Senior Mechatronic Technician

Expleo  is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation.  We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

As part of our continued support to a major customer in the space industry, we are looking for Mechatronics Technicians to work on high end space capability assembly at our client’s facility. This role will need self motivation and extreme care and precision of work, monitoring cleanliness and contamination standards, and ensuring on-time, on-cost delivery with a “right first time” approach.

Responsibilities

• This role will form part of our customers Propulsion and products department responsible for the manufacture of the Antenna Deployment and Trimming Mechanism and the Solar Array Deployment Mechanisms.

• You will need to be skilled in the following areas: mechanical assembly, mechanical integration and harness manufacture.

• The main activities of this work package will be to perform mechanical and electrical activities on spacecraft sub assemblies including the list of activities below:

• Harness routing

• Harness crimping

• Harness soldering

• PCB soldering

• Multimeter and Megger use

• Connecter assembly and installation

• Torque loading with running torque

• Use of hand measuring tools

• Adhesive bonding of thermal equipment

• Adhesive potting and encapsulation

• Precision bearing assembly

• Rotor assembly

• Equipment assembly

• Wire thread insert installation

• Thread and head locking

• Hand and ultrasonic cleaning

• Thermal and mechanical test support

• Close tolerance fitting (gear chain, spring backlash assembly)

Qualifications

• Fully Indentured Apprenticeship in Mechanical / Production / Manufacturing / Electronic
• Minimum BTEC ONC or equivalent qualification in an Engineering discipline
• Suitable and relevant experience can substitute for qualifcations

Essential Skills

• Electronic hands on assembly and equipment integration.
• Good team player and have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated with ability to prioritise their time to meet quality and schedule commitments.
• Computer literacy to provide data, reports, or statistics, generally using Microsoft Office templates.

Experience

• Experience working and delivering in a mechatronic environment.
• Understanding & knowledge of Space/Aerospace Quality Assurance Requirements.
• Previous experience of both mechanical and electrical instalation, testing and integration.
• Precision Mechanical Intalation and Assembly Experience.
• Experience working in a clean room.
• Experience working in Aerospace.
• Experience Working in the Space Sector.

What Do I Need Before I Apply

• Ability/willingness to work within the Stevenage area full time.
• Ability/willingness to support shift working (two shifts 06:00-14:00 & 14:00-22:00) for which a shift premium is payable.
• Flexibility to travel, on occasion, within the UK and abroad if necessary.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges

• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects

• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses

• Competitive company benefits

• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:

• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible

• Communicating and promoting vacancies

• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job

• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required

• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive