Testing Technician

Location: Cambridge

Contract: Permanent / Fixed Term

Hours: Full time/

Job Profile: Technician/ Senior Technician

Salary/annum: Min £26, Max £40,915.67

Reference number: JR100693

Closing Date: 17 December 2025

Note: Applicants might receive offers and undergo interviews before the deadline, although the position will remain available for at least seven days. We recommend submitting your application for this role as soon as you can during the recruitment process, prior to the closing date.

Security requirements: Security Clearance, BPSS and DBS may be required.

Description of role:

Are you a hands-on problem solver with a passion for precision engineering? Do you want to be part of a team that delivers cutting-edge mechanical testing solutions to clients around the globe? If so, we'd love to hear from you

At TWI, we're looking for a Technician or Senior Technician to join our Mechanical Testing Team within the Materials Performance Laboratories, based at our Abington office. You'll be working in the exciting world of fatigue and resonance testing, helping to deliver high-impact projects for an international customer base with exacting standards.

What You'll Be Doing

• Preparing test samples through grinding, strain gauging, and mechanical assembly.
• Setting up and maintaining servo-hydraulic test machines and modifying test jigs for bespoke and procedural tests.
• Instrumenting tests and using computers for data recording and results compilation.
• Working to strict quality and traceability standards, including maintaining records and supporting Risk and COSHH assessments.

What You Bring

• Experience as an engineering technician with relevant qualifications.
• Strong practical problem-solving skills and a keen eye for detail.
• Familiarity with engineering drawings and mechanical systems.
• Experience of working to procedures with strict quality and traceability requirements.
• Bonus points for experience with:
  • Manual machining (lathe, drills, bandsaws).
  • Welding processes.
  • Overhead cranes and abrasive wheels.
  • Hand tools and mechanical instrumentation.

Safety First

• You'll be part of a team that values safety, quality, and collaboration. We'll support you with the training and tools you need to succeed.

Additional Requirements: Due to the nature of some tasks in this role, we do require you to have a Full UK Driving License.

If you're ready to take your engineering career to the next level in a role that's both challenging and rewarding, apply now and help us shape the future of mechanical testing.

Don't worry if you don't tick every box—we provide full training and are more interested in your potential and passion than a perfect CV

For further details, please follow the Job Description link below:

Travel:

This position may require regular travel both in the UK and abroad.

About us:

TWI Ltd is a world expert in engineering, materials and joining technologies with significant property assets. We provide industry with advice and know-how in design, fabrication, failure analysis and prevention.

We offer opportunities to collaborate with inspiring and expert teams and a supportive environment in which you are actively encouraged to share your ideas and continually develop your own skills and knowledge.

If you are looking to join an organisation that is fuelled by innovation, teamwork, and openness, this role could be for you.

Diversity statement:

TWI Ltd is committed to treating all employees fairly and to being an inclusive employer. Our aim is to create a work environment where our employees can reach their full potential.  We put Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the heart of our people practices to attract, develop and retain the best talent.

Inclusion:

We recognise that it's the differences of our people that gives us our competitive edge and enables us to maintain our world leading reputation. This is why we are committed to ensuring there is diversity across every level of our organisation; representative of the Members and societies we serve. We have made Inclusion our number one corporate value to demonstrate our commitment to ensure it is at the core of everything we do at TWI.

Disability Confident Scheme:

We are pleased to confirm that we have achieved the first stage accreditation, which means we are a 'Disability Confident Employer'. This is a government-supported scheme that supports organisations like TWI to make the most of the talents that people with disability can bring to our workplace.  The scheme helps us recruit and retain great people; draw from the widest possible pool of talent; secure high-quality employees who are skilled, loyal and hardworking; and improve employee morale and commitment by demonstrating that we treat all of our people fairly.

Why work for TWI?

We offer a competitive salary, share-in-success bonus scheme, generous pension scheme (both employee contribution (flexible amount) and TWI contribution (up to 10% of salary), holiday (20 days + 5 Corporate days + 8 bank holiday's), private health and dental cover, career development and training, onsite employee restaurant, onsite gym, day nursery available for companies on Granta Park (Cambridge) site (subject to availability), onsite parking and more.

We know that balancing work and personal life can at times be challenging. This is why we continue to review and implement family friendly policies including hybrid working, flexible working, enhanced maternity pay and paid parental leave.

As one of the world's leading independent research and technology organisations, we are committed to attracting, motivating and retaining the best talent from around the world. Our goal is to develop the next generation of experts to address future industry challenges.

We are committed to creating a culture that recognises and respects the differences between people while valuing the contribution everyone makes to TWI.

The diversity of our staff and students makes a positive and important contribution to our continuing success.

TWI offers a comprehensive training programme, incorporating both in-house and external courses to support staff development.

Our six values provide a point of reference for the way we expect our people to operate and behave.

• Inclusion: Valuing the contribution from every individual, creating value for our customers
• Teamwork: Building effective working relationships, we accomplish more together
• Adaptability: Engaging positively with change to meet the needs of the business
• Taking Responsibility: Achieving our objectives and personal development
• Innovation & Expertise: Championing new ideas and sharing knowledge to solve industry problems
• Customer Focus: Building trusting relationships with our customers