Cleanroom Technician required for fast growing, progressive and successful international Aerospace Manufacturer.

Job Title:                            Cleanroom Technician (Permanent)

Location:                            Cheltenham

Salary:                                £28,000 - £32,000 per annum plus benefits including parking

Hours of Work:                37 hours per week (Mon-Thurs 7.30am – 4pm, Fri 7.30am – 12.30pm)

A lovely opportunity to join a well-established and growing Aerospace and Defence group in a busy role offering the potential for further development and training.  You’ll be supporting ongoing activities relating to the assembly, integration and testing of space-qualified products including non-return valves, flow control valves, solenoid valves, cold gas thrusters and future development products.

Skills & Attributes required:

• Experience as a Mechanical fitter (or proven practical engineering skills) ideally gained from an apprenticeship or from within an engineering related organisation
• A systematic, logical approach to completing tasks in a controlled and safe manner
• Strong problem solving skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Enthusiasm for learning and developing new techniques and skills combined with a positive and flexible approach
• The ability to interact with and use electronic based data acquisition systems and IT systems
• Previous experience of working within a cleanroom environment is helpful but not essential

Duties:

• Performing precision assembly and test activities in a Class 8 cleanroom environment
• Testing the integrity of assembled systems using high-pressure gases and leak detection equipment such as helium mass spectrometers
• Cleaning components ready for assembly and test activities using automatic particle counting equipment and/or patch sample counting techniques
• Carry out electrical tests to ensure product functionality is compliant to specification
• Gas flow testing of valves, thrusters, and fluidic components to ensure components are within tolerance prior to assembly
• Use of digital voltmeters, oscilloscopes, data acquisition systems, high voltage dielectric and insulation resistance test equipment
• Collating and analysing test data
• Performing material joining processes including manual TIG welding, orbital welding, and compiling weld inspection reports on parts and test pieces
• Adhering to AS9100 Quality Management System processes
• Periodic maintenance of cleanroom and test equipment.

Interested?  Please forward your CV as soon as possible.

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