AVIRE – Engineering Technician – Electronics R&D (Full or Part Time)

 

 

Purpose & Background

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting our Research & Development team by ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of our R&D workshop and laboratories, making sure that equipment is calibrated and maintained, that consumables are re-stocked and ensuring general tidiness of the workspace.

 

You will also be assisting the R&D team with a wide range of prototyping and test activities, including the build-up of prototype units through soldering, wiring and other electronics hand skills, and utilising test equipment to help diagnose faults.

 

This role has arisen due to the growth of the business which allows us to bring in a technician dedicated to this work, where it has previously formed part of the responsibilities of R&D engineers.

 

We recognise that everyone’s engineering story is a little different, and so we welcome applications from candidates who may have followed a non-traditional career path or taken a career break for any reason.

 

What will you be doing?

Stewardship of the laboratory and workshop spaces:

• Calibration and maintenance of test equipment and facilities, including arranging third party support where required.
• Organising and maintaining R&D test equipment and facilities to a high standard.
• Maintaining asset registers.
• Procurement of consumables, spare parts, and workshop/lab equipment.
• Overseeing the safety of the workshops and laboratories, ensuring that users are appropriately trained and qualified to use the equipment and that they are aware of any relevant safety hazards and risks.
• Training engineers (and others as required) on how to use the lab/equipment.

 

Assisting with R&D activities:

• Conducting component research and ordering components for prototyping.
• Building PCBs at component level.
• Soldering, wiring and assembly of prototypes in support of R&D activities.
• Conducting product testing following a defined qualification test procedure (QTP) and providing feedback on the quality of QTPs.
• Arranging prototype manufacturing builds and collaborating remotely with our factories in Barcelona (Spain), České Budějovice (the Czech Republic) and West Sussex, Wisconsin (United States).
• Working with production to update parts lists and raise Engineering Change Notes.
• Preparing products for field trials (customer beta testing) and supporting coordination of field trials.
• Specification and development of test equipment, jigs, and fixtures.
• Assisting the customer service and R&D team in fault finding, isolation and resolution across Avire’s product range.
• Ensuring the standards within AVIRE’s internal database are in-date, monitoring for changes in standards and signposting these changes to the R&D team.

 

What type of person are you?

• Confident in reading and interpreting electronic schematics and layouts.
• Able to build prototype boards to a schematic and diagnose and test faults.
• Good electronics workshop skills, including wiring, soldering, use of scopes and other test equipment.
• Experienced in isolating and repairing faults down to component level.
• Experience in use of CAD and 3d printers would be a bonus, but is not essential.
• Good communication and excellent organization skills.
• Be a self-starter with a can-do attitude.
• Have an analytical and proactive approach.
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

 

Qualifications & Experience

Avire is open to hearing from individuals from all backgrounds. While we think most candidates are likely to have the following qualifications, if you think you otherwise meet the criteria in this job description, please apply regardless of your qualifications.

 

• HNC/HND and/or City & Guilds qualification in an electronics related discipline.
• Prior experience of working as a technician supporting R&D and prototyping activities. Candidates must have prior experience of using their own initiative and creativity to solve problems within a dynamic working environment.

 

 

Flexible and Remote Working

Flexible hours and part-time working options are available for this role, please talk to us about this as part of the application/interview process.

 

The hands-on nature of this role means that most of the work must be conducted on site, though occasional remote working may be possible.

 

Who is AVIRE?

Avire combines 4 market-leading brands (Microkey, Janus, Memco and Rath) within the elevator and life-safety industries. Each brand has a strong market presence, a unique identity, a distinct product range, and a long, successful history. We design, develop, and manufacture light curtains, emergency communication and connectivity solutions. Our products are installed in over four million buildings & public areas worldwide and keep millions of people safe, every single day.

 

Avire is part of the Halma group (www.halma.com). Halma offers very high levels of autonomy to its operating companies, while providing support when needed, with a particular focus on talent development and investment in people.

 

See Our People & Culture – Halma plc for more information.

 

If you’re interested in working for a business whose primary focus is to protect and improve the lives of people around the world, you’ve come to the right place. We aim to be a company that does good work, and that’s good to work for.

Halma employs over 7,000 people in 45 subsidiary businesses based in over 20 countries. Through innovation and acquisition, we have developed a portfolio of market-leading companies within our three sectors: Safety, Medical, and Environmental & Analysis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are the benefits?

• Competitive salary reviewed annually based upon performance and benchmarked to wider market.
• Opportunities for career development within Avire and the wider Halma group.
• Flexible work arrangements including flexible hours and hybrid working.
• Annual bonus scheme.
• Healthcare via GP24.
• Life assurance.
• Group share scheme.
• Generous contributory pension.
• Extended parental leave.