Electronics Technician

AMETEK; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company specializes in advanced measurement technology is seeking an Electronic Technician. The role involves assembling and testing electronic instruments, analyzing data, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. Ideal candidates will have a Level 3 apprenticeship or HNC/HND in electronics along with at least two years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience as an electronic technician required.
• Ability to read documents such as safety rules and maintenance instructions.
• IPC (J-STD-001) certification preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, test, troubleshoot, and repair electronic instrumentation.
• Maintain records of testing, repairs, and modifications.
• Collaborate with technicians and engineers for debugging and design analysis.

Skills

Soldering

Calibration

Troubleshooting

Electronics

Data Analysis

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Level 3 apprenticeship, HNC or HND in electronics

Job description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, this position is responsible for assembling, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing battery/chemical analysis instrumentation, as well as PCB’s, often working with complex electronics.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Perform electronic assembly operations, fabricating, and processing.
• Soldering of various electronic assemblies including hand placement and soldering
• Maintain accurate records of testing, repairs, and modifications, ensuring traceability and quality control.
• Reads test schedule, work orders, test manuals, performance specifications, wiring diagrams, and schematics to determine testing procedures and equipment to be used.
• Calibrate test instruments, verify master software according to specifications.
• Analyze and interpret test data to ensure product meets the specifications of the associated test procedure.
• Collaborate with technicians, and engineers, to debug prototypes, analyse designs, and implement changes
• May be directed assist in other areas of operations (as a backup) or train and assist others.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Level 3 apprenticeship, HNC or HND in electronics or related area and minimum of two years’ experience as an electronic technician.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to draft routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
IPC (J-STD-001) preferred but not required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to ten pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Must be highly self-motivated and comfortable working to deadlines.
Must exhibit interpersonal skills necessary to give and receive suggestions

ABOUT US:

Advanced Measurement Technology (AMT) is comprised of three business entities, ORTEC, Scientific Instruments and Sunpower.ORTEC is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of ionizing radiation detectors, nuclear instrumentation, analysis software, and integrated systems.Scientific Instruments is the global leader in the design, manufacture, and support of instrumentation for both the electrochemical and materials communities. Comprised of Princeton Applied Research, Solartron Analytical, and Signal Recovery, AMETEK Scientific Instruments delivers solutions to meet performance and price requirements.Sunpower Inc. is the world leader in Free-Piston Stirling Technology, in fact we invented it! Sunpower continues to implement Free-Piston Technology in our commercial line of CryoTel cryocoolers and our non-commercial Stirling engines. product portfolio proudly generates the most-cited research in the world.