Job Title: Laboratory & Test Technician
Location: Cheshire, On-Site
Salary: Up to £40k (DOE)
  
We are looking for a hands-on Laboratory & Test Technician for a specialist engineering client.
This is a practical role working across laboratories, cleanrooms, and vacuum facilities, supporting engineers with test preparation, equipment operation, maintenance, calibration and fault-finding.
  
About the Role

• Set up, operate, maintain and troubleshoot High Vacuum (HV) and Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) systems.
• Carry out helium leak testing and leak localisation.
• Operate vacuum pumps, gauges, RGA and mass spectrometer equipment.
• Install, configure and verify pressure, temperature and vacuum instrumentation.
• Set up motor controllers, motion systems, drives and DAQ systems.
• Support thermal vacuum, tribology, contamination and environmental testing.
• Assemble mechanical fixtures, test rigs and laboratory equipment.
• Assemble electronic hardware, wiring harnesses and instrumentation.
• Carry out equipment commissioning, calibration, verification and fault-finding.
• Maintain calibration records, measurement traceability and support uncertainty assessments.
• Assist with laboratory infrastructure, maintenance and continuous improvement.

• Degree, HNC, HND, NVQ, BTEC, Apprenticeship or equivalent practical experience in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Vacuum Technology, Electronics, Instrumentation, Physics or a related discipline.
• Practical hands-on experience in a laboratory, workshop or engineering environment.
• Strong experience in mechanical assembly and test-rig construction.
• Experience with electronic hardware assembly, wiring and instrumentation.
• Experience commissioning, configuring and calibrating test equipment.
• Hands-on HV/UHV vacuum experience.
• Experience with RGA/mass spectrometry and ideally helium leak testing.
• Experience with DAQ systems and/or control software.
• Knowledge of cleanroom operations, contamination control, metrology and calibration traceability is advantageous.
• Experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100.