Entry-Level Medical Device Test Technician (Lab Role)

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking a Test Technician to join a Device Testing team working on medical and drug delivery devices; role is on-site at the Great Chesterford area, Cambridgeshire. This is a fantastic entry point into the industry with exposure to R&D, design verification and post-market investigations.

You will perform mechanical and functional testing, record data, follow SOPs, and work safely with hazardous chemicals.

Qualifications

• Experience creating test data and documenting results.
• A-level or equivalent in Maths.
• Experience in at least one scientific area.
• Lab testing experience from university or industry.
• Health and safety knowledge in a laboratory.
• Basic Excel skills.
• Qualification in statistics or understanding of statistical principles.

Responsibilities

• Supporting hands-on testing across projects, from early-stage R&D through to formal design verification and post-market investigations.
• Carrying out mechanical and functional testing - 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.
• Working safely with hazardous chemicals and pharmaceutical formulations, following strict health and safety procedures.
• Occasionally supporting electronic test and build work.

Skills

Test data creation

Lab testing

Excel

Education

A-level Maths

Science background

Statistics knowledge

Tools

Excel

Job description

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking a Test Technician to join a Device Testing team working on medical and drug delivery devices; role is on-site at the Great Chesterford area, Cambridgeshire. This is a fantastic entry point into the industry with exposure to R&D, design verification and post-market investigations.

You will perform mechanical and functional testing, record data, follow SOPs, and work safely with hazardous chemicals.