# R&D Engineer - Fabrication / Prototype Development

**Company:** [Accora](null/companies/xmbVmLPaATRCGTzcsLVx2T.md)
**Location:** Orwell, United Kingdom
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Innovation

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## 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 is not a traditional production fabrication role.

We need someone who is a 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 actually building, 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

## Requirements

**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 to make things, modify things and solve problems practically.

## Benefits

**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 genuine R&D and new product development environment.

**Apply Now!**

If you're a skilled Fabricator looking for something more varied, technical and development-focused, apply today to join Accora's growing R&D team.