Test Engineer | New Product DevelopmentSouth-West Sydney The opportunity

ProFound People is partnering with an established Australian product design and manufacturing business to find a Test Engineer for their in-house R&D; team. They design, engineer and manufacture their own products locally and are investing heavily in new product development. This is a hands-on setting where testing sits at the heart of the design process, not off to the side.

The role

This is a Test Engineer role embedded within the R&D; team. You will own the test lab and work alongside the product development engineers from early concept through to production sign-off. It suits someone who wants to shape how products are tested and validated, rather than execute a test sheet handed to them. Day to day you will:

- Own and run the in-house test lab
- Work with R&D; engineers to define what needs testing, then plan and execute it
- Write test plans covering standards, design claims, sample volumes and test sequencing
- Carry out destructive, cyclic, wear and endurance testing on prototypes and pre-production units




- Design and build test jigs and fixtures in SolidWorks
- Investigate failure modes and feed findings back into design
- Manage external and international testing houses for formal product approvals
- Contribute to design reviews as a technical peer

About you

- Mechanical engineering degree or equivalent
- Hands-on test, validation or product development experience
- Confident in SolidWorks for jig and fixture design
- Comfortable writing and owning test plans
- Experience in an R&D; or NPD environment highly regarded
- Exposure to quality systems or ISO standards a plus
- Someone who wants ownership and room to grow, not just to tick boxes

What is on offer

- A test role inside a collaborative, well-resourced R&D; team
- Real ownership of the lab and the testing function
- Variety across products and test types
- Long-term growth as the team evolves
- South-West Sydney, onsite

Apply with your CV, or contact Julian at ProFound People for a confidential discussion.

📌 Mechanical Test Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 PROFOUND - PEOPLE IN TECHNOLOGY
📍 Sydney