire to understand how things work at a fundamental level.
• Academic record reflecting rigorous, first-principles thinking—minimum 2:1 in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline, with PhD expected within 6-12 months.
• Commercially aware and entrepreneurial, eager to turn breakthrough technologies into real-world products and impact.
• Proactive, self-starting, with personal responsibility and a drive to make things happen.
• Collaborative and emotionally intelligent, capable of building trust, influencing stakeholders, and clearly communicating complex ideas.
• Strategic and systems-minded—able to see the bigger picture, anticipate challenges, navigate ambiguity, and focus on priorities.

What We Offer

Our award-winning campus is located in lush surroundings just south of Cambridge. Benefits include:

• Annual profit-related bonus
• Virtual shares in TTP Group
• Private medical insurance (for you and dependants)
• Life insurance (6 x salary)
• 25 days annual holiday
• Enhanced parental leave and flexible return-to-work support
• Electric car leasing and cycle-to-work schemes
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Local sports and cultural discounts

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