Our Client a fast-growing specialist imaging equipment manufacturer based in East Sussex. The company has 20 employees and is part of the Scientific Industries group of companies. The growth of the company has created the need to hire a Test Development Engineer, Image Scientist to add to the team.
Our client develops and manufactures a wide range of camera products and x-ray instrumentation equipment. The role is to work with production and engineering to analyse test data, help debug software and hardware issues and create new test equipment and test routines. The work involves characterising and improving existing products and helping to develop new products.
- The R&D department contributes to the overall achievement of yield and quality KPI targets
- The role involves working with production and engineering personnel
- Occasional travel may be required
- The role is Monday to Friday working within ‘office-type’ hours.
1. Operational Duties
· Acquiring and analysing test data from cameras and systems
· Testing software and hardware to uncover issues and working with design engineers to debug the problems
· Creating test routine to automate test and data acquisition
· Optimising image post-processing routine to improve performance
· Characterisation of camera and system performance
· Working on current production products as well as assisting with new product development
2. Production Support and Quality Control
· Collaborate in team-based development projects
· Assist QA with measuring product performance metrics
· Ensure test equipment and procedures are appropriate for product test
· Support production personnel as required
3. Ad hoc
· The role may include other reasonable duties/tasks from time to time.
Key Interfaces
· Other engineers to share opinions and solve problems
· Production personnel to assist with testing routines
· Drawing office (for design input, lessons learned etc.)
· Management team
As a Test Development Engineer, Imaging Scientist you will require the following skills and qualifications
Qualifications
Degree in Engineering or Physics
Experience
2 years minimum experience in complex photonic systems including x-ray, SWIR, sCMOS and intensified cameras
Knowledge
Camera systems
Customised products for scientific, industrial or defence applications
X-Ray equipment
Analysis software
Skills & Abilities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Data Analysis and presentation
Personal Qualities
Analytical problem solver
Excellent personal organisation
Dynamic, positive, enthusiastic and possess the ability to think laterally and act through reasoned decision making
Ability to work productively, efficiently and effectively with initiative and drive under tight timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality
Willingness to learn, improve and adapt