Test Engineer

Test Engineer | New Product Development

South-West Sydney

The opportunity

ProFound People is partnering with an established Australian product design and manufacturing business to find a Test Engineer for their in-house R&D team. They design, engineer and manufacture their own products locally and are investing heavily in new product development. This is a hands-on environment where testing sits at the heart of the design process, not off to the side.

The role

This is a Test Engineer role embedded within the R&D team. You will own the test lab and work alongside the product development engineers from early concept through to production sign-off. It suits someone who wants to shape how products are tested and validated, rather than execute a test sheet handed to them.

Day to day you will

• Own and run the in-house test lab
• Work with R&D engineers to define what needs testing, then plan and execute it
• Write test plans covering standards, design claims, sample volumes and test sequencing
• Carry out destructive, cyclic, wear and endurance testing on prototypes and pre-production units
• Design and build test jigs and fixtures in SolidWorks
• Investigate failure modes and feed findings back into design
• Manage external and international testing houses for formal product approvals
• Contribute to design reviews as a technical peer

About you

• Mechanical engineering degree or equivalent
• Hands-on test, validation or product development experience
• Confident in SolidWorks for jig and fixture design
• Comfortable writing and owning test plans
• Experience in an R&D or NPD environment highly regarded
• Exposure to quality systems or ISO standards a plus
• Someone who wants ownership and room to grow, not just to tick boxes

What is on offer

• A test role inside a collaborative, well-resourced R&D team
• Real ownership of the lab and the testing function
• Variety across products and test types
• Long-term growth as the team evolves
• South-West Sydney, onsite

Apply with your CV, or contact Julian at ProFound People for a confidential discussion.