Electronics Technician - Calibration & Maintenance
9 days ago
Stevenage
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Electronics Technician to join our rapidly growing Calibration & Maintenance team in Stevenage.\n\nSalary: Circa £42,000 depending on experience\n\nDynamic (hybrid) working: 5 days per week on-site due to workload classification\n\nSecurity Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship\n\nRestrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.\n\nWhat we can offer you:\nCompany bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)\nPension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%\nOvertime: opportunity for paid overtime\nFlexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days\nFlexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements\nEnhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments\nFacilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking.\nHealthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.The opportunity:\n\nWe are seeking an Electronics Technician to join our Calibration & Maintenance Team, to conduct planned calibration of various Special to Type Test Equipment (STTE). The work is extremely varied, interesting and challenging. You will be joining a dynamic and focussed team, responsible for the support of the manufacturing function across all stages of product assembly integration and test. The team are self-motivated and work directly with support functions and engineers across MBDA to resolve routine and non-routine tasks arising within the business.\n\nYou will be working within an experienced team of Calibration & Maintenance Engineers supporting complex test platforms in the manufacture and test of complex missile systems. You will be trained to calibrate and support special to type factory test equipment using a range of technologies, DC to Microwave. Annual reviews assess and plan any future development opportunities and needs to widen your overall engineering knowledge. Teamwork and knowledge sharing is an essential part of the team ethos as is the understanding of workload and throughput achievements.\n\nYour daily working routine will include:\nWorking in a multi discipline team to support the Operations team.\nEnsure that both factory and proprietary test and measuring equipment is maintained in line with current procedures. \nCarry out repair tasks in accordance with departmental processes and procedures.\nGenerating clear and comprehensive maintenance records for traceability purposes.What we're looking for from you:\n\nQualifications required (all of the below):\nElectrical Engineering / Manufacturing Apprenticeship (Advanced Level or L3 Standard)\nElectrical Engineering / Manufacturing Level 3 academic qualification (ONC, diploma, etc.)\nElectrical Engineering / Manufacturing Level 3 vocational qualification (NVQ)\nExperience and knowledge in the calibration of test equipment and some knowledge in maintenance of test systems to component level would be preferable.\nAble to utilise instructions, handbooks, drawings or specifications to provide technical advice/guidance. Able to use this information to conduct appropriate measurements and repairs down to component level would be preferable.\nGood understanding of calibration principles and processes.\nAble to deal with multiple issues, tasks and priorities concurrently.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.\nGood attitude to quality and safety.Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given\n\nMBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.\n\nWe are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more...\n\nWe recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.\n\nFollow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDAUK), Instagram (MBDAUK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.\n\n#LI-RM1