Junior Research & Development Support Technician - Stoke on Trent

Rapiscan Systems is an industry leader in detection technology, providing cargo and vehicle inspection systems and services for ports, borders, military, high-threat facilities, and checkpoints to help customers combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and trade fraud.

We offer a broad array of scanning system configurations that leverage low-, medium-, and high-energy X-ray technology—or multiple X-ray technologies—to address each customer’s unique security application requirements.

Our commitment to excellence in imaging performance, innovative design, and uncompromising quality ensures our solutions consistently deliver best-in-class imaging, high reliability, and operator satisfaction, to help customers find threats and contraband with ease and confidence.

We’re looking for a Junior R&D Support Technician to join our Cargo Research Team.

This hands-on role involves supporting the development of new imaging technologies through hardware testing, integration, and validation in our X-ray Imaging Laboratory.

You’ll contribute to: - Hardware and software setup, operation, and data capture - Data analysis and reporting - Product quality assurance and root cause analysis - Training, demonstrations, and marketing support

• Assist in testing X-ray imaging subcomponents, including setup, data capture, and analysis
• Assemble detector units for prototype testing
• Support QA and root cause analysis of returned or prototype units
• Contribute to engineering R&D for detector array solutions
• Ensure safety systems are operational and exclusion zones are properly established
• Maintain up-to-date software and firmware in the lab
• Track and document testing results using appropriate software
• Support production, engineering, and commissioning teams with FATs and customer demos
• Uphold the company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct.