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Location: SlurryKat, Waringstown, Northern Ireland
Department: Electronics / R&D
Employment: Full-time, Permanent
Reporting to: Director of Electronics / R&D
The Role
As a Junior Hardware Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting the manufacture, assembly and testing of the electrical hardware used across SlurryKat machinery.
As a Junior Hardware Engineer, you will be responsible for the manufacture of wiring looms and cable harnesses, as well as the assembly and wiring of electrical control panels in the future.
You will work closely with R&D and production teams to ensure that wiring looms are correctly manufactured and tested.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and test wiring looms and cable harnesses for mobile machinery
- Manufacture harnesses to engineering drawings and wiring diagrams
- Select appropriate cables, connectors, terminals, protective sleeving and conduit
- Carry out wire cutting, stripping, crimping, soldering and termination where required
- Produce and maintain loom and harness documentation
- Wire sensors, actuators, valves, motors and other electrical equipment
- Read and interpret electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
- Carry out continuity, insulation and functional testing of wiring and panels
- Diagnose wiring faults and assist with electrical troubleshooting
- Support electrical installation and commissioning of completed machines
- Maintain good standards of cable routing, labelling, termination and workmanship
- Maintain accurate build records and documentation
- Follow relevant electrical, machinery and safety standards
Essential Skills & Experience
- Basic understanding of electrical and electronic systems
- Ability to read and understand
- Good practical skills and attention to detail
- Comfortable working with hand tools and electrical assembly equipment
- Understanding of basic electrical principles
- Good organisational and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to learn and develop practical engineering skills
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team
A qualification in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Electronics, or a related engineering discipline would be beneficial.
Desirable Experience
Experience in any of the following would be particularly beneficial:
- Wiring looms and cable harnesses
- 12 V / 24 V DC electrical systems
- Crimping and terminal systems
- Cable glands, conduit, and heat-shrink
- Electrical CAD software
- Electrical testing and fault finding
- Reading connector pin-outs
What We're Looking For
The right person will be:
- A practical, methodical and hands-on junior engineer
- Comfortable moving between electronic design work, the workshop and machinery testing.
- Comfortable building and testing prototypes.
- Able to work independently while collaborating with other engineering disciplines.
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving manufacturing and R&D environment.
- Able to communicate technical information clearly to engineers, production staff and other departments.
Why Join SlurryKat?
This is an opportunity to be a part of fast-growing Electronics Department and develop your skills alongside experienced engineers.
We are committed to supporting the successful candidate's professional development. You will have the opportunity to learn new technologies, develop practical engineering skills and gain experience across a wide range of electrical and electronic systems.
Full training will be provided where required, so candidates should not be discouraged from applying if they do not have experience with all of the technologies listed above.
As your experience develops, there will be opportunities to take on greater responsibility across hardware design, wiring harness development, control panels, machine electronics and electrical systems.
To apply for this position, please forward your CV to careers@slurrykat.com
Call us on +44 (0) 28 3882 0862 for more info
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