Test Engineer | New Product Development

South-West Sydney The prospect

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 environment 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 workplace 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 cooperative, 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.

📌 Test Engineer Southern Sydney
🏢 ProFound People
📍 Southern Sydney