Autonomous Vehicle Build Technician

MARS Recruitment; Burghfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

MARS Recruitment is seeking an Electro-Mechanical Build Technician for a stealth robotics company in the Reading area, focused on autonomous underwater vehicles with massive potential across multiple sectors.

You will lead sub-assembly build and testing, working closely with design and hardware teams to improve prototypes and help shape the lab/workshop space over the coming years. Applicants must be British citizens or have UK residence for at least 5 years due to SC clearance.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification such as apprenticeship, BTEC, or HNC/HND.
• Experience in high-tech electro-mechanical assembly with early-stage prototypes.
• Experience with autonomous vehicles is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of PCB assembly, soldering, fault-finding and component-level tools.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with modern manufacturing techniques and processes.

Responsibilities

• Sub-assembly build and testing of autonomous vehicle hardware.
• Collaborate with design and hardware teams to improve prototypes.
• Help develop the lab and workshop space for future scaling.

Skills

Communication skills

Engineering drawings

Fault-finding

Read drawings

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

Soldering

PCB assembly

Job description

Autonomous Vehicle Build Technician Reading £40,000pa - £45,000pa plus benefits:

A once in a lifetime opportunity has arisen for an Electro-Mechanical Build Technician who is passionate about building and testing robotics based autonomous vehicles. My client is a stealth robotics company based in the Reading area and they are seeing rapid scale-up, product development and investment. This amazing business is developing next generation underwater robotic vehicles which has massive potential across a range of different industry sectors, including defence, security, environmental and SeaLife monitoring.

The successful Electro-Mechanical Build Technician will play a key role in sub-assembly build, testing, and working closely with their design and hardware teams on how their prototypes can be improved. This role will also be instrumental in developing their lab and workshop space over the coming years. You will truly be able to influence and help shape this amazing device over the coming years.

Candidates must be British Citizens or have lived in the UK for a minimum of 5 years, due to needing SC clearance.

Preferred Experience:

• An engineering qualification, either apprenticeship, BTEC, HNC/HND level
• Experience of working within a high tech electro-mechanical assembly role, ideally with early-stage prototypes
• Experience of working with autonomous vehicles is highly desirable
• Knowledge of complex mechanisms, PCB assembly, soldering, fault-finding and the tools used to component level, and wire harnessing.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with modern manufacturing techniques and processes.

MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you haven't heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time