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Electronics Production technician

2x positions available any level

Located: Guildford and fully onsite

Salary: £25k - £44k depending on experience

Full time, Monday to Friday 40 hours per week (core hours 10-12pm, 2-4pm)

MUST BE a UK BRITISH passport holder

The ideal candidate would have a HND, HNC or OND in Electronics with 2 or more years of relevant work experience. The role includes programming and testing PCBs and systems incorporating FPGAs, micro-controllers, high speed digital interfaces and analogue circuitry.

Applicants must be self-motivated, keen to learn and show initiative to help scale up the company's production capabilities. All work will be carried out in our ESD safe lab and workshop based in Guildford.

As a company who offer technical solutions to clients in a variety of sectors, including UK Government, the role will require the successful candidate to obtain UK Government security clearance and a background security before working on site.

What you will be doing:

Program and test PCBs and systems using in house software;
Complete assembly and test documentation;
Support electronic assembly including box build and cable harnesses;
Collaborate with development engineers delivering on technical tasks;
Work in an ESD (Electronic Static Discharge) safe environment (foot straps and wrist straps provided);
Checking in/out goods from our stores;
Other tasks to support the build, as required

Requirements:

HND, HNC or OND in Electronics/Engineering;
Experience in programming and testing electronic systems using standard workshop tools is essential;
Keen to learn, use initiative and goal oriented and take on new production tasks
Able to work independently
Friendly and approachable
Punctual and good time management
Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)
Able to commute reliably or relocate to Guildford, Surrey

Benefits:

Full time, Monday to Friday 40 hours per week (core hours 10-12pm, 2-4pm)
Free parking on Surrey Research Park
10% pension contribution
Private health insurance
Life and critical health insurance
25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
Cycle to work scheme
EV car purchase scheme
Six monthly salary reviews
Company bonus scheme
A background security check will be required before working on site.
How to apply?

Please send a CV to (url removed)

People Source Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. People Source specialise in technology recruitment across niche markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Public Sector, Healthcare, Finance and Oil & Gas

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