Test Engineer

Test Engineer We are currently looking for a test engineer to join an R&D department, based at our client\’s Cambridge office. The successful candidate will be central to enabling continued R&D test and development activities and the transfer of the tested products into a production environment. This role would be well suited to a hands-on individual who has knowledge of the fundamentals of optics as well as data capture and analysis techniques. Key responsibilities * Work with the R&D Physicist to assemble, test, analyse, and report on new opto-mechanical product developments. * Create and establish test setups, prepare test specifications and documentation. * Leverage understanding of optical systems to make suggestions for the improvement of new optical based products and subsystems. * Help to design, implement and sustain production testing fixtures and methods. * Help to carry out production test activities on complex optical systems, in line with requirements and procedures developed with the help of other R&D personnel and applications specialists. * Work to understand and address production issues related to opto-mechanical assemblies. * Core skills and experience: * A good knowledge of optics is required and a qualification in physics or a related discipline would be beneficial. * An experimental background is desirable. * Practical experience in mechanical assembly is required. * A base knowledge of computer-based data collection methods and hardware is desirable (e.g. matlab, visual studio, python). * A basic knowledge of fundamental mechanical design would be beneficial