Manufacturing Technician Precision Mechanical Assembly

Expert Employment; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defence company in Aylesbury is looking for a Manufacturing Technician for precision mechanical assembly. The role involves assembling and testing aerospace devices in a cleanroom. Candidates should ideally have a Mechanical Fitter apprenticeship with exposure to aerospace components. Training will be provided. The position may require extended working hours to meet production targets.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Mechanical Fitter preferred.
• Exposure to aerospace devices and fluidic components.
• Training and skills development will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Perform precision assembly and test activities in a cleanroom.
• Test integrity of systems using leak detection equipment.
• Conduct electrical testing and gas flow testing.

Skills

Mechanical assembly

Testing using high pressure gases

Electrical testing

Manual TIG welding

Orbital welding

Education

Apprenticeship in Mechanical Fitting

Tools

Digital voltmeters

Oscilloscopes

High voltage dielectric test equipment

Helium mass spectrometers

Job description

Manufacturing Technician Precision Mechanical Assembly

Mechanical Fitter required to join a precision aerospace production team to work in a cleanroom environment on the assembly, integration and testing of aerospace devices.

Our international Aerospace and Defence client is going through a continued period of expansion and looking for Precision Mechanical Assembly Technicians.

The ideal candidate will have experience as a Mechanical fitter experience ideally through apprenticeship with exposure to and of the following: non return valves, flow control valves, solenoid valves, cold gas thrusters or any fluidic components for the space industry.
Training and skills development will be provided, extended working hours may be required to meet production targets.

Responsibilities
Precision assembly and test activities in a Class 8 clean room.
Testing the integrity of assembled systems using high pressure gases and leak detection equipment such as helium mass spectrometers.
Cleaning components in preparation for assembly and test activities using automatic particle counting equipment and patch sample counting techniques.
Electrical testing
Gas flow testing of valves, thrusters and fluidic components to ensure components are within
tolerance prior to assembly.
Digital voltmeters, oscilloscopes, data acquisition systems, high voltage dielectric and insulation
resistance test equipment.
Material joining processes including manual TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welding, orbital welding, and compiling weld inspection reports on parts and test pieces.