Manufacturing Technician
Job Description
Motive Power applications include industrial lift trucks and pallet jacks, rail equipment, mining equipment, and airline ground support equipment. Some of the motive power brands include Hawker, Ironclad, General Battery, and Fiamm. Wherever there is a need for motive power, EnerSys offers the perfect energy solution.
Job Purpose
An excellent opportunity for a MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN to join a well-established, exciting, and growing Lithium-ion space business. The company designs, manufactures, and qualifies batteries for international space missions, including satellites, launch vehicles, and interplanetary spacecraft. Its customers include national and international space agencies such as NASA and the European Space Agency, as well as commercial clients, supporting missions related to Earth observation, Internet of Things satellite constellations, and global positioning systems.
Join our team and take a direct role in producing batteries used in missions designed to provide satellite navigation to device or app with real time directions, maps, and traffic updates, helping drivers find routes and avoid congestions.
You have an opportunity to be part of the team producing batteries used in scientific missions where dark energy is studied, differences between Space and Earth environment, Earth care missions, debris removal in Space and many other missions where our batteries are flown in space.
If you are eager to learn, committed to your work, have strong manual and analytical skills, pay close attention to detail, and are able to read technical drawings, review the details of the position below.
This is your opportunity to join a world-class space and aerospace company and work on technologies that fly into space. In this role, you will work on cutting-edge technologies that power real space missions and make a global impact.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Your motivation and willingness to learn are the most important qualities. We provide comprehensive training from the ground up, supporting your professional development and giving you full exposure to the entire manufacturing process: starting with battery design and covering all other functions and requirements.
Health & Safety (H&S / EHS / BHP)
Ensuring the health and safety of all personnel within the area of responsibility at all times
Adhering to risk assessments and COSHH requirements
Ensuring compliance with safety protocols and correct use of PPE
Accountability for safety of products and hardware, including adherence to required safety measures
Supporting build process risk reviews and safety assessments
Quality & Compliance (Quality / QMS / Standards)
Complying with company policies and departmental performance processes
Supporting updates to the department’s Quality Management System (QMS) and process documentation
Understanding and applying relevant standards and process guidelines (e.g. BMS processes, ECSS specifications)
Supporting non-conformance reviews and applying lessons learned
Supporting project and build documentation review processes
Ensuring on-time and on-quality delivery of assigned tasks and activities
Manufacturing & Assembly Operations
Setting up and using equipment in preparation for assembly tasks
Performing manufacturing mechanical tasks, including:
Spot welding
Pull testing
Mechanical assembly
Application of Kapton tape, adhesives, Arathane and other materials
Completing all manufacturing documentation during the production process
Reading, understanding and following build documentation and technical drawings
Carrying out limited battery testing activities after appropriate training
Cleanroom Operations
Complying with cleanroom processes and procedures
Maintaining cleanroom areas in a clean, controlled and operational condition
Training & Competency Development
Completing all mandatory company training, including cross-training across departments
Supporting manufacturing mechanical task training once competent
Supporting the development, delivery and assessment of manufacturing training documentation
Materials & Production Support
Raising material and purchase requests to the Manufacturing Team Leader
Actively communicating task status, processes and activities within the team
Qualifications
The successful candidate shall be qualified in ECSS-Q-ST-70-61 Manual soldering of high reliability electrical connections and inspection, ECSS-Q-ST-70-26 Crimping of high-reliability electrical connections along with experience in an engineering subject and have a hands-on approach to engineering and mechanical assembly and has two to five years of relevant assembly experience. Ideally in Aerospace manufacturing or engineering environment
Knowledge and Experience
Minimum of 3 years of ESA standard qualification and work experience in soldering and crimping of high-reliability electrical connections.
Expected to have a strong experienced background in assembly and wiring operations
A commitment to hardware safety as top priority
Experience and understanding of basic electrical test equipment functionality
A strong attention to detail, logical and proactive approach and strong adherence to performing mechanical assembly tasks
The ability to lead and support multi discipline teams in the set up and execution of assembly regimes to a successful outcome
