About this role
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AAC Clyde Space is seeking a skilled Assembly Technician to join our production team and support the build and integration of our satellite platforms and subsystems.
In this role, you will be working part of the production team using handheld tools to assemble printed circuit boards, or assemblies for the cube satellite market, according to specified procedures and standards. You will follow detailed engineering drawings, procedures, and work instructions to ensure all assemblies meet required quality and performance standards.
This is a practical, hands-on position that involves working closely with engineering, quality, and test teams to deliver reliable, flight-ready products. You will contribute to continuous improvement activities within the production environment and help maintain a clean, organised, and efficient workspace.
Given the nature of the role, it is based full-time on the site.
Please note that in future, you may be required to complete a Basic Disclosure check (
Key Responsibilities:
1. Deliver work tasks and assignments in accordance with required standards, quality, budget and timescales
2. Perform dexterity-based tasks including subsystem assembly, soldering and similar
3. Provide functional input to inform production
4. Keep processes and procedures up to date
5. Manage relationships with key stakeholders and their expectations to ensure their continued support
Skills required:
6. Experience in hand soldering surface mount components
7. Experience in using PCB layout and schematics
8. Experience in assembling products in a production environment
9. IPC trained electronics assembler.
10. Ability to accurately identify electronic components, polarity markings and correct placement per designated locations on PCBAs.
11. Good understanding of manufacturing documentation (i.e. Bill of materials, assembly drawings, PCB files, etc.)
12. Detail-oriented, focused, and meticulous.
13. Physical dexterity.
14. Strong teamwork and communication abilities.
15. Ability to make good decisions under highly demanding, dynamic environment
16. Ability to organise self and prioritise workload with multiple projects in dynamic environment with tight deadlines
17. Competent IT skills including Microsoft software
18. Proficient in English, both verbally and written
Skills desired:
19. Previous experience of working with small/medium sized company
20. Previous experience in electronic industry, ideally the space industry
21. Certification or knowledge of IPC- and J-STD-
22. Harness assembly experience
ABOUT AAC CLYDE SPACE
AAC Clyde Space, a leading New Space company, specialises in small satellite technologies and services that enable businesses, governments, and educational organisations to access high-quality, timely data from space. This data has a vast range of applications, from weather forecasting to precision farming to environmental monitoring, and is essential to improving our quality of life on Earth.
Our growing capabilities bring together three divisions:
23. – delivering data from space directly to customers
24. – a full range of off-the-shelf and tailor-made subsystems, components, and sensors
AAC Clyde Space aims to become a world leader in commercial small satellites and services from space, applying advances in its technology to tackle global challenges and improve our life on Earth.
Some of our clients include Horizon Technologies, Orbcomm, OHB Sweden, Intuitive Machines, Orbital Micro Systems, the United States Airforce Academy, UK Space Agency, European Space Agency and NASA.
AAC Clyde Space Group consists of the parent company AAC Clyde Space AB (publ) and subsidiaries in Sweden, the UK, the Netherlands, South Africa and the USA. Our main operations are in these five countries, with partner networks in Japan and South Korea.
AAC Clyde Space’s share is traded on the Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market.
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