Graduate / Production Technician

Advanced Technical Recruitment; Southampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Technical Recruitment in Southampton is seeking a Production Technician to join a leader in Quantum Technologies. The role involves working in the cleanroom and production site to fabricate devices, including sputtering, lithography, etch, dicing, polishing, and inspection.

You will support development and production schedules while ensuring high quality, with some administration duties. Candidates should have prior cleanroom experience in device fabrication, and a relevant degree or

Qualifications

• Experience in cleanrooms and device fabrication.
• Able to handle small, delicate components under a microscope.
• Relevant degree or equivalent knowledge.
• Experience with SEM or profilometers is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate in cleanroom and production site to fabricate devices.
• Meet production schedules and maintain quality.
• Perform general administration as required.

Skills

Cleanroom

Clean Room

Sputtering

Photolithography

Etch

Wafer Dicing

Polishing

Poling

Inspection

Characterisation

Optics

Photonics

Microscopes

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent knowledge

Tools

SEM

Profilometers

Surface characterisation tools

Job description

Owing to rapid growth, a leader in the development of Quantum Technologies, is now seeking an additional Production Technician to join their team in Southampton.

Joining the Device Processing Team, you will work in the cleanroom and production site, undertaking processes to fabricate devices for customers. Processes will include metal sputtering, furnace processing, photolithography, acid etch, wafer dicing, polishing, and poling as well as inspection and characterisation.

Working on product development, you will work to production schedules meeting customer time scales and ensuring high levels of quality.

Some general administration will be required as part of the role.

Qualifications and Experience:

It is essential you have previous experience working in cleanrooms, in device fabrication, wafer scale optical or semiconductor device processing.

You must be able to work with small and delicate components, using microscopes for mm scale components.

A relevant degree or equivalent knowledge is essential for this role.

Preference will be given to applicants who have experience using SEM, profilometers or surface characterisation tools.

Candidates with experience working in academic cleanrooms will be considered, although preference is for commercial cleanroom / fab experience.

Additional Information:

Candidates MUST be eligible to work and live in the UK, without requiring sponsorship. Copies of Visa and Passport will be requested for verification.

Owing to staff holidays and business commitments, interviews are likely to commence early October 2026.

Hours

37.5 hours per week flexible between 06:00-16:30 Mon to Thurs, 06:00-13:30 Fridays.

Skills:

Cleanroom, Clean Room, Sputtering, Photolithography, Etch, Wafer Dicing, Polishing, Poling, Inspection, Characterisation, Optics, Photonics, Microscopes.