Electronics Technician - Calibration & Maintenance

Electronics Technician - Calibration & Maintenance Location: Stevenage An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Electronics Technician to join our rapidly growing Calibration & Maintenance team in Stevenage. Salary: Circa £42,000 depending on experience Dynamic (hybrid) working: 5 days per week on-site due to workload classification Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team. What we can offer you: Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year) Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14% Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking. Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more. The opportunity: We are seeking an Electronics Technician to join our Calibration & Maintenance Team, to conduct planned calibration of various Special to Type Test Equipment (STTE). The work is extremely varied, interesting and challenging. You will be joining a dynamic and focussed team, responsible for the support of the manufacturing function across all stages of product assembly integration and test. The team are self-motivated and work directly with support functions and engineers across MBDA to resolve routine and non-routine tasks arising within the business. You will be working within an experienced team of Calibration & Maintenance Engineers supporting complex test platforms in the manufacture and test of complex missile systems. You will be trained to calibrate and support special to type factory test equipment using a range of technologies, DC to Microwave. Annual reviews assess and plan any future development opportunities and needs to widen your overall engineering knowledge. Teamwork and knowledge sharing is an essential part of the team ethos as is the understanding of workload and throughput achievements. Your daily working routine will include: Working in a multi discipline team to support the Operations team. Ensure that both factory and proprietary test and measuring equipment is maintained in line with current procedures. Carry out repair tasks in accordance with departmental processes and procedures. Generating clear and comprehensive maintenance records for traceability purposes. What we're looking for from you: Qualifications required (all of the below): Electrical Engineering / Manufacturing Apprenticeship (Advanced Level or L3 Standard) Electrical Engineering / Manufacturing Level 3 academic qualification (ONC, diploma, etc.) Electrical Engineering / Manufacturing Level 3 vocational qualification (NVQ) Experience and knowledge in the calibration of test equipment and some knowledge in maintenance of test systems to component level would be preferable. Able to utilise instructions, handbooks, drawings or specifications to provide technical advice/guidance. Able to use this information to conduct appropriate measurements and repairs down to component level would be preferable. Good understanding of calibration principles and processes. Able to deal with multiple issues, tasks and priorities concurrently. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Good attitude to quality and safety. Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given MBDA is a leading defence organisation.  We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom. We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more… We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.