Test Technician

Point Professional Recruitment LTD

Test technician

Location: Cambridge Job type: Permanent, full time Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 per annum, dependent on experience, plus profit share

The role

We are recruiting a Test Technician on behalf of a well-established, business based in Cambridge. This is a company that invests heavily in its people and its products.

Joining a skilled team, you will be responsible for the final assembly, testing, calibration, and servicing of high-value, low-volume equipment. This is a hands-on, lab-based role that offers real breadth — and for the right candidate, an excellent opportunity to rapidly develop skills and experience across a wide range of technical disciplines. The business values curiosity and a genuine enthusiasm for learning as much as existing experience.

Main responsibilities

  • Final assembly, troubleshooting, testing, and calibration of new scientific instruments
  • Maintenance, repair, and calibration of service return instruments
  • Capture identified faults and solutions to support feedback to suppliers

Skills/experience

  • Hands-on aptitude and enjoyment of working in a lab or workshop environment
  • Comfortable using workshop and diagnostic tools
  • Experience across one or more of the following areas: mechanical systems, compressed gases, electronics, soldering (including SMD), AC and DC wiring, and Windows PCs
  • Familiarity with tools such as Excel for data review
  • A genuine enthusiasm for learning new techniques and self-developing in response to technical challenges
  • Driven to deliver good technical solutions and identify opportunities for improvement
  • Must have the right to live and work in the UK

Salary & working hours

  • Salary: From £30,000 per annum, dependent on experience, plus profit share
  • Hours: Daytime hours, highly flexible, full time
  • Compressed hours available to support a four-day working week

Benefits

  • 25 days annual leave
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Income protection insurance
  • Profit share scheme

If the position of Test Technician is of interest, please click Apply. We aim to respond to all applicants; however, if you haven't heard from us within 10 days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

If you have any questions regarding this Test Technician role, please don't hesitate to contact our office.

INDENGINEERING

Apply Now →

Application opens at the source listing. Free for jobseekers.

Related Jobs