Engineering Technician

• Own the day-to-day operation organisation and upkeep of the engineering laboratory.
• Maintain accurate records of laboratory and field equipment tools consumables and technical assets.
• Manage the storage tracking and handling of company customer and government-owned equipment.
• Coordinate equipment loans returns and inventory audits.
• Maintain calibration schedules and arrange calibration servicing and repairs of test equipment.
• Prepare and configure laboratory environments and technical environments for engineering activities trials and demonstrations.
• Support RF data collection activities including operation of anechoic chamber facilities and associated equipment.
• Assemble configure and test electronic and RF systems under the direction of engineering teams.
• Undertake soldering cable assembly equipment preparation and basic fault-finding activities.
• Support the receipt inspection and commissioning of new laboratory and engineering equipment.
• Manage consumables and coordinate procurement of replacement items where required across engineering facilities.
• Ensure laboratory activities are conducted safely and in accordance with company processes and relevant regulations.
• Develop and maintain documentation operating procedures equipment guides and asset registers for laboratory and engineering facilities.
• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency utilisation and organisation of laboratory and wider engineering environments and workflows.

Key skills experience and behaviours

• Experience working in an engineering electronics telecommunications RF manufacturing or laboratory environment.
• Experience handling configuring or maintaining technical equipment and instrumentation.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience maintaining records inventories or asset management systems.
• Practical electronics skills including soldering cable assembly and equipment setup.
• Ability to follow technical procedures and maintain accurate documentation.
• Confidence working independently and managing competing priorities.
• Good communication skills and ability to work with engineers project teams and external suppliers.

• Experience working with RF test equipment such as oscilloscopes spectrum analysers signal generators software-defined radios or communications systems.
• Experience operating test ranges screened environments or anechoic chambers.
• Familiarity with equipment calibration processes and quality management systems.
• Experience supporting engineering experiments trials or data collection activities.
• Understanding of health and safety requirements within laboratory environments.
• Experience working with government or defence customers.
• Experience using asset management inventory management or calibration tracking systems.

• You enjoy creating order from complexity and ensuring things are where they should be.
• You take pride in maintaining well-organised technical environments.
• You are hands-on and comfortable working with equipment tools and test systems.
• You are proactive and can identify issues before they become problems.
• You enjoy helping engineers work more efficiently by ensuring equipment and facilities are ready when needed.
• You are trusted to look after valuable equipment and maintain high standards of accountability.

Working at Rowden