Research and Development Test Engineer

Verso Recruitment Group Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire; East of England; England 2 days ago

Type Full Time
Pay Not listed
Work Onsite

Research and Development Test Engineer focuses on designing and building test rigs, fixtures, and setups to support repeatable testing.

What the role involves

  • Designing and building test rigs, fixtures, and setups to support repeatable testing.
  • Writing basic test scripts or small test programs (Python or C) to support test execution and data handling.

Skills and requirements

  • Strong hands‑on experience testing prototype hardware or R&D‑stage products.
  • Experience working with design, electronics, or embedded teams is beneficial.

Candidate fit

  • Confident with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and general bench tools.

Additional role context

  • Test execution, data capture, and debugging, working closely with design engineers and technicians to push new concepts toward robust, manufacturable products.
  • Take ownership of test planning.
  • Driving test activities across prototype hardware and early product builds.
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