NPI Test Engineer

Spirax-Sarco Engineering; Redruth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Generous holiday allowance

Volunteer leave (3 days)

Inclusion Plan benefits

Job summary

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, is seeking a talented NPI Test Engineer to join our growing team at Cardrew Innovation Centre. You will lead test programs, design and implement new test methods, and support equipment maintenance and calibration in a fast-paced lab environment.

The role involves developing and reporting test programs for new peristaltic pumps and fluid-path solutions, analysing data, and ensuring compliance with quality and safety policies.

Qualifications

• Engineering and/or scientific experience.
• Practical, hands-on engineering skills.
• Higher Education Level 4 in Engineering, Science and/or Maths.
• Sufficient MS Office experience to operate swiftly.
• Experience in an engineering job role, preferably in a product testing environment.
• Significant practical engineering experience, preferably mechanical or electrical.
• Higher Education Level 5 or greater in Engineering, Science and/or Maths.
• Engineering software skills (data acquisition, data analysis, CAD, CAM).

Responsibilities

• Lead Test Programs by following the Test Process, including writing test specifications, completing preparation tasks, executing test plans and writing reports.
• Manage your own time and ensure the timely completion of test programs.
• Configure experimental apparatus, pumps and fluid path solutions within the safe working limits.
• Collect and store data in a controlled and secure manner, and analyse complex data sets to communicate the results in clear, understandable formats.
• Support lab maintenance tasks, such as maintaining high water quality standards.
• Calibrate analogue and digital transducers following traceable procedures.
• Safely utilise metrological instruments and hand tools.
• Operate specialist test rigs to study parameters like torque or hydrostatic pressure (training provided).
• Design and build custom experiment setups and test procedures.
• Ensure compliance with WM policies including 6S, OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001.
• Use computers daily for communication, record keeping and data acquisition.
• Develop and enhance the Test Hub to help develop a Fluid-Mechanics Centre of Excellence.

Skills

Engineering experience

Hands-on engineering

Experience in product testing

MS Office

Education

Higher Education Level 4 in Engineering, Science and/or Maths

Higher Education Level 5 or greater in Engineering, Science and/or Maths

Tools

Engineering software (data acquisition, data analysis, CAD, CAM)

Job description

Job Title: NPI Test Engineer
Location: WMFTS UK - UK - Cardrew Industrial Estate
Location Type: On-Site
Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/
Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of SpiraxGroup, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Groupwith expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermalsolutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouragingteam, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoinggrowth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit ourwebsite to learn more.

Job Summary

We are seeking a talented and motivated NPI Test Engineer to join our dynamicteam.

Key Responsibilities

We arelooking for a passionate and skilled Test Engineer to contribute to our growingsuccess. The New Product Innovation (NPI) Engineering Teams design and developnew peristaltic pumps and fluid path solutions for Watson-Marlow FluidTechnology Solutions. All the solutions require a variety of testing, from exploratory R&D tests to compliance and international standards tests on prototypes throughto pre-production test samples. The Test Hub at our Cardrew Innovation Centrehas a substantial range of test capabilities to support the NPI Engineering Teamand wider business. This role will support many of the test hub tasks,including specifying, preparing, conducting and reporting on test programs, aswell as supporting equipment maintenance and calibration. This role will alsoinvolve designing and developing novel test methods and apparatus. The varietyof testing procedures ensures that the role is exciting and continuallyprogressing toward better solutions. The NPI Test Team works closely with theNPI Project Teams to contribute to the overall NPI outputs.

Key accountabilities include:

• You will lead Test Programs by following the Test Process, including writing test specifications, completing preparation tasks, executing test plans and writing reports.
• You will manage your own time and ensure the timely completion of test programs.
• You will configure experimental apparatus, pumps and fluid path solutions within the safe working limits.
• You will collect and store data in a controlled and secure manner, and analyse complex data sets to communicate the results in clear, understandable formats.
• You will support lab maintenance tasks, such as maintaining high water quality standards.
• You will calibrate analogue and digital transducers following traceable procedures.
• You will safely utilise metrological instruments (e.g. vernier callipers, micrometres) and hand tools (e.g. spanners).
• You will operate specialist test rigs to study specific parameters, such as torque or hydrostatic pressure (training provided).
• You will design and build custom experiment setups and test procedures.
• You will ensure compliance with all WM policies, including 6S policy, OHSAS 18001 Health and Safety policy, ISO 9001 Management policy and ISO 14001 Environmental policy.
• You will use computers daily for communication, record keeping and data acquisition.
• You will develop and enhance the Test Hub to help develop a Fluid-Mechanics Centre of Excellence.
• You will continuously develop your professional skills with support your WM and the NPI Test Manager.

Skills/Experience

Essential

• Engineering and/or scientific experience
• Practical, hands-on engineering skills
• Higher Education Level 4 inEngineering, Science and/or Maths
• Sufficient MS Office experience tooperate swiftly

Desirable

• Experience in an engineering job role, preferably in a product testing environment
• Significant practical engineeringexperience, preferably mechanical or electrical
• Higher Education Level 5 or greaterin Engineering, Science and/or Maths
• Engineering software skills (dataacquisition, data analysis, CAD, CAM)

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in takingcare of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package,including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included GroupInclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive andequitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve theirfull potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationshipswhere everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and culturalbackgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities,neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything elsethat makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we willalways consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so wehave introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group InclusionCommitments. These include

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss ordomestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Ifyou would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in ourapplication form.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusiveand diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds toapply.

If you require accommodations during the application process, please let usknow.

Company Overview

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we aredriven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplacewhere everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader inmanufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies forthe life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products,including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-useapplications.

Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholdersas we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Ourtechnologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes andindustrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage,Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors andHealthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions thatsit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beansto mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions andinspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to maketheir difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers,our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environmentwhere everyone feels included.