Test Engineer

Dräger; Blyth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Dräger is seeking a Test Engineer to develop and implement testing strategies for new products. The role involves statistical analysis, automation, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to ensure compliance with safety and quality standards. Join us to make a meaningful impact in life-saving technology and benefit from a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discounted critical illness cover

Subsidised canteen

Salary Sacrifice Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work

Gym membership discounts

Charity Giving scheme

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Physics required.
• Experience in testing and data analysis needed.
• Experience with LabVIEW and programming in Python or C# preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create test strategies and perform tests before launch.
• Direct test technicians and document results.
• Plan and validate new test equipment.

Skills

Testing

Data Analysis

Statistical Analysis

Automation

LabVIEW

Programming (Python, C#)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Physics

Tools

LabVIEW

TestStand

IBM DOORs

RQM

Job description

At Dräger we protect, support and rescue lives day in and day out. We are interested in you if you have the desire to work for an organisation that does something more, something that is truly worth working for.

As an international leader in medical and safety technology, we develop pioneering devices, software, services and solutions that people around the world trust. Wherever Dräger products are used, it's about the most important thing: it's about life.

About the role

• Create test strategies, test plans, perform tests and statistical data analysis related to new products before launch and serial products on request of different departments and projects.
• Work on test concepts from planning to commissioning of new test equipment, rigs and jigs and as well software/firmware related for various test purposes including simulation and test automatization for internal and external build following the relevant processes and demands.
• Use of statistical analysis to prove performance.
• Use of Six Sigma and statistical tools for various applications in test engineering.
• Direct test technicians to perform tests and document the test results in alignment with the standard procedures, H&S and test lab rules.
• Plan, perform and/or direct technicians to build and validate new test equipment, with a focus on automation via LabVIEW control.
• Support with product and test knowledge on request of Draeger departments and in interdisciplinary project teams.
• Build up personal network with international test houses.
• Correlation work on test procedures and set ups with international test laboratories.
• Contributing to the global Draeger Test Engineer Network activities.
• Update test equipment to align with standards and test requirements.
• Maintenance of department standards and procedures: 6S, test procedures, SOPs, and H&S requirements.
• Test equipment and process improvements.
• Finalise projects, tasks, targets agreed in alignment with the yearly department goals.
• All employees have a responsibility to comply with the Integrated Management System (IMS) and minimise any impact on the environment whilst carrying out their duties.

Shared responsibilities

All employees have a responsibility:

• to comply with the Integrated Management System (IMS) and minimise any impact on the environment whilst carrying out their duties.
• to ensure and promote safe working conditions for all employees, visitors and contractors by implementing, monitoring and complying with occupational health & safety provisions.
• to embed our WeLEAD competencies – I build trust, I create value for the customer, I enable others, I provide direction, I embrace diversity, I deliver results.

Reporting Relationships

Manager

• Team Lead Test Engineering

Size of team/environment

• Team of 13.

Role Requirements

Education/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering or Physics

Related Experience

• Experience in testing, data analysis and documentation.
• Experience in planning and building test equipment including documentation hardware and software related, verification and validation (Gage R&R).
• Experience within a Test Lab, R&D, and quality management background.
• Experience of dealing with high pressure pneumatic equipment and testing and electronics.
• LabVIEW projects experience.
• TestStand experience.
• Programming knowledge (python, C#)
• Use of IBM DOORs and RQM.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with option to purchase up to 3 additional days.
• Discounted critical illness cover, dental cover and partner life assurance.
• Subsidised canteen.
• Salary Sacrifice Car Lease scheme.
• Cycle to Work.
• Gym membership discounts – up to 25%.
• Charity Giving scheme.

At Dräger we have a clear vision, to be an organisation with a working environment that includes a diverse mix of talented people who want to come, stay and grow.

We ensure candidates with the required qualifications and experience will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

All are welcome to apply!.

From hospitals to fire departments to industrial customers, people around the world rely on our products: cutting-edge technology that combines real engineering with the digital future. With over years of experience, passion and the bold ideas of more than 16, employees, we are committed to turning technology into ›technology for life‹.

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Created on 22/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom