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Electronic Engineering Lab Technician

Stevenage
1 week ago
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My client is looking for several Electronic Engineering Lab Technician's to join them on an initial 6-month basis. As the Electronic Engineering lab technician, 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.

Role: Electronic Engineering Lab Technician
Pay: £25 per hour via Umbrella
Location: Stevenage
Contract: 6 Months
Hours: Monday - Friday, 37 hours per week
Security Clearance: BPSS, Security clearance clearable

Responsibilities:

Managing lab housekeeping, always maintaining lab in a clean and tidy state, 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, SecuritySkillset/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 If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to: Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation
Line Up Aviation has carved its own place in the recruitment of Aviation and Aerospace personnel all over the world for more than 30 years. We work with some of the industry's best-known companies who demand the highest standard of applicants.
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