Senior PCB & Electronics Maintenance Technician

Advanced Electronics Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary company bonus

Enhanced contributory pension

Life Assurance and Income Protection

Job summary

Advanced Electronics Limited is seeking a Senior Maintenance Technician to maintain and improve PCB and electronics manufacturing equipment. The role requires electrical, electronic, automation and mechanical skills to maximise uptime and product quality.

You will diagnose faults on SMT, reflow, wave soldering, AOI, pick-and-place, PCB handling, and testing systems, while supporting improvements and data-driven maintenance practices.

Qualifications

• Essential experience in a manufacturing maintenance environment with fault-finding on electrical/electronic systems.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Experience with pneumatic systems and automated equipment.
• Desirable PCB/electronics/SMT background is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned preventive maintenance on PCB/electronics manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose and repair faults on SMT machines, reflow ovens, wave soldering, and AOI systems.
• Support installation, commissioning and upgrades of equipment and production lines.
• Maintain maintenance records and spares stock levels.
• Contribute to Lean Manufacturing, TPM and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Electronic systems

Pneumatic systems

Mechanical maintenance

Reading electrical drawings

PLC diagnostics

Lean TPM knowledge

Machine vision systems

Education

Engineering qualification

IPAF/PASMA

IOSH

Tools

SCADA

CMMS

Job description

Advanced Electronics Limited is seeking a Senior Maintenance Technician to maintain and improve PCB and electronics manufacturing equipment. The role requires electrical, electronic, automation and mechanical skills to maximise uptime and product quality.

You will diagnose faults on SMT, reflow, wave soldering, AOI, pick-and-place, PCB handling, and testing systems, while supporting improvements and data-driven maintenance practices.