PhD Mechanical Engineer

7 days ago

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom TTP plc Full time £60,000 - £100,000 per year

Company Description
TTP is an employee-owned technology and product development consultancy, with a 40-year track record of helping ambitious clients solve complex technical challenges and bring innovative, commercially successful solutions to market.

We invent, design, and manufacture impactful products and technologies across a wide range of industries – including healthcare, life science, energy, and communications – and at the intersection of biology, physical science and engineering.

Our working culture encourages entrepreneurship, shared ideas and technical collaboration, while providing you with the freedom to do your best work.

Job Description
Position Summary:
As a Consultant Mechanical Engineer, you will contribute to the design and development of market-leading products for the ophthalmology and optometry sector.

You will play a fundamental role throughout the product lifecycle, from shaping proposals to leading technical workstreams and engaging directly with our clients. Every project is distinct from the last and will afford you the opportunity to delve into new scientific domains, polish your project leadership and support the transition of new technologies into the market.

Our mission is to address real-world challenges in imaging systems, laser technologies and surgical tools and the projects you guide and support are designed to be ambitious and commercially valuable, bringing about better patient outcomes and clinical efficacy.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define, support and lead projects from proposal to delivery, ensuring the brief is fit-for-purpose, robust and productive.
  • Contribute to the workstreams and client engagement strategy as SME both technically and commercially, within our Ophthalmology and Optometry team.
  • Collaborate with various teams in our business to drive forward innovation and commercially fruitful outcomes. Share feedback and expertise with peers throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications
Your background:

  • Strong and well-developed mechanical engineering capabilities – able to combine creativity with precision.
  • BSc Mechanical Engineering at a minimum of 2.1 class and either a doctoral qualification or equivalent professional engineering experience.
  • A natural problem-solver, motivated to find solutions at a fundamental level.
  • Excited about the prospect of the commercial potential of technology development, and determined to pursue meaningful goals for both our clients and our business.
  • Able to craft respectful and collaborative relationships, leading with informal authority through your enthusiasm for the opportunities and connections you form.
  • Strategic and adaptable in equal measure with a curious and entrepreneurial mindset.

Additional Information

TTP operates from an award-winning campus in green surroundings, just south of Cambridge.

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package Includes

  • Annual profit-related bonus
  • 10% employer pension contribution
  • Private medical insurance (employees + dependants)
  • Free lunch and refreshments daily
  • Life insurance (6 x salary)
  • 25 days annual holiday (plus bank holidays)
  • Enhanced parental leave, with flexible return-to-work options
  • Electric car leasing scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Interest-free season ticket loan
  • A wide range of social activities including squash, Zumba, arts and crafts, and TTP's own rock band
  • Discounts and memberships for local sports and cultural venues
  • A comprehensive relocation package (if applicable)

Please click the following link to read the TTP Group Diversity Statement.

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