PCB Technologist

Cirrus Selection; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in electronic manufacturing is seeking a PCB Technologist. This role involves developing component failure analysis capabilities and requires understanding PCB design and assembly. With strong support for career growth, this opportunity offers financial benefits and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Bonus of up to £2,500

Paid Overtime

Strong pension

25 days annual leave with an option for additional days

Enhanced parental leave

Hybrid working (2-3 days on-site)

Qualifications

• Understanding of PCB Design, Manufacture, and Assembly technologies is essential.
• Strong communication for stakeholder engagement.
• Determined and self-motivated with a logical approach.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of component failure analysis in complex sub-systems.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners for product evaluation.
• Participate in failure analysis of circuit card assemblies.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Self-motivated

Methodical approach

Willingness to learn

Job description

PCB Technologist

Salary: Up to £40,000 - depending on experience

Location: Bolton

Headline Benefits: A bonus of up to £2,500, Paid Overtime, Strong pension,25 days annual leave with the option to accrue 15 additional days flexi leave, enhanced parental leave, hybrid working (2-3 days a week on-site)

This is an excellent opportunity to work as a PCB Technologist where you will have the opportunity to support the development of the component failure analysis capability within highly complex electronic sub-systems, from concept through to full production and beyond.

The PCB Technologist role:

Working in a supportive environment alongside Technical Experts, you’ll support and develop a varied portfolio of electronic design and manufacturing technologies. This will require you to:

Support the development and evaluation of new processes and equipment at a national and international level. Working collaboratively with internal and external partners/suppliers, visiting as necessary including international travel
Understand materials, characteristics and processes of circuit card assembly/printed circuit board manufacture and how we define them for use in our products to survive in harsh environments
Assess printed circuit board fabrication and circuit card assembly processes via laboratory work and work with PCB suppliers and manufacturing centres
Support the adoption of agreed methodologies including generating documented standards within national and international teams
Participate in failure analysis of circuit card assemblies at component and board level

As part of the Electronic Engineering function, PCB Technologists are responsible for providing a technical support service for all internal programs in the UK and with non-UK teams developing new technologies across all areas of PCB design, manufacture and assembly. This is a unique opportunity to develop an extensive technical skill set unlike anywhere else in industry.

PCB Technologist experience required:

Understanding of PCB Design, Manufacture and Assembly technologies
Strong communication skills to facilitate regular face to face and electronic communications with all relevant stakeholders
Determined individual that is self-motivated with a methodical, logical approach and an appetite to learn and progress while working with peers
Committed to achieve objectives on time and to a high professional standard
Ability/flexibility to travel to other locations including international when required

The business are firm believers in offering all staff the best possible platform to succeed, providing support for career development as well as personal assistance. They hold numerous awards on the back of this work and have a range of employee networks and internal communities that include Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Gender Equality, Neurodiversity, Pride, Ethnic Diversity and many more. They really care about their staff and are passionate about what they do and why they do it.

Their order book stretches for many years, and they have healthy profits and a range of new projects in place. They’re stable with steady controlled growth, offer dynamic working, and fantastic opportunities to grow and develop your career further.

Cirrus Selection offers the services of an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and the services of an Employment Business for contract recruitment