Polymer Test Engineer — Flexible Hours, Early Friday Finish

Smithers Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension

25 days annual leave

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Smithers is Europe’s leading independent plastics and rubber specialist organisation, offering testing and consultative services for polymer-related industries. The Test Engineer will join the Materials, Science and Engineering department to develop skills within a global business and contribute to failure diagnosis, design and process optimisation of polymer materials.

The role involves liaising with the senior testing team, performing test programmes, and helping develop new methods while

Qualifications

• Experience with multiple polymer testing techniques.
• Experience or knowledge of stress and fatigue testing and environmental aging.
• Proficient in MS Office; ability to learn in-house systems.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with senior testing team to understand test requirements and progress projects.
• Perform test programmes.
• Assist in developing new test methods.
• Support maintenance and efficient organisation of equipment resources.

Skills

Polymer testing techniques

Stress and fatigue testing

Mechanical properties testing

Environmental exposure testing

Accelerated aging

Excel

Word

Outlook

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Smithers is Europe’s leading independent plastics and rubber specialist organisation, offering testing and consultative services for polymer-related industries. The Test Engineer will join the Materials, Science and Engineering department to develop skills within a global business and contribute to failure diagnosis, design and process optimisation of polymer materials.

The role involves liaising with the senior testing team, performing test programmes, and helping develop new methods while