Aerospace Orbital Welding Technician: Assembly & Test

Expert Employment; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Expert Employment is seeking a Cleanroom Production Technician to join a precision aerospace production team. You will work in a Class 8 cleanroom on the assembly, integration and testing of aerospace devices, with training provided.

Extended hours may be required to meet production targets. The ideal candidate has Mechanical fitter experience, preferably via an apprenticeship, with exposure to fluidic components and valves used in space industry.

Qualifications

• :Experience as a Mechanical fitter, ideally via apprenticeship.
• :Exposure to fluidic components and valves used in space industry.
• :Cleanroom environment experience and precision assembly/testing exposure.

Responsibilities

• :Precision assembly and test activities in a Class 8 clean room.
• :Testing the integrity of assembled systems using high pressure gases and leak detection equipment such as helium mass spectrometers.
• :Cleaning components in preparation for assembly and test activities using automatic particle counting equipment and patch sample counting techniques.
• :Electrical testing.
• :Gas flow testing of valves, thrusters and fluidic components to ensure components are within tolerance prior to assembly.
• :Digital voltmeters, oscilloscopes, data acquisition systems, high voltage dielectric and insulation resistance test equipment.
• :Material joining processes including manual TIG welding, orbital welding, and compiling weld inspection reports on parts and test pieces.

Skills

Mechanical fitter

Cleanroom experience

Education

Apprenticeship in mechanical fitting

Tools

Helium mass spectrometers

Digital voltmeters

Oscilloscopes

Leak detection equipment

Job description

Expert Employment is seeking a Cleanroom Production Technician to join a precision aerospace production team. You will work in a Class 8 cleanroom on the assembly, integration and testing of aerospace devices, with training provided.

Extended hours may be required to meet production targets. The ideal candidate has Mechanical fitter experience, preferably via an apprenticeship, with exposure to fluidic components and valves used in space industry.