Design Engineer jobs in Cambridge

Live design engineer roles in Cambridge, with East of England salary benchmarks.

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266 live roles in Cambridge

Mechanical Design Engineer

Cambridge

£92,000–£111,000

Reporting to the Engineering Manager the Mechanical Engineer shall be responsible for the design and development of mechanical sub-modules for…

Hybrid Engineering
3 days ago Apply on WhatJobs
ARM

Staff Design Engineer

Cambridge

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Arm’s IP and Technology team in Solutions Engineering department evelop subsystem solutions and SoC IPs for next-generation systems targeting Edge…

Hybrid Engineering
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ARM

SOC Design Engineer

Cambridge

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Arms Solution Engineering division develops SoCs for various application segments, using the latest IP products from Arm and other vendors.

Hybrid IT & Technology
4 days ago Apply on WhatJobs
Arm

Staff Design Engineer

Cambridge

£97,000–£132,000

Arm’s IP and Technology team in Solutions Engineering department evelop subsystem solutions and SoC IPs for next-generation systems targeting Edge…

Hybrid Engineering
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Mechanical Design Engineer

CB1, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

£55000 - £65000/annum £65k DoE + Equity

Mechanical Design Engineer - Battery Pack Design Battery pack design | Cambridge (on-site) | £55,000 – £65,000 + equity | Permanent, full-time The…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
1 day ago Apply now

Senior Associate Electrical Design Engineer

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, South East

£60000 - £65000/annum plus package and excellent benefits

Senior Associate Electrical Design Engineer – Building Services Cambridge £65,000 Package Full-time, Permanent Build Recruitment is working with a…

Construction Full-time Permanent
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Lead Radar Systems Design Engineer

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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A Lead Radar Systems Design Engineer who continues to enjoy hands-on engineering projects will play a key role in developing the radar capability…

Hybrid Engineering Full-time Permanent
2 days ago Apply now

Digital Design Engineer

Cambridge

£45000 - £55000/annum

Digital Design Engineer (FPGA) Cambridge | On-site (5 days) Up to £55k + benefits Are you looking to take the next step in your career, continuing…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
3 days ago Apply now

Mechanical Design Engineer

Cambridge

£500 - £600/day

Job Role: Mechanical Engineer Job Type: Contract, Outside IR35 Work Type: Onsite/Hybrid Duration: 8 Weeks + Industry: Advanced Manufacturing/Defence…

Hybrid Motoring & Automotive Full-time
6 days ago Apply now

Staff Design Engineer

Cambridge

£110,000–£150,000

Arm’s IP and Technology team inSolutions Engineeringdepartmentevelop subsystem solutions and SoC IPs for next-generation systems targeting Edge AI…

Hybrid Engineering
1 week ago Apply on WhatJobs

Design Engineer hiring in Cambridge: the numbers

  • 266 live design engineer roles in Cambridge right now.
  • Median advertised salary for design engineer roles in Cambridge: £101,500; the middle half of adverts pay £72,500 to £114,500 (from 35 current adverts that state an annual salary).
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: Arm (10), Newton Colmore Consulting (8), . Apple (UK) Limited (4), European Tech Recruit (4), HyperLight (4).
  • Newest advert posted 6 November 2026.

Counted from the adverts on this board, refreshed hourly. Advertised pay is what employers state, not a market survey.

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Design Engineer salary in East of England

£49,000 – £57,500 (indicative · midpoint £52,500)

How this figure was built. Based on 5 live advertised salaries for this role and region. That is below the 20 we require before publishing 25th/75th percentiles, so this cell shows a median only.

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Sector and toolchain drive pay: special-purpose machinery, defence and energy design roles pay above general fabrication drawing-office work. Chartership (CEng via IMechE or IET) and ownership of designs from concept through validation are the strongest levers.
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