Test Technician - Medical & Drug Delivery Devices in Saffron Walden

Are you looking to start or build your career in medical device testing? Join a leading medical device design and development company as a Test Technician within their Device Testing team, working on a genuinely fascinating range of medical and drug delivery devices, from injectable and inhalation devices through to robotics and surgical instruments. This is a fantastic entry point into the industry, with a clearly defined route for career progression as you gain experience.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting hands-on testing across a variety of projects, from early-stage R&D through to formal design verification and post-market investigations.
• Carrying out mechanical and functional testing - think force testing, weighing, measuring physical dimensions, and detailed visual inspections.
• Running environmental stress conditioning and working with bespoke test rigs.
• Following test methods, protocols and quality documentation (SOPs, WIs) to a consistently high standard.
• Generating and recording accurate test data.
• Occasionally supporting electronic test and build work.

You’ll work closely within a multi-disciplinary project team, under supervision as you learn the ropes.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience conducting laboratory testing (this doesn’t need to be in medical devices - general lab experience from university or another industry is fine).
• A good understanding of health and safety practices in a lab environment.
• Experience creating test data and writing up results.
• A relevant degree or equivalent practical/vocational experience (BTEC-level lab work also considered).
• Basic Excel skills.

You’re likely to be either fresh out of university or have up to around two years’ experience. What matters most is your personality: you’re conscientious, keen to learn, not afraid to ask for help, and able to stay calm and focused under pressure. Any customer-facing or client-service experience (even from part-time work) is a real bonus.

Career Progression

• Test Technician (this role) - supervised for your first 6 months while you build core skills and pass probation.
• Test Scientist - working independently on specific tasks.
• Analytical Scientist - recognised as a subject matter expert, responsible for method validation.

Graduates with a relevant master’s degree can typically expect to progress through to Analytical Scientist within around two years.

Location & Commute

This is a full time, on-site, laboratory based role in Cambridgeshire. It’s well suited to those driving in, and there are also good cycle routes for anyone commuting from the Cambridge direction or from local villages - with bike storage, showers and towels provided on site for cyclists.

The Package

• Salary: £25,000 - £30,000, depending on experience.
• Full time, permanent position.
• Structured career development pathway.
• Work on genuinely varied, high-impact medical technology.

Apply now with your CV, or get in touch to find out more about this opportunity.