About the Hiring Company

The hiring company is a global leader in life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets, providing laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications, and expertise. Their Melbourne-based technology centre is a state-of-the-art R&D; and manufacturing facility, designing and building spectroscopy instruments trusted by scientists across environmental, food, pharmaceutical, and industrial sectors globally.

The Opportunity

The hiring company's Spectroscopy Product Line is looking for a Hardware Quality and Test Engineer to join their Hardware Test Labs on an 18-month full-time contract, with the possibility of transitioning to a permanent position down the track. This is a hands-on, dual-focus role spanning Quality Engineering — ensuring products are designed and manufactured to meet company and customer standards — and Test Engineering, providing hardware testing support to certify product designs against EMC, environmental, reliability, and product safety standards (including IEC 61010).

You'll work closely with R&D; and cross-functional engineering teams, get hands-on with custom test fixtures and equipment, and play a key role in ensuring the hiring company's spectroscopy products meet the highest standards before they reach customers around the world.

What You'll Be Doing

- Test and evaluate products and assemblies against corporate, regulatory, and safety requirements
- Define, implement, and verify test methods, procedures, limits, and set-ups
- Design custom test fixtures for reliability testing
- Troubleshoot test failures, determine root cause, and recommend engineering solutions
- Generate technical reports and present findings to relevant teams
- Maintain test equipment and machinery to minimise downtime,



including calibration scheduling
- Collaborate with R&D; to define test plans covering performance, life, reliability, and design margin testing
- Support ISO 17025 compliance and contribute to lab test procedure improvements
- Provide guidance and training to other Test Engineers in the Hardware Test Labs
- Plan and manage incoming equipment schedules for testing

About You

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, or a related discipline
- Demonstrated skills in electrical circuit analysis, mechanical testing, and related technical disciplines
- Experience working with standards and regulatory agencies for product safety and EMC approvals
- Solid understanding of quality engineering processes and procedures
- Robust interpersonal and teamwork skills, with the adaptability to manage shifting priorities without compromising safety or compliance
- Prior exposure to spectroscopy or vacuum products is highly regarded, but not essential

What's on Offer

- Work with a global leader in scientific instrumentation on cutting-edge spectroscopy technology
- 18-month contract with a genuine pathway to permanency
- Collaborative, hands-on engineering environment based at a state-of-the-art Melbourne technology centre

How to Apply

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a global leader in scientific instrumentation and make a real impact on products used by laboratories worldwide — we'd love to hear from you! Click Apply Now and include a cover letter, or simply add a short summary at the top of your resume highlighting why you're a great fit for this role.

For a confidential discussion, reach out to: Mel at ESE Recruitment - [email protected] | [03 9272 6106](tel:03 9272 6106)

📌 Hardware Quality and Test Engineer (Melbourne)
🏢 ESE Recruitment
📍 Melbourne