R&D Test Engineer - Sensor Technology

Newton Colmore Consulting; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

R&D Test Engineer - Sensor Technology

A growing instrumentation technology inventor in Cambridge is searching for a research and development test engineer to join their in-house testing team.

As an R&D Test Engineer within this organisation, you will be utilising your experience to determine the performance and reliability of brand-new physical sensors and instruments and also helping make incremental improvements to existing products.

You will be responsible for:

• Taking ownership of test programmes to determine product performance for highly complex sensors and instrumentation.
• Evaluating the success of incremental improvements to existing products.
• Providing engineering support during the New Product Development process.
• Developing company technical knowledge of instrument and material performance.

It will be your role to ensure that exciting new breakthrough products can make the successful transition from initial concept to manufacturing. This will be done by creating bespoke prototypes and testing programmes which will provide detailed data and insights that can be translated into real-world improvements.

You will be joining a team of three people in testing and working closely with both the research team and the manufacturing team in this multifaceted role.

To be considered for this role, we are ideally looking for a candidate who has the following:

• Hands-on experience with the design of experiments.
• Strong data analysis and mathematics skills.
• Ideally STEM-degree educated in physics, mechanical engineering, or materials science.
• Naturally curious self-learner with a pragmatic mind.

The company is open on experience level, so we are considering people who have recently completed their degree/PhD, through to a few years' worth of industry experience.

As well as providing a great opportunity for you to work on a brand-new product within an environment that fosters innovation, the company is offering competitive packages and opportunities for career growth. The company has performed well over the last few years and is currently expanding their HQ with a view of growing headcount significantly.

For more information, please call Matthew Lowdon at Newton Colmore on 0121 268 2240 or make an application and one of our team will be in touch.