Electronic Engineering Technician
Description✓An opportunity to join AWE's Nuclear Threat Reduction [NTR] division, working closely with various government departments, Police and Military to protect the United Kingdom's national security.
✓The Special Projects group is recruiting for a highly organised and proactive Electronic Engineering Technician to join their team
✓We are looking for a highly motivated individual that has an interest and passion for electronics engineering, who enjoys learning new skills and seeks to understand how technology works
✓The job role will be within a high performing, delivery focused team supporting the design, manufacture and deployment of bespoke electronic hardware in support of NTR's off-site training activities.
✓The role will provide many opportunities to learn and develop your electronic skills in design, manufacture, test and validation.
✓Location: Reading
✓Package: £26,200 - £35,000 [depending on your suitability and level of experience]
✓Closing date: 26th July 2023
✓As part of our People Promise, AWE [one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK] has a range of benefits to suit you
✓These include:
✓Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave [plus every other Friday off work]
✓Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle
✓Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
✓Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
✓Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
✓A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension [we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution]
✓Life Assurance
✓Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
✓Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service [including reserve forces] and caring for your family
✓A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site
✓Potential opportunities to travel with work for conferences and collaboration
✓Although electronics biased, the role is multi-disciplined where the individual will be expected to carry out all aspects of the product development lifecycle
✓Over time and with guidance from the team, the individual will be involved with requirements capture, design, building and documentation of training hardware being manufactured to customer specifications as well as their deployment on exercise.
✓Your duties will include [but are not limited to] the following:
✓Working to achieve project deadlines to time, cost and quality
✓Requirements capture and innovative research and development to find appropriate solutions to technical problems
✓Designing electronic circuits and interfacing of various electronic systems to meet customer specifications
✓Supporting the Special Projects team during offsite exercises and training events
✓We would be interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate knowledge or experience in some of the following:
✓HNC/ONC or equivalent qualification in Electronics or another relevant technical field
✓A minimum of 1-2 years' experience within industry
✓This may include an apprenticeship or graduate placement within industry
✓An understanding of electronic design
✓Experience of electrical testing on electronic circuits, understanding and experience in the use of standard test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters and function generators
✓Knowledge or experience in digital electronics using micro controllers
✓An understanding of PCB design
✓Knowledge of high voltage and/or pulsed power systems
✓Good communication skills, comfortable speaking to both technical and non-technical people at different levels of seniority
✓Candidates must be willing to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role Show more →
✓The Special Projects group is recruiting for a highly organised and proactive Electronic Engineering Technician to join their team
✓We are looking for a highly motivated individual that has an interest and passion for electronics engineering, who enjoys learning new skills and seeks to understand how technology works
✓The job role will be within a high performing, delivery focused team supporting the design, manufacture and deployment of bespoke electronic hardware in support of NTR's off-site training activities.
✓The role will provide many opportunities to learn and develop your electronic skills in design, manufacture, test and validation.
✓Location: Reading
✓Package: £26,200 - £35,000 [depending on your suitability and level of experience]
✓Closing date: 26th July 2023
✓As part of our People Promise, AWE [one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK] has a range of benefits to suit you
✓These include:
✓Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave [plus every other Friday off work]
✓Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle
✓Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
✓Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
✓Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
✓A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension [we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution]
✓Life Assurance
✓Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
✓Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service [including reserve forces] and caring for your family
✓A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site
✓Potential opportunities to travel with work for conferences and collaboration
✓Although electronics biased, the role is multi-disciplined where the individual will be expected to carry out all aspects of the product development lifecycle
✓Over time and with guidance from the team, the individual will be involved with requirements capture, design, building and documentation of training hardware being manufactured to customer specifications as well as their deployment on exercise.
✓Your duties will include [but are not limited to] the following:
✓Working to achieve project deadlines to time, cost and quality
✓Requirements capture and innovative research and development to find appropriate solutions to technical problems
✓Designing electronic circuits and interfacing of various electronic systems to meet customer specifications
✓Supporting the Special Projects team during offsite exercises and training events
✓We would be interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate knowledge or experience in some of the following:
✓HNC/ONC or equivalent qualification in Electronics or another relevant technical field
✓A minimum of 1-2 years' experience within industry
✓This may include an apprenticeship or graduate placement within industry
✓An understanding of electronic design
✓Experience of electrical testing on electronic circuits, understanding and experience in the use of standard test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters and function generators
✓Knowledge or experience in digital electronics using micro controllers
✓An understanding of PCB design
✓Knowledge of high voltage and/or pulsed power systems
✓Good communication skills, comfortable speaking to both technical and non-technical people at different levels of seniority
✓Candidates must be willing to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role Show more →