R&D Engineer - Fabrication / Prototype Development

Accora; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent long-term career progression

Opportunity to develop further into R

Extensive training and development

Good holiday allowance + public public

Job summary

Accora in Cambridge invites an experienced Fabricator to join our R&D team. The role focuses on fabricating bespoke prototypes, building and developing new products in a fast-paced environment. You should be a Fabricator by trade with hands-on skills and apprenticeship training.

You'll work with Design and R&D Engineers, turning concepts into physical products, testing and refining prototypes, and supporting development toward manufacture. Circa £40,000–£55,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Fabricator by trade with hands-on fabrication and welding experience.
• Apprenticeship or recognised fabrication/engineering qualification.
• Experience working on bespoke, one-off or low-volume products.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and turn designs into finished builds.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate and build bespoke prototypes and new product concepts.
• Weld, cut, form, modify and assemble components in-house.
• Work alongside Design and R&D Engineers to turn concepts into physical products.
• Modify and improve prototypes through testing and development.
• Support products through development towards manufacture.

Skills

Fabrication experience

Welding experience

Prototype development

Engineering drawing interpretation

Education

Apprenticeship or recognised fabrication/engineering qualification

Tools

Welding equipment

Job description

Role:R&D Engineer – Fabrication / Prototype Development
Location:Orwell, Cambridge
Salary:circa £40,000 – £55,000 depending on experience

Fabricator by trade? Want to move into R&D and product development?

Accora is a rapidly growing manufacturer of innovative medical equipment, and we're looking for an experienced Fabricator to join our expanding R&D team.

This isnot a traditional production fabrication role.

We need someone who isa Fabricator by trade, ideally apprentice trained, who can bring strong hands-on fabrication skills into a fast-paced R&D environment, building, modifying and developing bespoke prototypes and new products.

If you enjoy working from an idea or early-stage design and actuallybuilding, testing and improving it, this could be a brilliant next step.

The Role

Working within Accora's R&D team, you'll:

• Fabricate and build bespoke prototypes and new product concepts
• Weld, cut, form, modify and assemble components in-house
• Work alongside Design and R&D Engineers to turn concepts into physical products
• Modify and improve prototypes through testing and development
• Solve practical engineering problems in a fast-moving project environment
• Support products through development towards manufacture

The Person

You must be a Fabricator by trade.

We're looking for someone with:

• Strong fabrication and welding experience
• Ideally an apprenticeship or recognised fabrication/engineering qualification
• Experience working on bespoke, one-off or low-volume products
• Ability to work from engineering drawings and turn designs into finished builds
• Strong practical problem-solving skills
• Experience within prototype development or product development would be a major advantage

We're looking for the person who knows how tomake things, modify things and solve problems practically.

What's On Offer

• Circa £40,000 – £55,000 depending on experience
• Excellent long-term career progression
• Opportunity to develop further into R&D and product development
• Extensive training and development
• Good holiday allowance + public holidays
• Join a growing, well-invested R&D team
• Work on innovative products that genuinely improve people's lives

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Fabricator who wants to take their trade skills beyond traditional production work and become a key part of a genuineR&D and new product development environment.