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TISICS

Mechanical Test Technician - Aerospace/Space

Farnborough
Posted about 18 hours ago
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Company Overview

TISICS is a small management-owned business with material and processing technology that is of potential future benefit primarily to the Space and Aerospace sectors. The company designs and manufactures net shape metal and continuous silicon carbide fibre reinforced composite components compromising titanium and aluminium alloys. Our advanced materials offer significant advantages both to the Aerospace sector in reducing the weight of platforms for environmental benefit and to the Space sector with rapid growth in communications, climate and planetary exploration applications. In order to address these exciting market developments and increased customer interest in our technology, we are growing and are looking for motivated and inspiring people to join the team.

We handle a variety of different material types.

  • Fibre (Silicon Carbide, Alumina Ceramic, Carbon Coating, and Tungsten Core, plus variety of chemical and gasses involved in the manufacturing process)
  • Composites with the fibre and a variety of matrix materials (Titanium, Aluminium) and tooling, which is primarily steel based.

Mechanical Test Technician

The Mechanical Test Technician will work within the project teams in producing, assembling and testing components and products for the Aerospace and Space markets based on the TISICS metal matrix composite and fibre technologies. Products include but are not limited to structural components, pressure vessels, and liquid propellant tanks. We manufacture a variety of test samples, simple flat coupons, sub-scale samples and occasional full-scale parts. Some testing would be performed in-house, other tests may need to be performed by an external test house.

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  • Assist with the assembly of products for test
  • Generation and maintenance of assembly test instructions and procedures
  • Testing of products and components and diagnosis of test failures, using TISICS test equipment. Training on specific equipment will be provided, but experience of operating machines would be beneficial
  • For bespoke / custom test set-ups, work within the project team to help establish the test set-up and then implement and run the tests, including resolving unforeseen problems arising
  • Identification of corrective action
  • Assessment of Test Equipment issues – an ability to fix these would be an advantage
  • Evaluation of technical problems in order to develop proposals for investigations and corrective actions, including process improvements.
  • Test Engineering representative at Non-Conformance / Material Review Board meetings to ensure efficient progress of equipment and quality notifications towards corrective action.
  • For external testing, prepare the samples (requiring knowledge of ASTM test standards and strain gauging), communicate with the test house on requirements and progress, and curate the test data provided.
  • Experience of data acquisition systems, preparation of charts from raw test data for review

Qualifications

  • HNC/HND Level of Qualifications in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
  • Experience of mechanical testing and quality assurance
  • Experience of Aerospace and Space industry environment would be advantageous
  • A good understanding of measurement and test principles, and associated equipment
  • Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and diagnose faults

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The successful candidate will demonstrate:

  • Reliability and a strong work ethic.
  • A strong commitment to health, safety and environmental standards.
  • A methodical and disciplined approach to test operations.
  • Good attention to detail.
  • The ability to follow procedures while recognising when conditions are outside normal operating limits.
  • Effective communication and teamwork.
  • A willingness to learn and develop technical competence.

What we can offer:

  • Competitive salary: negotiable, depending on specific experience and qualifications relevant to the role.
  • Retirement Plan: Pension scheme to help secure your future.
  • 20 days holiday + bank holidays

Want to hear more about what it’s like to work at TISICS? Reach out to our team on talent@tisics.co.uk

The candidate shall be eligible to work in the UK and hold a Skilled Workers visa, if required. For all successful candidates, TISICS will undertake background security checks. As part of this, we will need to confirm your identity, employment history and address history to cover the past five years as well as your nationality, immigration status and criminal record.

TISICS does not accept any CVs received from recruitment agencies where terms of business have not been signed and will not consider or agree to payment of any recruiter fee under these circumstances. In the event that speculative CVs are submitted by recruitment agencies, we reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question.

For further information about this position please Contact us and we will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible.

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Skills

Mechanical Testing
Quality Assurance
Strain Gauging
ASTM Test Standards
Data Acquisition Systems
Engineering Drawing Interpretation
Fault Diagnosis
Assembly Procedures
Technical Problem Solving
Analytical Skills

Location

Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

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