Engineering Technician

Location: Farnham, Surrey

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

Keep the Engineering Team Moving

We're a small electronics design consultancy developing connected products for clients across a range of industries.

We're looking for an Engineering Technician to join our team and help keep the practical side of the business running smoothly.

This is a varied, hands-on role. You'll work alongside our electronics and firmware engineers, helping turn prototypes into working products and making sure the equipment, components, test processes and documentation are all there when we need them.

You'll be involved in everything from building test jigs and testing circuit boards to managing component stock, preparing orders and keeping BOMs and production information up to date.

It's a role for someone who enjoys making things work and making sure things get done.

What You'll Be Doing

Your work will cover a broad range of engineering and operational activities, including:

Testing & Production

• Testing prototype and production electronic assemblies
• Building and following test procedures
• Programming and configuring products
• Fault-finding basic hardware issues
• Recording test results and identifying failures
• Preparing products for delivery
• Supporting small production run
• Helping improve production and test processes

Test Equipment & Fixtures

• Designing and building simple electronic test jigs and fixtures
• Creating wiring looms, cables and test harnesses
• Setting up automated or semi-automated test equipment
• Using oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies and other laboratory equipment
• Improving test processes to make them faster and more repeatable
• Maintaining and organising test equipment

Components & Stores

• Maintaining component and product stock
• Receiving and checking deliveries
• Keeping the stores organised
• Picking components and kits for projects
• Identifying when stock needs replenishing
• Preparing purchase orders and placing routine component orders
• Liaising with suppliers
• Finding alternative components when parts become unavailable

BOMs & Documentation

• Maintaining Bills of Materials
• Updating component information and manufacturer part numbers
• Helping keep production documentation up to date
• Preparing assembly and test documentation
• Maintaining product and component records
• Supporting engineers with documentation and project administration

General Engineering Support

You'll also become the person who helps answer questions like:

"Have we got any of those connectors?"

"Can you build me a cable for this?"

"Can we test these 15 boards tomorrow?"

"The test jig isn't working."

"Has that order arrived yet?"

"Which revision of the PCB are we using?"

"Can you put together another five prototype units?"

In a small engineering company, these things matter.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is practical, organised and technically curious.

You don't necessarily need a formal engineering qualification. Experience working in an electronics, manufacturing, laboratory or engineering environment would be valuable.

You'll ideally have:

• An interest in electronics and technology
• Good practical skills
• An understanding of basic electronic circuits
• Confidence using a multimeter and basic test equipment
• Good attention to detai
• Good organisational skill
• The ability to follow and improve test procedures
• Basic computer skills
• The ability to keep track of multiple tasks
• A methodical approach to documentation and stock control

Particularly Useful Experience

Experience with any of the following would be useful:

• PCB assembly and rework
• Soldering
• Test fixtures and jigs
• Electronics manufacturing
• Cable and harness assembly
• Oscilloscopes and laboratory equipment
• Programming microcontrollers
• BOM management
• Purchasing electronic components
• Electronic CAD
• 3D printing
• CNC or laser cutting
• Python or other scripting languages

You don't need to know all of these.

A practical attitude and willingness to learn are more important than ticking every box.

The Kind of Person We're Looking For

This role will suit someone who enjoys variety and likes being useful.

You might be an electronics

technician looking for a broader role. You might have worked in electronics manufacturing, test or production. You might even be someone who has built electronics as a hobby and wants to turn that practical experience into a career.

We're particularly interested in people who:

• Notice when something needs doing and get on with it
• Are organised without needing everything to be micro-managed
• Take pride in producing neat, reliable work
• Enjoy solving practical problems
• Are comfortable asking questions
• Can switch between different tasks
• Like learning how things work
• Care about getting the details right

What You Can Expect From Us

You'll work directly alongside experienced electronics and firmware engineers and get exposure to the complete product development process.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Work on real electronic products
• Learn new technologies
• Develop your electronics and test skills
• Get involved in product development
• Build your knowledge of manufacturing and production
• Take ownership of your own areas of responsibility

Because we're a small team, your contribution will be visible and genuinely important.

You'll become the person who helps turn "we need to build 20 of these" into "they're all tested, labelled and ready to go."

Interested?

Send us your CV and tell us a little about your practical experience.

We're interested in what you've actually built, fixed, tested or improved, whether that's been professionally or as a hobby.