Electronics Technician (Edinburgh) - #1716865

Electronics Technician

Join a company as an Electronics Technician who are looking to excel in their field and become industry leaders in aerospace communication. They are looking to grow their team by adding a talented and motivated technician with experience in soldering techniques to be responsible for producing high-quality hardware builds. You will be hands-on with cutting-edge hardware and tackle real-world engineering challenges whilst working towards a shared goal of developing an antenna platform that solves power consumption and heat problems. The Electronics Technician will have good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities of the Electronics Technician (lab-based):

• Perform soldering opportunities at PCB level using both through hole and surface mount component soldering techniques to IPC standards


• Read and interpret schematics and work instructions to understand soldering requirements and specifications


• Prepare components for PCBs for soldering, including cleaning, tinning, and flux application as necessary


• Inspect hardware builds for solder connection quality, completeness, and conformity to IPC standards


• Modify and rework faulty components as necessary through inspection and debug methodology

Skills needed for this Electronics Technician:

• Experience of soldering electronic components – IPC qualified


• Through hole soldering and surface mount rework experience to IPC certification


• HND/HNC in Electronic Engineering or equivalent


• Proficient in Microsoft Office


• Strong analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues


• Desirable: Hands-on semiconductor test experience and methodologies including wafer probe, packing testing and Automates test systems


• Desirable: Familiarity with test software programming languages (e.g. LabVIEW, Python)

What’s next?

If you’re an Electronics Technician looking for an exciting new challenge within a great company, then please apply today to learn more!

For more information on this role or any of my others then please contact me, Zoe Cane, to discuss.