Electro-Mechanical Fitter

Electro-Mechanical Fitter

• Portsmouth 
• 6-Month Initial Contract
• £21-25 Umb DOE OR £18.89 PAYE
• Earlies/Lates/Night Shift on a rotating basis attacting a 20% uplift 

Are you a skilled Assembly Operative ready to jump into the world of spacecraft? We’re looking for a sharp, detail-driven professional to join an exciting production team with one of the UK’s most prestigious space and defence organisations.

Role Overview:

The Spacecraft Production Operator is responsible for the Assembly, Integration and Test of Spacecraft Payloads and active antennas.

Responsibilities:

• Health and safety: Comply with production area Health and Safety requirements and practices, including handling of hazardous substances iaw COSHH requirements
• Mechanical integration of Payload equipment’s, Connectivity items (coaxial cables and waveguide), Test instrumentation (thermocouples, heater circuits and accelerometers), DC harness (connector mating and de-mating), MLI (templating, tailoring and fitting), Structural (inserts, riv-nuts, panel repairs) and wiring activities.
• All achieved via Interpreting technical documentation (schematic drawings, wiring diagrams, 2D and 3D General Assembly Drawings, technical notes and integration procedures)
• Electrical test including performing automated test sequences using a Payload Test System, manual RF measurements of payload equipment and sub systems and Electrical integration.
• All achieved via interpretation of test procedures and schematics.
• Test performance : checking of payload equipment performance against parameters detailed in test procedures and review results for non-conformances.
• Workspace standard are maintained including 5S policy, process confirmation, tool control
• Team performance : Contribute to team performance activities including Kaizen and SQCDP

Skill set:

• Experience in a production environment related to mechanical assembly or electrical/RF test is essential
• Apprenticeship in Aerospace/Space or other high quality production or maintenance field is essentional
• HNC or HND in an engineering production or maintenance field is desirbable