Test & Development Consultant
Posted 3 days ago by EVera Recruitment
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Summary: An established engineering business is seeking a Test & Development Consultant to enhance its development capabilities. This senior role involves overseeing prototype builds and development testing, ensuring high performance, quality, and reliability of products. The position offers the opportunity to shape the build and testing function while leading a skilled technical team in a globally scaling organization. The role is highly visible and directly influences future product development and business success.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage prototype builds from initial concept through to production readiness
- Design and deliver robust testing and validation programmes across full systems and complete products
- Oversee workshop operations, ensuring efficiency, safety, and best practice standards
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to optimise design, integration, and testability
- Introduce processes that improve traceability, repeatability, and data-driven decision-making
- Work with external partners and test houses to coordinate specialist testing activity
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing technical team
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in prototype build and product testing within a complex engineering environment
- Strong background in validation programmes covering multiple systems (mechanical, electrical, or both)
- Knowledge of instrumentation, data acquisition, and analysis tools
- Familiarity with regulatory testing and compliance requirements
- Ability to balance hands-on technical input with leadership and process development
- Strong communicator and collaborator, confident at influencing across teams and functions
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: West Midlands
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Engineering
An established engineering business with a proud heritage and ambitious growth plans is seeking a Test & Development Consultant to strengthen its development capability. This is a unique opportunity to join a forward-looking organisation that is scaling globally, while maintaining the agility and teamwork of a close-knit environment.
The Opportunity
In this senior role, you will be responsible for overseeing prototype builds and development testing, ensuring products are delivered to the highest levels of performance, quality, and reliability. You’ll shape the build and testing function, define validation processes, and lead a skilled technical team. This is a highly visible position with direct influence on future product development and the chance to make a measurable impact on business success.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage prototype builds from initial concept through to production readiness
- Design and deliver robust testing and validation programmes across full systems and complete products
- Oversee workshop operations, ensuring efficiency, safety, and best practice standards
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to optimise design, integration, and testability
- Introduce processes that improve traceability, repeatability, and data-driven decision-making
- Work with external partners and test houses to coordinate specialist testing activity
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing technical team
About You
Proven experience in prototype build and product testing within a complex engineering environment
Strong background in validation programmes covering multiple systems (mechanical, electrical, or both)
Knowledge of instrumentation, data acquisition, and analysis tools
Familiarity with regulatory testing and compliance requirements
Ability to balance hands-on technical input with leadership and process development
Strong communicator and collaborator, confident at influencing across teams and functions