Laboratory Engineer

Laboratory Engineer – Airedale by Modine

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 centres, clean rooms, hospitals, universities, and other mission‑critical environments.

We cool the internet. Every digital 1 s and 0 you create is kept cool by Airedale by Modine. We are the critical cooling specialists, offering efficient, flexible end‑to‑end cooling solutions that deliver more cooling for less power. With manufacturing facilities in Canada, Spain, the UK, and the U.S., we are scaling up worldwide.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Laboratory Engineer within the Research & Development department. This role will work with a team of skilled laboratory engineers and is responsible for research and development prototype testing and customer witness testing. The position offers clear, defined career progression.

• Rigorously test new product lines (and components where necessary) to industry and in‑house standards, ensuring robustness and fit for purpose before market release and minimizing potential field failures in line with the Research & Development roadmap.
• Assist in the completion of customer witness tests.

• Installing product into the environmental chamber in preparation for testing.
• Operating, maintaining and housekeeping of applicable environmental chamber and accompanying plant.
• Testing 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.
• Analyzing gathered results.
• Producing high‑quality technical reports.

Senior level judged by candidate’s experience with the above skills.

• Good attention to detail.
• Capable of managing time effectively and working to deadlines.
• Capable of communicating effectively with internal personnel and external customers.
• Sound theoretical and practical understanding of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.
• Knowledge/competent in identifying and rectifying problems associated with products under test:
• Electrical fault finding.
• Refrigeration circuit diagnostics, etc.
• Competent in the skills necessary to install a product in preparation for testing:
  Brazing, evacuation and refrigerant charging, electrical safety, etc.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, primarily Excel and Word.
• Flexibility around working hours, requirement to work the afternoon shift on a rota basis once adequately trained (4 weeks on days followed by 4 weeks on afternoons).

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• HVAC and Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing