PCB Technician FTC

Join the Team Building the Future of Flight

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a real impact, take on exciting challenges, and be part of a team that's shaping the future of uncrewed aviation?

At Malloy Aeronautics, you'll play a key role in helping us develop innovative technology that's changing the way the world moves.

We're on a mission to revolutionise uncrewed flight. At Malloy Aeronautics, we develop advanced heavy-lift UAVs for both defence and commercial applications.

What sets us apart is our in-house approach. From design and engineering to manufacturing and testing, the majority of our work happens under one roof in Berkshire, allowing us to innovate quickly, maintain exceptional quality, and bring ideas to life faster.

For our teams, that means hands-on involvement, real ownership, and the opportunity to help shape the future of UAS technology.

We're seeking a skilled and detail-focused PCB Manufacturing Technician with experience in PCB assembly and electronic manufacturing. You'll be confident working from engineering drawings and build instructions, take pride in producing high-quality work, and enjoy working in a fast-paced, hands-on environment. A proactive approach, strong problem-solving skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement will help you succeed in this role.

• Manufacture, assemble and test printed circuit boards for installation in our unmanned vehicles.
• Utilise a wide range of electrical and mechanical engineering skills throughout the manufacture.
• Report and respond to any failures quickly and safely.
• Training and assisting other staff as required
• Proven dexterity, speed and attention to detail whilst building complex systems.
• Confirmation of bill of material and route card against existing stock levels.
• Visual inspection of bare boards, application of solder pastes through stencil plate.
• Set up and build of PCB assembly through pick and place machinery, and manual component placement.
• Heat drying of PCB using established oven curing parameters.
• Visual inspection of completed PCB, and verification through Automatic Inspection facility and the 'golden board'.

• Previous experience of PCB manufacture.
• Ability to solder and understand electromechanical drawings and build sequence instructions.
• Ability to observe and physically correct any 'pick and place' errors regarding omissions and / or orientation
• Ability to understand build sequence instructions.
• Stock validation and identify minimum stock levels for re-order triggers.
• Manual dexterity, attention to detail
• Must be adaptable, flexible and open to change in a fast-paced business.

• Able to demonstrate hands on experience in previous roles as an electromechanical technician, in an engineering discipline.
• Previous experience of working with electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards.
• Familiarity with wet solder and pick and place technologies.
• Able to multitask and work in a detail conscious, high pressure and task-oriented environment.
• Consider process or product improvement in the course of daily duties.
• Competent in use of Microsoft applications.
• Health and Safety awareness.

• Alternate Fridays off with our 9-day fortnight
• BAE Systems Share Incentive Plan
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Annual collective incentive bonus scheme
• Enhanced family leave with 6 months' full-pay maternity leave and 4 weeks' full-pay paternity leave
• 20 days' annual leave, increasing with service, plus a 3-day Christmas shutdown
• Company sick pay
• Healthcare Cash Plan with Virtual GP access, dental and optical…