Technician (mechatronics)
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Job Description
Grade UE06: 34132 to 39355 per annum
College of Science & Engineering/School of Engineering
Fulltime: 35 hours per week (typically MonFri 09:0017:00)
Openended (permanent)
The School of Engineering is seeking to appoint a versatile and experienced Technician to join its skilled Technical Services team of ca.35 technical staff. The appointee will be primarily responsible for delivery of technical services and support to the huge variety of research and teaching activity within the School. In particular it is expected for the post holder to support activity related to the Institute of Energy Systems and the delivery of practical lab classes for undergraduate students. The postholder will contribute to the safe and efficient running of laboratory and workshop areas including through routine servicing and maintenance of equipment Health & Safety implementation within labs and workshops and the transfer of knowledge and practical skills to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as staff (including technicians and modern apprentices).
The Schools workshops support both teaching and research. Equipment in the workshops includes: fibre laser cutter hydraulic guillotine CNC press brake vertical panel saw band saw MIG and TIG plants CNC plasma cutter jigging tables microTIG handheld plasma cutter conventional and CNC machines (lathes and mills) and printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing. The successful candidate should therefore demonstrate good H&S awareness and familiarity with H&S documentation (e.g. risk assessments COSHH).
The electronics teaching laboratory facilities include various items of electrical equipment such as soldering irons power supplies oscilloscopes signal generators and benchtop digital multimeters (DMMs). The technician area within the lab maintains a good range of hand tools as well as various soldering equipment including microscopes and a reflow oven to assist in the population and rework of PCBs. The mechanical teaching laboratory facilities include various manufacturing and fabricating equipment including pillar drills 3D printers guillotine computer numerical control (CNC) router laser cutters and MIG and TIG welding plants. The lab maintains a good range of hand tools and a stock of a variety of components and materials to support project builds and equipment repair.
It is not expected for the post holder to be familiar with all of the equipment and apparatus listed above but they should be eager and willing to learn. An interest in knowledge transfer and the Continuous Professional Development of themselves and others would be beneficial.
With extensive work experience in an engineering environment and with qualifications in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g. recognised apprenticeship S/NVQ O/HNC) the post holder will have proven technical abilities. Given the scope of the role a varied skillset is desirable which might include: fabrication thermal joining pipe fitting machining analytical instrumentation and technical drawing/CAD skills.
The role is customer facing and the School is a diverse and international community of staff and students. The post holder will therefore have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a strong commitment to service delivery.
This post is fulltime (35 hours per week).
The salary for this post is34132 to 39355per annum.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Passion for engineering.
- Excellent practical skills and experience.
- Proven technical faultfinding and problem solving skills.
- Good understanding of health & safety regulations and procedures in a laboratory/workshop environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
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Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
CV
Cover letter
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and familyfriendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
The Universitys commitment to technicians
In September 2017 the University of Edinburgh signed theTechnician Commitment recognising the important role technicians play in research teaching and student support. The Universitys current Action Plan commits to supporting technicians across the University in four areas: visibility recognition career development and sustainability.
Championing equality diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 4th June 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
