Malvern Panalytical

R&D Test and Integration Engineer

Malvern Panalytical  •  Wädenswil, CH (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

R&D Test and Integration Engineer (Wädenswil)

Creoptix AG, a brand of Malvern Panalytical, provides the next-generation bioanalytical instruments based on the proprietary Grating-Coupled-Interferometry (GCI) technology. Our products are used for drug discovery and life sciences for both industry and academic research.

Our instruments combine advanced opto-mechatronic engineering with sophisticated software, enabling precise and reliable bioanalytical measurements. To expand our inter-disciplinary R&D team based in Wädenswil we are seeking a Test and Integration Engineer.

Your role and responsibilities

You will be part of an interdisciplinary team of hardware and software engineers and application scientists developing next generation GCI products. You will report to R&D Manager.

As R&D Test and Integration Engineer you will

  • Take part in design, prototyping and testing activities for electro-mechanical sub-assemblies and complete systems with embedded software elements.
  • Develop integration and testing procedures, and related documentation
  • Develop test execution and data analysis software tools using Python, Lua, HTML.
  • Collaborate with production, quality assurance, and field service teams for handover and training.
  • Lead or take part in troubleshooting and root-cause finding investigations.

Required Qualifications

  • Strong communication skills in English.
  • Hands-on mechatronics expertise, comfortably working with mechanical, electrical/electronic and software components with a “maker” mindset.
  • Ability to use CAD (Solidworks preferred) for construction of prototypes and test infrastructure with traditional and 3D printed mechanics.
  • Good understanding of electronic components and their interfacing. Use of measuring equipment for testing and troubleshooting.
  • Ability to write and debug test software with basic data collection, processing and plotting. Ability to utilize AI agents for accelerated development.
  • Strong ownership of tasks and result oriented work style within a collaborative team environment.
  • Eligible for working in Switzerland.

What we offer

  • A collaborative, interdisciplinary team of experts in engineering, physics, data science, and biochemistry.
  • A culture of innovation, ownership, professionalism, and continuous learning.
  • Opportunities to work on cutting-edge technology with real-world impact.

We provide market-leading, material characterization technologies for the world's most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories in the analytics of advanced materials.

We support our customers through their biggest challenges, from developing lifesaving vaccines to sustainable fuels. We wake up every day to delight our customers through innovation, high-quality solutions and workflows, and excellence in customer satisfaction.

We are a recognized leader for quality and insights in material characterization; winning customers with performance and keeping them with service. With more than 2,000 employees operating in over 20 countries across the world, and R&D sites in North America, Europe and Asia.

We are part of Spectris, a company which combines precision with purpose to equip customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive. In 2025, Spectris acquired Micromeritics as part of Malvern Panalytical.

Malvern Panalytical

About Malvern Panalytical

Together we are a powerful and highly complementary combination of market leading technologies.

We are the toolmakers for the world's most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories.

More than 92,000 of our instruments are used every day in our customers’ laboratories. Customers value us not only for the power of our analytical technologies, but also for the depth of our expertise. We are their partners in discovery.

Customers see the difference when they use our instruments and feel the difference when they deal with our people.

Malvern Panalytical instruments analyze the chemical, physical and structural nature of materials, from proteins to polymers and semiconductors to minerals. Our leading technologies measure particle size, shape, concentration and zeta potential, biomolecular interactions and stability, elemental concentrations and crystallographic structure.

Micromeritics manufactures systems for the characterization of particles, powders, and porous materials for a wide- range of end markets including catalysts, chemicals, building materials, clean-tech and battery. Our leading technologies measure surface area, porosity, density, adsorption and particle activity.

SciAps specializes in portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF), laser-based (LIBS) and near-infrared (NIR) analyzers to measure any element in any environment. SciAps is the Center of Excellence for our handheld instruments.

We have a global footprint with R&D and manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and Asia. We are more than 2,500 employees in a customer-focused organization with sales and service offices in 20 countries, all committed to delivering expert and responsive customer support.

We are committed to achieving Net Zero in our operations by 2030, and across our total value chain by 2040.

We are part of Spectris plc, a publicly traded FTSE 250 company.

Industry
Hardware & Semiconductors
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Great Malvern, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
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