At Modine, we are Engineering a Cleaner, Healthier World™. Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources. Our Airedale by Modine brand is a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative thermal management solutions for data centers, clean rooms, hospitals, universities, and other mission-critical environments.
Never heard of Airedale by Modine? In short, we cool the internet. Ever used an app to book a taxi? Ever had a video meeting? Ever bought something online? Chances are, the digital 1s and 0s you’ve created and sent are being kept cool by Airedale by Modine. We’re one of the key cogs in the global machine that keeps your digital world running smoothly.
Trusted as The Critical Cooling Specialists, Airedale by Modine has decades of experience providing efficient, flexible end-to-end cooling solutions that work smarter, not harder, to deliver more cooling for less power. With manufacturing facilities in Canada, Spain, the UK, and the U.S., we’re scaling up across the world to support an ever-growing demand for our solutions. That’s where you come in….
Position Description
Due to continued expansion and company growth an excellent opportunity has arisen for the position of Laboratory Engineer within the Research & Development department, working with a small team of skilled Laboratory Engineers in the Airedale R&D Laboratory tasked with both research and development prototype testing and customer witness testing.
Key Responsibilities
- Rigorously test new product lines (and components where necessary) to both industry and in-house standards to ensure they are robust and fit for purpose prior to market release in an effort to minimise potential field failures in line with the Research & Development roadmap.
- Assist in the completion of customer witness tests.
- Installing of product into the environmental chamber in preparation for testing.
- Operating, maintaining and house-keeping of applicable environmental chamber and accompanying plant.
- Testing of product / components to industry and in-house standards.
- Assisting in the completion of customer witness tests in a professional and timely manner.
- Active involvement with / support of product development projects.
- Identifying / rectifying problems associated with products on test.
- Analysing gathered results.
- Producing high quality technical reports.
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Required Education & Qualifications
- A minimum of a HNC in a relevant engineering discipline or science based subject, or be working towards.
- Previous experience of testing / working within a laboratory environment is desirable but not essential.
- Be able to apply logical and rational thought to problems.
- Be able to work under own initiative.
- Be able to learn quickly.
- Be capable of managing time effectively and working to deadlines.
- Be capable of communicating effectively with both internal personnel and external customers.
- Possess sound theoretical and practical understanding of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.
