Electronic Engineering Lab Technician

Certain Advantage • Stevenage, Hertfordshire, GB • £25 / hour • 1d ago

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit 2x Electronic Engineering Lab Technicians subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract, with very likely extension.

IPC qualification J-STD-001 and IPC-7721 are essential for this position.

Rate: £25.00 per hour
Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’
Location: Stevenage
Hybrid / Remote working: The role will be onsite 5 days per week. The department are open to flexible start/end time.
Duration: 6 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
Interview process: One stage video interview

Job Description:

Electronic Engineering is responsible for the design, development, proving and transfer to production of 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 stakeholder management – Building Safety Zone Manager, Logistics (Goods In/Stores), Porterage, Facilities Management, Calibration and Maintenance, Manufacturing, Security

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

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