Engineering Technician

Engineering Technician – 6-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Location: Wiltshire | Onsite

The Position

The Engineering Technician will provide hands-on support across equipment maintenance, testing, repairs, and engineering development within a pilot production environment.

Responsibilities

• Repair, modify, and maintain production equipment and simple mechanical presses.
• Fault-find equipment and identify causes of failure.
• Carry out product, component, and reliability testing.
• Support equipment commissioning and qualification.
• Maintain instruments and mechanical test equipment.
• Support engineers and scientists with testing, experiments, and development activities.
• Assist with equipment trials and design improvements.
• Support cGMP compliance and maintain accurate technical records.

Education, Experience & Skills

• Engineering degree or BTEC/HNC/HND in Mechanical or Electronic Engineering.
• Experience with mechanical assembly or production equipment.
• Basic understanding of electronics and electrical products.
• Hands-on soldering and SMD rework experience.
• Experience fault-finding and repairing production equipment or scientific instruments.
• Experience in product testing and failure analysis.
• Practical experience operating and maintaining mechanical test equipment.
• Scientific instrumentation experience is desirable.
• Good documentation skills and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, independent, and computer literate.