Test Technician - Medical & Drug Delivery Devices

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions LTD; Saffron Walden; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions LTD is seeking a Medical Device Test Technician in Cambridgeshire for a full-time, on-site role with a salary of £25,000–£30,000.

You will support hands-on testing across a range of projects from early R&D to verification, performing mechanical and functional tests, and recording data. The role offers a clear career path with progression to Test Scientist and Analytical Scientist as experience grows.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting laboratory testing across projects (university lab or industry)
• Understanding of lab health and safety practices
• Experience documenting and writing up test results
• Basic Excel skills for data handling and recording

Responsibilities

• Support hands-on testing across projects from early-stage R&D to verification and post-market investigations
• Carry out mechanical and functional testing (force, dimensions, measurements)
• Run environmental conditioning and use bespoke test rigs
• Follow SOPs and quality documentation to high standard
• Generate and record accurate test data

Skills

Lab testing experience

Health and safety awareness

Test data generation

Basic Excel skills

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent practical/vocational experience

BTEC-level lab work considered

Job description

Medical Device Test Technician | £25,000 - £30,000 | Cambridgeshire | Full-Time, Permanent | On-Site

Are you looking to start or build your career in medical device testing? Join a leading medical device design and development company as a Test Technician within their Device Testing team, working on a genuinely fascinating range of medical and drug delivery devices. From injectable and inhalation devices through to robotics and surgical instruments.

This is a fantastic entry point into the industry, with a clearly defined route for career progression as you gain experience.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting hands-on testing across a variety of projects, from early-stage R&D through to formal design verification and post-market investigations
• Carrying out mechanical and functional testing - think 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
• Occasionally supporting electronic test and build work

You'll work closely within a multi-disciplinary project team, under supervision as you learn the ropes.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience conducting laboratory testing (this doesn't need to be in medical devices - general lab experience from university or another industry is fine)
• A good understanding of health and safety practices in a lab environment
• Experience creating test data and writing up results
• A relevant degree or equivalent practical/vocational experience (BTEC-level lab work also considered)
• Basic Excel skills

Career Progression

• Test Technician (this role) - supervised for your first 6 months while you build core skills and pass probation
• Test Scientist - working independently on specific tasks
• Analytical Scientist - recognised as a subject matter expert, responsible for method validation

Graduates with a relevant master's degree can typically expect to progress through to Analytical Scientist within around two years.

Location & Commute

This is a full time, on-site, laboratory based role in Cambridgeshire. It's well suited to those driving in, and there are also good cycle routes for anyone commuting from the Cambridge direction or from local villages - with bike storage, showers and towels provided on site for cyclists.

The Package

• Salary: £25,000 - £30,000, depending on experience
• Full time, permanent position
• Structured career development pathway
• Work on genuinely varied, high-impact medical technology