Hardware Lab Technician — PCB & Optics Prototyping

Plessey Semiconductors Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private medical & dental insurance

25 days’ holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Plessey Semiconductors Ltd in Oxford seeks aHardware Laboratory Technician to run the lab, support engineers, and build/test PCBAs and optical fixtures. The role requires hands-on soldering, lab safety, and meticulous records.

You will rework boards to IPC standards, assemble proto builds, and manage components, cables, and COSHH data in a fast-moving team environment. You should be proficient with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and signal generators, and able to read schematics and

Qualifications

• Hands-on hardware technician with soldering and fine-pitch rework capability.
• Ability to read schematics, BoMs and assembly drawings.
• Experience with COSHH/ESD controls and lab safety practices.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of following documented procedures.

Responsibilities

• Run and maintain the hardware lab daily for rapid engineering work.
• Rework and repair PCBAs to IPC standards and test under microscopes.
• Assemble proto and small-batch PCBA, inspect boards from suppliers.
• Build optical fixtures, cables, and perform optical/test measurements.
• Record data, maintain logs, and manage stock, kitting and COSHH records.

Skills

Soldering & rework

COSHH & ESD control

Excel & record keeping

Ownership & initiative

Teamwork & communication

Adaptable & proactive learning

Optical environment experience

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

Engineering apprenticeship

BTEC Level 3/4 in electronics

Tools

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Bench power supply

Signal generator

Altium

SolidWorks / FreeCAD

Python for test automation

Job description

Plessey Semiconductors Ltd in Oxford seeks aHardware Laboratory Technician to run the lab, support engineers, and build/test PCBAs and optical fixtures. The role requires hands-on soldering, lab safety, and meticulous records.

You will rework boards to IPC standards, assemble proto builds, and manage components, cables, and COSHH data in a fast-moving team environment. You should be proficient with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and signal generators, and able to read schematics and