Engine Technician: Autonomous Systems Assembly & Testing

SYOS Aerospace; Fareham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

SYOS Aerospace designs and manufactures advanced autonomous systems for air, land, sea and subsurface environments. We seek an Engine Technician to support assembly, installation, configuration and testing of engine systems for our autonomous vehicles.

You will assemble engines and fuel systems, install ECUs, and perform acceptance testing while troubleshooting to meet engineering specs and quality standards. This is a hands-on role in a fast-growing tech-focused company.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Electrical or Mechanical Apprenticeship or equivalent practical experience.
• Hands-on engine, mechanical or electromechanical assembly, integration and testing in production.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specs and work instructions.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 and working within a Quality Management System.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and install engines, fuel systems and components per drawings and specs.
• Install and configure engine control units (ECUs) and verify interfaces.
• Perform engine acceptance testing and fuel-system checks; record results.
• Complete build, inspection and test records and support quality sign-off.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Software and QA to ensure system integration.
• Follow safety, health and environmental requirements and use approved tooling.
• Apply Lean manufacturing principles, including 5S and Kaizen, to improve workflows.

Skills

engine assembly

ECU configuration

fault diagnosis

reading drawings

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

Education

Level 3 Electrical or Mechanical Apprenticeship

Tools

ECU interfaces

test equipment

Job description

SYOS Aerospace designs and manufactures advanced autonomous systems for air, land, sea and subsurface environments. We seek an Engine Technician to support assembly, installation, configuration and testing of engine systems for our autonomous vehicles.

You will assemble engines and fuel systems, install ECUs, and perform acceptance testing while troubleshooting to meet engineering specs and quality standards. This is a hands-on role in a fast-growing tech-focused company.