Job description
Location: North Cambridge (on-site)
Contract Type: 3–6 months (with possible extension)
The Role:
I’m working on behalf of a forward-thinking Cambridge-area company, looking for a hands-on technican to help with the build, testing, and troubleshooting of their exciting new products. It’s an ideal short-term contract for someone with a blend of electro-mechanical and optical experience, working across cable work, PCB assembly, full system builds, and optical alignment in a clean-handling environment.
Key responsibilities include:
Contract Type: 3–6 months (with possible extension)
The Role:
I’m working on behalf of a forward-thinking Cambridge-area company, looking for a hands-on technican to help with the build, testing, and troubleshooting of their exciting new products. It’s an ideal short-term contract for someone with a blend of electro-mechanical and optical experience, working across cable work, PCB assembly, full system builds, and optical alignment in a clean-handling environment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Assembling and testing mechanical, optical, and electronic sub-assemblies—including cable harnesses to full system builds
- Performing component-level fault finding, debugging, and recording results
- Using your soldering and PCB repair skills (SMT down to 0201) and wiring/cable assembly abilities
- Working with test kit such as oscilloscopes, DVMs, signal generators, and reading schematics
- Operating in clean-handling or quasi-clean room conditions for opto-mechanical assembly
- A formal engineering or relevant technical qualification
- Strong understanding of electronics, good fault-finding and debugging instincts
- SMT soldering, component-level PCB repair, wiring and harness assembly experience
- Proficiency with test gear (oscilloscope, DVM, signal generator, etc.) and schematic reading
- Computer literacy, plus some familiarity with PCB design tools and basic mechanical CAD (e.g., SolidWorks)
- A basic grasp of analogue/digital video processing (desirable)
- An understanding of clean/controlled handling for opto-mechanical assembly
- Previous work with infrared/thermal imaging or night-vision systems
- Any post-qualification experience in cleanspace or optics-heavy production environments
- Contract length: 3–6 months, with scope for extension if needed
- On-site 5 day's a week (just north of Cambridge); you should be within about an hour’s commute
- Competitive day rate, negotiable based on your experience