Job Title:
Electronic Engineering Lab Technician
Overview of department:
Electronic Engineering is responsible for the design, development, proving and transfer to production of MBDA UK 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 MBDA stakeholder management - Building Safety Zone Manager, Logistics (Goods In/Stores), Porterage, Facilities Management, Calibration and Maintenance, Manufacturing, SecuritySecurity Clearance (SC) is required for this role.
The expectation for this role is that this will be predominantly on site as presence in the labs is essential to support the lab user base.
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
Disclaimer:
This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change