Job Description
Surface Mount Technology - Senior Engineer Ref. 944\n\nDepartment - Manufacturing\n\nSalary - £48,021. Recruitment and Retention Allowance £1,123 per annum.\n\nJob description\n\nThis role is available full-time for 37 hours per week Monday to Friday.\n\nFlexible or compressed working patterns available.\n\nBring your SMTAutomated Assembly skills to work with unique tech on\nengineering projects that you wont find anywhere else.
The purpose?\nProtecting the UKs national security.\n\nWorking in our advanced manufacturing facility, youll collaborate with a team\nof manufacturing engineers working on projects critical to protecting national\nsecurity.\n\nYoull put your skills to use in areas such as: programming machinery,\nprofiling ovens and setup on a variety of SMT assembly equipment; inspecting\nbuild quality using X-ray and AOI equipment; routine machine maintenance; DFM\nadvice to design engineers and mentoring junior staff.\n\nYoull have hands-on involvement in producing and building products using some\nof the smallest components available in both NPI and production environments,\nusing the latest technology, often within our specialist clean room facility.\n\nMore about you\n\nTo apply for this role, youll already have:\n\nExperience in setting up, programming and profiling a variety of automated\nassembly equipment. For example, Jetstencil printers, Solder paste\ninspection, pick and place systems, Reflow ovens and AOI inspection systems.\n\nExperience in equipment maintenance scheduling and delivery.\n\nAn understanding of Gerber and CAD files in the SMT process.\n\nTo strengthen your application, it would be beneficial if you also have:\n\nExperience in mentoring andor training.\n\nIPC 610 andor IPC77117721 rework qualification.\n\nExperience in process qualification e.g. (SMTSelective soldering).\n\nYour personal skills\n\nYoull be somebody who:\n\nEnjoys coming up with creative solutions.\n\nWants to improve on yesterday - striving to be the best you can.\n\nMakes mistakes.
And learns from them.\n\nEnjoys being part of a team. From offering to make the next tea round to\nproviding consultation to a team of developers.\n\nCan go with the flow. Change is a big part of our organisation.
Youll be able\nto adapt with the support of your team and management.\n\nLikes to ensure that high standards are achieved but isnt afraid to challenge\nthe standard.\n\nPutting your skills to use\n\nUsing your diverse range of skills within the automated PCB assembly (SMT)\nTeam, youll:\n\nProgram a variety of equipment; including JetStencil printers, Solder paste\ninspection systems, Pick and place systems, AOI and X-Ray machines.\n\nAssist in the setting up and operation of all processes.\n\nCarry out hand-fit and rework tasks (including use of an IR rework station).\n\nPerform quality assurance and final inspection tasks.\n\nLiaise with design engineers to provide the latest advice (DFM) on build\nstandards, techniques, and components.\n\nMentor and coach team members to support their development.\n\nUtilise your knowledge of processes to provide support of incoming and\nreplacement capabilities.\n\nUtilise your machine knowledge to assist in the scheduling and support of\nroutine machine maintenance across the range of equipment.\n\nWhat we offer\n\nNow weve explained what youll be doing, heres what we can offer you in\nreturn:\n\n25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years service.\n\n8 Bank Holiday days off in addition to your annual leave.\n\n2 ½ additional days leave (set dates through the year).\n\nPaid overtime or time off in lieu. Your salary is for your contracted hours.\nIf you work more, you will be rewarded for that.\n\nTraining. Lots and lots of training!
This can be anything from a ½ day\ninternal course to a distant learning degree. If its relevant to your career,\nwell aim to support you.\n\nPension. Our Pension scheme is Alpha and its competitive.\n\nSports & Social Society.
Whether its classic cars or baking, golf or\ncrafting, we have a society for you.\n\nOn-site nursery (subject to availability).\n\n3 days paid leave a year to support a registered charity of your choice.\n\nFree parking.\n\nFree on-site gym, open 24 hours a day.\n\nRelocation loan*.\n\nAffinity Groups - whether you are disabled, LGBTQIA+ andor from an ethnic\nminority, we provide an inclusive environment and support for everyone.\n\nAbout HMGCC\n\nWe are HMGCC, the engineering specialists at the heart of the UKs national\nsecurity.\n\nWe work with the national security community, UK government, academia, private\nsector partners and international allies to bring engineering ingenuity to the\nnational security mission, creating tools and technologies that drive us ahead\nand help to protect the nation.\n\nWe invest in our people, not only with training but also support throughout\nyour career with us; to allow you to reach your full potential at work, as\nwell as enjoy the worklife balance many aspire to.\n\nTo find out more about us and if were right for you, please visit our\nwebsite.\n\nEqual Opportunities\n\nInclusion and diversity really matter to us. Its not just about numbers or\nvisible differences.\n\nHMGCC are committed to providing equal opportunities and encourage\napplications from candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, gender\nidentities, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities or who are\nneurodiverse.\n\nWere not looking for any one type of person. Were looking for talent from\nall different backgrounds to join our organisation, where we genuinely respect\nand value each others differences, as well as our similarities.
It makes us\neven better at what we do.\n\nWe are proud to offer candidates the opportunity to apply through the Offer of\nInterview Scheme. The scheme ensures eligible candidates are selected for an\ninterview as long as their application meets the minimum criteria for the\nrole. To find out more and how you can apply under this scheme, please see the\ninclusion and diversity information on our website.\n\nApply now\n\nDiscover more by clicking apply.\n\nOur recruitment team will process your application once the role has closed.\nEveryone will get a response.\n\nPlease note, dependent on the recruitment requirements, we withhold the right\nto bring forward the closing date for this role from the original closing\ndate.\n\n*If you are relocating to the area and renting a property then we can offer an interest-free relocation loan of up to £2,500, which is to be repaid in instalments over a period of 24 months.