Electronics Technician

Electronics Technician Location: Staplehurst, TN12 0DS Salary: £25K per annum, DOE Hours: 40hrs, Monday – Friday Contract: Full time, Permanent Benefits: Enhanced pension contributions, Quarterly staff bonus scheme, Company sick pay scheme, Employee referral scheme, Death in service cover, Competitive holidays, Cycle to work scheme, On-site parking plus excellent training and development We are Magnetic Shields Limited (MSL), a family run company who are the industry leader in the design and manufacture of magnetically shielded products and rooms. Our brand-new factory unit and Fibre laser with full stock automation has doubled our production capacity and throughput. Our continued period of expansion is a very exciting time for the company and we are looking to speak to applicants who are interested in joining our R&D team as an Electronics Technician! This position will involve working with Physicists and Engineers on the practical build of repeating products to meet customer expectation within tight timescales, as well as thorough documentation of new and existing build procedures. The equipment build will possess electrical and electronic content together with supporting mechanical content. The team is responsible for the experimental setup realisation and measurement of magnetic fields across a range of frequencies from DC (0 Hz) to VLF (3-30 kHz), for both research and technical support purposes. The position will also involve the construction and operation of compensation coil systems for nullifying magnetic fields and systems for the degaussing of large enclosures. The candidate will be required to perform test set ups plus the operations both in-house and externally, whilst documenting procedures and results. This is an exciting role within a progressive department, with plenty of potential for training and development! Essential Skills: * An HNC in electronic engineering * 1-2 years practical, transferable experience * Electronic and mechanical assembly/testing experience * Understanding of basic fault finding and demonstration of logical method * Basic programming skills for equipment automation * Soldering, crimping and calibration experience * Electronic component recognition and understanding operation * Technical documentation skills with keen eye for detail * Strong analytical, alongside good computer skills & data presentation * Reliable, motivated with ability to demonstrate logical and reasoned approach to problem solving * Good communication skills It would be great if you had: * Understanding of the generation and testing of DC & AC magnetic fields * Experience of MCAD and ECAD drawings We acknowledge that the most valuable aspect of business, is the people, and we are looking to recruit the next generation of our workforce! We will invest everything we have in your success, is it time for you to join our team and start your journey? Click on “APPLY” today! No agencies please