Lab Technician

A great opportunity for a. Electronics Lab Technician to join our client who are part of a multi-national European group and a world leader in the field of complex weapon systems.

Candidates applying must have experience and certification in soldering electronics.

Overview of department:

Electronic Engineering is responsible for the design, development, proving and transfer to production of Electronics Equipment, whether missile subsystems, platform based weapon system subsystems or test equipment.

In order to deliver on our Project commitments, Electronic Engineering is growing, increasing headcount on all 3 main UK sites and increasing our lab facilities to match. Doing so has led to the need for Lab Technicians to run our labs to ensure that the labs are maintained to a high standard and used as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Responsibilities

Working under the leadership of the Electronic Engineering Lab Manager, you will be responsible for the general housekeeping, Health & Safety, Electro-static Discharge Management, Equipment and Asset Management and promotion of good lab practice and behaviours amongst the lab user base.

What we need from you

- Managing lab housekeeping, maintaining lab in a clean and tidy state at all times, including assisting lab users with appropriate use of various stores

- Managing Projects scheduled to use facilities in the assigned lab (what is needed? How long for?)

- Assisting lab users with lab activities, monitoring tests, undertaking CCA re-work activities as required to IPC Standards

- Managing the maintenance and calibration of equipment/assets to guarantee availability and usability when needed

- Assembly/disassembly of test set-ups and fixtures

- Training of lab users on basic lab skills (soldering, crimping, sleeving, cable lay-ups, use of lab test equipment)

- Managing Lab Security to ensure lab users are maintained to include only those who need it.

- EE stakeholder management - All lab users for assigned lab, Project Managers for Projects undertaken in assigned lab, Head of Capability/Product Line for assigned lab, Electronic Engineering UK Lab Manager, Electronic Engineering Governance Team

- Wider stakeholder management - Building Safety Zone Manager, Logistics (Goods In/Stores), Porterage, Facilities Management, Calibration and Maintenance, Manufacturing, Security

Security Clearance (SC) is required for this role.

Skillset/experience required:

Prior experience of engineering lab management

Current IPC Certificates in J-STD-001 & IPC-7721

IPC-A-610 is a significant benefit

Good understanding of ESD management