Electronics Technician

The 3 Most Critical Attributes We’ll Use to Compare Candidates

Must-have Skills

• 5-10 years of experience in working with electronics components, circuit boards, wiring, soldering, tools, and test equipment
• Experience with surface-mount assembly techniques i.e. stencil pasting, manual pick-and-place, reflow soldering etc.
• Ability to read and interpret electronics schematics
• Confident in using standard electronics test equipment: DMMs, Oscilloscopes, F-Gen
• Sound knowledge of health and safety regulations, and experience in upholding H&S standards and good lab practices
• Experience in building test setups for electronics and electro-mechanical systems
• Experience of working with suppliers and contractors
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a team player
• Degree or relevant experience in engineering or electronics or a related discipline

Nice-to-have Skills

• Familiarity with both digital (e.g. MCUs, I2C, SPI, FPGAs) and analogue (e.g. ADCs, DACs, filter types) electronics circuits and components.
• Experience of RF measurement techniques.
• Familiarity with complex electronics test equipment: Spectrum Analysers, Vector Network Analysers, LCR meters.
• Some history of using Altium and or SolidWorks, or other comparable CAD software
• Experience with 3D part design, FDM 3D printing, and DFM
• Familiarity with writing or understanding code and documentation (e.g. C-style or Python scripts)
• Experience with organisational systems (e.g. for inventory management such as PartDB)

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity participation
• Flexible holiday allowance (28 days minimum)
• Flexible working
• 10% matching pension
• Generous parental support policy
• Private health / dental insurance & group life insurance
• £2,000 annual personal development budget
• Relocation support
• We are committed to nurturing diversity and inclusion At Universal Quantum, we’re passionate about working with and for all kinds of minds. We are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, and we hold ourselves accountable through continuous improvement, transparency, and the way we design our hiring and working practices. We welcome team members from all backgrounds and actively work to ensure everyone can flourish.