Materials Laboratory Engineer

Venn Group

Materials Laboratory Engineer

Agency Reference: 7039720

Portsmouth

12 Month Contract

Inside IR35

Hourly Rate (Deemed Ltd / Umbrella / PAYE)

Please note: candidates must satisfy security criteria.

A client of ours are recruiting for a Materials Laboratory Engineer to work on space flight hardware, for Telecommunication Satellites in Portsmouth. You will contribute to the Materials and Process team’s mission of assuring the quality of materials and processes used in the client’s products.

Within this contract, you will be responsible for:

• Hands-on in-process testing and batch acceptance testing of procured materials and processes used in the manufacture of space products, analysing results and reporting data to enable internal customers to make informed pass/fail decisions

• Supporting Materials Engineering investigations, produce reports on the results drawing concise conclusions, and present the findings to internal / external customers

• Supporting development and qualification programmes

• Continuous maintenance / review of Material Laboratory Procedures (MLP) / Lab working Processes

• Contributing to the Materials and Processes team mission of assuring the quality of materials and processes used in their products

• Providing Materials Laboratory support to Projects, particularly in the area of micro-sectioning

• Supporting development and qualification programmes

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Experience (+3 years) in preparation techniques for EEE components / PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards) and micro-sectioning experience - multilayer PCBs /EEE components & micro-section report writing

• Knowledge of mechanical testing / thermal cycling / materialographic inspection techniques/ DPA (Destructive Physical Analysis)

• Good knowledge of ECSS specifications for component solder mounting qualification and PCB analysis. ECSS qualified inspector certification, whilst not essential, would be a distinct advantage

• Demonstrable team working skills, communication and presentation capability

• Flexible and proactive approach to work and prepared to work shift patterns if needed

• PC literate, experienced in report and specification writing, database maintenance and spreadsheets

• Fluent in written and spoken English

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.