Leonardo

Manufacturing Technician

Company
Location
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
5/2/2025
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Description
Job Description

The Opportunity

Working as part of the Materials Growth team, you will provide a hands-on role in the growth and characterisation of semiconductor materials. This role will offer full training and is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to develop a career in science and engineering.

Tasks will include operation and maintenance of an epitaxial growth reactor, including loading and unloading, component cleaning, substrate preparation and assessment of epitaxial layers with semiconductor characterisation tools. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute towards process optimisation and improvement activities, should have a keen eye for detail and be able to apply practical problem solving skills to help meet production demand.

What You Will Do As a Manufacturing Technician

  • Recycling and purification of elements used in growth process.
  • Operation and maintenance of a MOCVD reactor.
  • Maintain safe working environment in labs.
  • Ensure process conforms to quality procedures.

What We Need From You

  • To be comfortable with working alone or in a small team, potentially including shift working
  • Good interpersonal skills, must be a good team player
  • Effective communicator at all levels
  • Safety conscious, working with hazardous substances
  • Experience of Microsoft Office based applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Genuine interest in Science and Engineering
  • Have a strong foundation in Maths, Chemistry, and English or similar.

Desirable

  • Experience working in a laboratory based environment.
  • Experience with semiconductor process equipment
  • A-Level/HNC/HND in a relevant science field (Chemistry preferred)

Security Clearance

You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit https //www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

Life at Leonardo

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

  • Flexible Working Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
  • Company funded flexible benefits Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
  • Holidays 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
  • Pension Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
  • Wellbeing Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity)
  • Lifestyle Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
  • Training Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera and Linkedin Learning
  • Referral Incentive You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
  • Bonus Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below

For a full list of our company benefits please our website here.

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 8,000 are based at 8 sites throughout the UK.

At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.

Primary Location

GB - Southampton

Contract Type

Hybrid Working

Onsite
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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