R&D Test Engineer

Full-time Engineering

R&D Engineering Technician

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: £35-37k
Our client is a global leader in the development and manufacture of seals and gaskets used in oil & gas, chemicals, food, water and pharmaceuticals.

Responsibilities

• Perform physical and mechanical testing of sealing materials (compression, leakage, R&D trials, competitor testing, troubleshooting) primarily using automated test equipment and traditional standard tests to ASTM, BS and DIN standards.
• Set up the various machines and carry out fault‑finding as required.
• Use MS Excel for data handling, analysis and communication of the results within the R&D team.

Qualifications

• Educated to at least ‘A’ level standard (or equivalent) ideally in maths, physics or mechanical engineering, or with equivalent industrial experience.
• Some experience in an engineering or instrumentation test laboratory environment is advantageous.
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