Graduate Consultant Mechanical Engineer

Company Description

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 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 engineering, physical science, and biology.

Whatever your career stage, your expertise and creativity will be appreciated and nurtured from day one. You’ll dive straight into contributing to technical projects, solving complex real-world problems, and being a trusted and integral member of the team.

Job Description

As a graduate mechanical engineer at TTP, you will work within multi-disciplinary project teams to invent new products and technologies that will positively impact the individuals who use them.

You will be involved in all aspects of technology and product development: from invention, to analysis, to prototype design and transfer to manufacture. The diversity in our work means that you can find yourself making a difference in a wide range of applications as vast as making cancer diagnosis faster and cheaper, building a state-of-the-art drug delivery devices and enabling a net zero world through greener energy production.

You will have the opportunity to work on multiple such projects at any one time, so over a year at TTP your experiences and applications will be vast, and you can expect to develop and expand your understanding of entirely new fields of science and technology rapidly.

Alongside your technical work, you will also develop as a consultant. This means engaging directly with clients to present your findings, ensuring their requirements are fully understood and met. As you gain experience, you will have opportunities to lead projects, build teams, and manage client relationships. You’ll also help expand TTP’s reach by representing us at conferences, building connections, and engaging with new clients to help grow our client base.

We believe growth happens best in an environment where knowledge is shared freely and curiosity is encouraged. You'll receive mentorship and guidance when needed, but also the space and trust to take initiative, explore your interests, and shape your own development. You'll be encouraged to contribute early, take ownership of your work, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver impactful solutions.

Requirements:

• Proactive and self-starting, with a strong sense of personal responsibility and a drive to make things happen.
• Deep intellectual curiosity and inventiveness, with a desire to understand how things work at a fundamental level. You should be on track for a minimum 2:1 in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline, with a strong academic record that reflects your capacity for rigorous, first-principles thinking.
• Collaborative and emotionally intelligent, able to build trust, energise those around you, and communicate complex technical ideas with clarity, empathy, and precision, regardless of your audience's background.
• Commercially aware and entrepreneurial, excited by the opportunity to turn breakthrough technologies into real-world products, ventures, and impact.
• Strategic and systems-minded, able to see the bigger picture, anticipate challenges and opportunities, and navigate ambiguity while keeping priorities sharp and focused.

We're looking for those who don't just solve problems - but who seek them out, thrive on them, and elevate those around them while doing so.

We recruit on a rolling basis, so although there is no application deadline, the advert will close once all spaces have been filled. We recommend applying early for the best chance.

Additional Information

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

We offer a generous benefits package, including:
▪ Annual profit-related bonus   
▪ Virtual shares that reward you with a stake in TTP Group’s long-term success
▪ 10% employer pension contribution
▪ Private medical insurance (for you and your dependants)
▪ Free onsite lunch
▪ 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
▪ Comprehensive relocation support (if applicable)

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