Consulting Engineer - Medical Device Development in Cambridge

This role is perfect for someone who has either just finished a PhD, or has some post-doc experience, working on research-heavy projects whilst simultaneously bidding for grants, funding, and creating proposals. Within this role you will act as a trusted technical voice in early-stage business development conversations, working closely with a world-class team of scientists and engineers back at base.

With a focus on medical devices and healthcare technology, your responsibilities will include:

• Building and maintaining a valuable network of clients through in-person engagement and a strong online presence.
• Collaborating with internal experts to develop compelling, technically credible proposals and pitches.
• Managing and growing a prospective sales pipeline alongside existing client accounts.
• Listening carefully to client challenges to develop targeted strategies that turn ideas into commercially successful products.
• Negotiating contracts and contributing to the evolution of the go-to-market strategy.
• Identifying and championing emerging opportunities, energising the team to explore new areas.

This is a role that combines genuine scientific or engineering credibility with a flair for building relationships and identifying new commercial opportunities. This is a rare opportunity to work on novel medical device development, with recent project examples including next-generation implantable sensors for diabetes management, laser systems for sight-saving treatments, and non-invasive surgical technologies targeting cancer.

We are ideally looking for an engineer with the following attributes:

• Technical knowledge in a field relevant or adjacent to medical devices and healthcare.
• Strong fundamentals in either mechanical engineering, electronics engineering, or physics.
• A natural ability to grasp unfamiliar technical and commercial contexts, extracting relevant detail in a sales environment.
• An entrepreneurial spirit with a desire to seek out and convert new business opportunities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, collaborative, curious, and able to build trusted relationships with both clients and colleagues.
• Confident, clear, and empathetic communication style.
• Willingness to travel for in-person meetings, events, and client engagements.

The company offers a highly competitive and comprehensive package, including:

• Annual profit-related bonus.
• Mentoring from senior leadership.
• Shares — a stake in the long-term success of the business.
• Employer pension contribution of 10% of salary.
• Private medical insurance for employees and dependants.
• Life insurance worth 6x salary.
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Enhanced parental leave and flexible return-to-work support.
• Free onsite lunch at an award-winning campus.
• Electric car leasing, cycle-to-work, and season ticket loan schemes.
• Access to local sports facilities, theatre discounts, and memberships.
• Comprehensive relocation support where applicable.