R&D Technician

Join an innovative engineering company shaping the future of professional power solutions.

Quick Overview

📍 Location: East Kent Area, UK

💼 Contract: Permanent

🕒 Working pattern: Full-time, on-site role

👥 Team: R&D / Engineering team

💷 Salary: £26,000 to £34,000 gross per year, depending on profile and experience

🏢 Reporting to: R&D Technical Manager

🏢 Company

At Humia Recruitment, we build high-performing and long-lasting teams for our clients.

Our client is a well-established UK engineering company specialising in the design, development and manufacture of innovative power solutions for the professional film, broadcast and media industries.

For more than three decades, the company has built an excellent reputation for delivering reliable, high-quality products used by camera operators, sound engineers and lighting professionals around the world.

Its expertise combines electronics, mechanical design and manufacturing excellence, with a strong culture of innovation, quality and customer focus.

🎯 Context

As part of its continued product development activities, our client is looking for an R&D Technician to join its engineering team.

This position has become available following a retirement and represents an excellent opportunity to join a stable, hands-on and innovative business where products are designed, tested and improved close to the workshop and production environment.

Reporting to the R&D Technical Manager, you will support the development, testing, validation and troubleshooting of new electronic products, including batteries and power solutions used by professionals across the world.

🔧 The Role

As an R&D Technician, your mission will be to provide practical and technical support to the R&D team, helping to test, validate, troubleshoot and improve new products from development through to production support.

This is a hands-on role, ideal for someone who enjoys working with electronic products, solving technical issues and contributing directly to product development in a workshop-based environment.

Main Responsibilities

• Carry out tests and validation activities on new products, including batteries and electronic products.
• Support the R&D team during prototype testing, product development and technical investigations.
• Perform electronic troubleshooting and help identify the root cause of technical issues.
• Assist with practical workshop activities linked to product development and improvement.
• Support production teams when technical input or troubleshooting is required.
• Help ensure products meet expected quality, performance and reliability standards.
• Work closely with engineers, production and other internal teams to support smooth product development and introduction.
• Contribute to a practical, collaborative and solution-oriented engineering culture.

👤 Candidate Profile

Education & Experience

• A technical qualification in electronics, electrical engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Previous experience in electronic testing, validation, troubleshooting or production support would be a strong advantage.
• Experience working with batteries, power products or electronic assemblies would be appreciated.

Technical Skills

• Good practical understanding of electronics.
• Ability to carry out testing and validation activities.
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot electronic issues.
• Comfortable working in a workshop or production-related environment.
• Hands-on mindset and willingness to support practical engineering activities.
• Ability to follow technical instructions and work with attention to detail.

Personal Qualities

We are looking for someone who is:

• Motivated and willing to learn.
• Practical and hands-on.
• Versatile and able to support different activities.
• Reliable and quality-focused.
• Curious, solution-oriented and persistent when solving technical problems.
• Comfortable working in a collaborative SME environment.
• Interested in contributing to innovative products used by professionals worldwide.

🎁 Contract & Benefits

• Permanent position.
• Full-time role.
• Location: East Kent Area, UK.
• On-site role, based close to the workshop and technical environment.
• Salary: £26,000 to £34,000 gross per year, depending on profile and experience.
• Opportunity to join a stable and innovative engineering company.
• Hands-on role with exposure to R&D, testing, validation, troubleshooting and production support.
• Collaborative working environment within a company recognized for high-quality professional power solutions.

🗓️ Recruitment Process

1. Initial interview with Humia Recruitment.
2. Two interviews with our client.

If you are a practical, motivated and versatile technician with an interest in electronics, testing and product development, this is an excellent opportunity to join an innovative engineering company and contribute to products used by professionals around the world.

Humia Recruitment is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.