Tube Assembler Test Technician

Job description

Overview

Rapiscan Systems is an industry leader in detection technology, providing cargo and vehicle inspection systems and services for ports, borders, military, high-threat facilities, and checkpoints to help customers combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and trade fraud. We offer a broad array of scanning system configurations that leverage low-, medium-, and high-energy X-ray technology—or multiple X-ray technologies—to address each customer’s unique security application requirements. Our commitment to excellence in imaging performance, innovative design, and uncompromising quality ensures our solutions consistently deliver best-in-class imaging, high reliability, and operator satisfaction, to help customers find threats and contraband with ease and confidence.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Process Engineer, a production technician is required (working shift) to play a key role in the processing, final assembly and testing of X-ray tubes ready for their incorporation into RTT scanning machines. This will involve operation of large vacuum bakeout ovens and vacuum equipment, final assembly processes, X-ray tube testing and high voltage tube conditioning.

Your normal working hours will be 37 hours per week, following a weekly alternating shift pattern. The shifts will be from 6.00am to 2.00pm or 2.00pm to 10.00pm, Monday to Thursday, and 6.00am to 1.30pm or 1.30pm to 0+.00pm on Fridays.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the vacuum bake-out of X-ray tubes including diagnosis and rectification of vacuum leaks.

• Post bake-out Tube Activation, application of lead plates, tube assembly completion and set up for testing of X-ray tubes.

• High Voltage conditioning and testing of X-ray tubes.

• Performing preventative maintenance activities as required on vacuum equipment and high voltage test rigs.

• Accurate and consistent recording of data including the use of Excel.

• Use of various plant including vacuum bake-out ovens, conditioning rigs and overhead gantry crane.

• Provide an on-going contribution to the development/improvement of the above processes and safe working practices.

• Basic fault finding on X-ray tubes, test equipment and vacuum systems.

• Raising Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) as required.

• Ensuring compliance with COSHH regulations.

• Organising and maintaining a safe and efficient working environment.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Previous experience working as a technician (or similar) in a production / laboratory / R&D / hi-tech engineering environment for ~3-4 years or more.

• Demonstrable experience in operating sophisticated manufacturing / processing / scientific equipment, ideally involving vacuum and high voltage systems.

• Familiarity with safe working practices and ensuring that others adhere to practices.

Familiarity with the following would be an advantage but is not essential:

• Production technician experience working on X-rays tubes or similar hi-tech / scientific / medical equipment.

• Experience of working within a clean room environment.

• Helium leak checking of vacuum systems/components.

• Basic maintenance of vacuum systems.

• Working in accordance with a Quality system.

• Working in accordance with COSHH regulations.

• 5S, 6 Sigma Practices

• Handling of compressed gas cylinders

• Experience in working around/with lifting equipment, e.g., gantry crane.

• Working in a hi-tech manufacturing or research environment.

• Technical qualifications in an Engineering or Scientific discipline to ONC/HND level (or significant experience in technical role/s)

OSI Systems, Inc. has three operating divisions: (a) Security, providing security and inspection systems, turnkey security screening solutions and related services; (b) Healthcare, providing patient monitoring, diagnostic cardiology and anesthesia systems; and (c) Optoelectronics and Manufacturing, providing specialized electronic components and electronic manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers with applications in the defense, aerospace, medical and industrial markets, among others.