Laboratory Engineer

At Modine, we are Engineering a Cleaner, Healthier World™. Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources. Our Airedale by Modine brand is a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative thermal management solutions for data centers, clean rooms, hospitals, universities, and other mission-critical environments.

Never heard of Airedale by Modine? In short, we cool the internet. Ever used an app to book a taxi? Ever had a video meeting? Ever bought something online? Chances are, the digital 1s and 0s you’ve created and sent are being kept cool by Airedale by Modine. We’re one of the key cogs in the global machine that keeps your digital world running smoothly.

Trusted as The Critical Cooling Specialists, Airedale by Modine has decades of experience providing efficient, flexible end-to-end cooling solutions that work smarter, not harder, to deliver more cooling for less power. With manufacturing facilities in Canada, Spain, the UK, and the U.S., we’re scaling up across the world to support an ever-growing demand for our solutions. That’s where you come in….

Position Description

The Opportunity An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Laboratory Engineer within the Research & Development department working with a team of skilled Laboratory Engineers. This role is responsible for both research and development prototype testing and customer witness testing. The department has Laboratory Engineering roles at different levels and this role as such offers clear defined career progression opportunities.

The Role

• Rigorously test new product lines (and components where necessary) to both industry and in-house standards to ensure they are robust and fit for purpose prior to market release in an effort to minimise potential field failures in line with the Research & Development roadmap.
• Assist in the completion of customer witness tests.

Key Responsibilities

• Installing of product into the environmental chamber in preparation for testing.
• Operating, maintaining and house-keeping of applicable environmental chamber and accompanying plant.
• Testing of product / components to industry and in-house standards.
• Assisting in the completion of customer witness tests in a professional and timely manner.
• Active involvement with / support of product development projects.
• Identifying / rectifying problems associated with products on test
• Analysing gathered results.
• Producing high quality technical reports.

Required Education & Qualifications

Required Experience:

• Be capable of managing time effectively and working to deadlines.
• Be capable of communicating effectively with both internal personnel and external customers.
• Possess sound theoretical and practical understanding of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.
• Possess the knowledge / be competent in the skills required to identify and rectify problems associated with products under test:
  • Electrical fault finding
  • Refrigeration circuit diagnostics etc…
• Competent in the skills necessary to install a product in preparation for testing: (Brazing, Evacuation and refrigerant charging, Electrical safety etc)
• Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications, primarily Excel and Word.
• Flexibility around working hours, requirement to work the afternoon shift on a rota basis once adequately trained. (4 weeks on days followed by 4 weeks on afternoons)

The seniority of the job role offered will be decided upon the candidates experience level of the above skills.