R&D Test Engineer - Sensor Technology

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 a 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 in 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 are 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 a environment that fosters innovation, the company is offering competitive packages and opportunities for career growth. The company have performed well over the last few years and are currently expanding their HQ with a view of growing headcount significantly.

For more information, please call Matthew Lowdon at Newton Colmore on (phone number removed) or make an application and one of our team will be in touch.

Newton Colmore is a highly specialist recruitment consultancy operating within the Medical Devices, Scientific Engineering, Scientific Software, Robotics, Science, Electronics Design, New Product Design, Human Factors, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Field Service Engineering sectors throughout Europe and the US.

Key words: Test Engineer, Mechanical Engineering, CAD, SolidWorks, Cambridge, Instrumentation, Fluidics, Sensors, Physics