Electro Mechanical Technician (Contract)
A vacancy has arisen for an Electro-Mechanical Technician working on our prime satellite platform that will land on Mars or explore the sun's realm.
Main role and responsibilities:
To perform electrical / mechanical integration activities:
- Highly competent at wiring activities, manufacture and integration of flight harness and test harness (crimping, soldering, looming, routing and repairs)
- Quality control inspections
- Excellent engineering hand skills
- Use of basic hand tools (torque tools, screwdrivers, spanners, measurement tools and etc.).
- Test instrumentation integration (thermocouples, heater circuits and accelerometers)
- Prepare, apply, handle and dispose of chemical and hazardous substances in accordance with COSHH requirements
- Ensuring workspace is kept clean and tidy in accordance with 5S policy
- Following tool control procedures
- Active participation in Continuous Improvement activities
- Ensuring correct completion of build paperwork for all activities you have performed
- Interpreting technical documentation (schematical drawings, wiring diagrams, 2D and 3D General Assembly Drawings, technical notes and integration procedures)
- 3D model navigation
- Support movement and lifting operations using overhead crane and other MGSE (Mechanical Ground Support Equipment).
Qualifications
- HNC or HND in an engineering production or maintenance field
Or / and
- Apprenticeship in Aerospace/Space or other high-quality production or maintenance field
Experience
Essential:
Assembly experience of the following in high quality manufacturing area:
- ESA, aerospace or other high-quality wiring experience (flight and test harness manufacture, check out and installation)
- Harness securing methods
- Installation and removal coaxial cables / DC harnesses
- Detailed assembly and integration (equipment and processes similar to, or to the standard required for aerospace industry).
- High level of engineering hand skills
- Strong, demonstrable experience of using hand tools
- Tool control
- Technical documentation
- Handling and use of chemicals and hazardous substances
- Proven experience in a similar role
- Inspection of critical electronic/electrical/electro-mechanical hardware
- Previous experience of space/aerospace inspection and test activities
Desirable:
- Consistent experience in a similar role
- Previous experience of working in a cleanroom environment
- Experience carrying out structural activities
- MLI (Multi-Layered Insulation) blanket installation and tailoring experience
- Knowledge on RF systems
- Must be able to work at height and in a restricted space
This department currently works to shifts. Most frequently used shift pattern is:
Earlies- 06:00hrs to 14:00 hrs
Lates- 14:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs
Nights- 22.00 hrs to 06.00 hrs
**Shift work and weekend work may be required in line with project demand. Successful candidates may be required to travel to other UK and International sites at short notice**