Team Consulting

Medical device development for pharmaceutical clients

Mechanical Engineer Intern

Biomedical Engineering & Medical DevicesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

InternshipIckleton, Saffron Walden, UKNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

The candidate must be a second- or third-year student studying a relevant engineering degree, such as Mechanical Engineering or Product Design Engineering, or a similar degree with a foundation in mechanical engineering.
The candidate must demonstrate an interest in healthcare and medical products.
The candidate must have strong technical and research skills.
The candidate must use structured and methodical problem solving.
The candidate must be curious about exploring different areas of engineering.
The candidate must communicate effectively across a variety of formats.
The candidate must have analytical ability, including gathering and analyzing data and presenting conclusions to the team.
The candidate must work effectively on varied products.
The candidate must be enthusiastic, positive, flexible, calm under pressure, respectful of others’ views, honest, eager to learn and improve, proactive in developing a network, and able to manage their own time.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the business by working on real-world projects that are presented to clients.
Apply engineering knowledge to medical device development projects while working within the mechanical engineering group and developing through the internship.
Generate concepts.
Solve problems and troubleshoot.
Design using 3D and 2D computer-aided design.
Perform mathematical modelling and analysis.
Make prototypes, test them, and communicate findings to the Technical Lead and Project Manager.
Program test rigs.
Test components and assemblies.
Generate presentation material.
Write reports.

Desired Qualifications

Medical or healthcare modules forming part of the degree are desirable.
Experience with 3D and 2D computer-aided design, ideally SolidWorks, is desirable.
Experience with finite element analysis, ideally using ANSYS, is desirable.
Experience with computational fluid dynamics is desirable.
Experience with mathematical modelling, for example using Mathcad, MATLAB, or Excel, is desirable.

Mechanical Engineering Intern 2027 - 1 Year Placement

Team Consulting · Ickleton, United Kingdom · — · Posted 2026-09-01

Workplace: on_site

Department: Mechanical Engineering

Description

As an intern you will be expected to contribute to our business (not to make the tea!). You’ll tackle real world projects that will be presented to our clients, and you’ll have the opportunity to apply your knowledge to a variety of medical device development projects. Working within the mechanical engineering group you will be supported and developed during your internship.

Tasks and activities will depend on current projects but typically include:

Concept generation
Problem solving/troubleshooting
3D and 2D CAD design
Math modelling and analysis
Making prototypes, testing them and communicating findings to the Technical Lead and Project Manager
Test rig programming
Component and assembly testing
Generation of presentation material
Report writing

Requirements

Qualifications

Essential

Studying a relevant engineering degree – 2nd or 3rd year student. Mechanical Engineering, Product Design Engineering, or similar with foundation in mechanical engineering

Desirable

Medical or healthcare modules forming part of degree

Technical/ Research Skills

Essential

A demonstrable interest in healthcare and medical products
Strong technical and research skills

Desirable

3D and 2D CAD (ideally Solidworks)
Finite Element Analysis (ideally using ANSYS)
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Mathematical modelling (e.g., using Mathcad, MATLAB, Excel)

Approach to Work

Structured and methodical problem solving
Curiosity to explore all areas of engineering
Excellent communication skills across a variety of formats
Excellent analytical ability – data gathering, analysis and presentation of conclusions to the team
Versatility to work effectively on varied products

Personal Qualities

Enthusiastic with a positive outlook
Copes well with unexpected change, is flexible and calm under pressure
Respectful of others’ views, opinions and contributions
Able to work well within a team
Displays honesty and integrity at all times
Eager to continually learn and improve, proactively developing network
Able to manage own time

Equal Opportunities

Team values equality, diversity and inclusion in employment and recruitment. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities and an inclusive community, where our talented people respect and value the contributions, skills, and abilities of others.

We want our people to succeed on merit, treating individuals equally, including making decisions and providing encouragement and opportunities relating to recruitment, career development and retention in a fair and consistent manner.

Our aim is a workplace free from all forms of bullying, harassment or victimisation, and unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.

Apply

Apply at Team Consulting

About the Company

Team Consulting

Medical device development for pharmaceutical clients

Tailoring medical-device development for pharma and device clients, Team Consulting helps bring devices to market through integrated engineering, prototyping, testing, and regulatory preparation. It works by forming multidisciplinary teams that design, validate, and iterate devices such as inhalers and injectors from concept to regulatory-ready product. It is fully employee-owned through an Employee Ownership Trust, keeping independence and sharing profits with the people who work there. Its goal is to deliver specialized, fully supported medical-device development while maintaining ownership with the employees who build the company.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $150K
Headquarters: Duxford, United Kingdom
Founded: 1986

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at Team Consulting

See more jobs