Orbital Welding Production Technician

Expert Employment; Westcott; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace production company in Westcott is seeking a Cleanroom Production Technician to support the assembly, integration, and testing of aerospace devices. Ideal candidates will have mechanical fitting experience and knowledge of fluidic components. Responsibilities include precision assembly in a cleanroom, integrity testing, and various welding processes. Training will be provided, and extended hours may be required to meet production demands.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Mechanical fitter, ideally through an apprenticeship.
• Exposure to non-return valves, flow control valves, solenoid valves, cold gas thrusters.
• Ability to work in a cleanroom environment.

Responsibilities

• Precision assembly and testing activities in a Class 8 clean room.
• Testing the integrity of assembled systems using high pressure gases.
• Cleaning components in preparation for assembly.

Skills

Mechanical fitting

Precision assembly

Electrical testing

TIG welding

Education

Apprenticeship in Mechanical fitting

Tools

Helium mass spectrometers

Digital voltmeters

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Overview

Cleanroom Production Technician 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 is looking for Precision Mechanical Assembly Technicians. The ideal candidate will have experience as a Mechanical fitter, ideally through an 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.