Qualcomm Technologies International Ltd
Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Engineering Technician
General Summary:
Where you will be working
Cambridge, located in the East of England, 50 miles north of London, is a unique and beautiful city, renowned for its world-class university and the thriving cluster of high technology businesses that have grown up around it. Cambridge is well served by road and rail links, and is within easy distance of the major London airports
At our Cambridge site we are focused on pioneering IoT and automotive technologies, with engineering areas of excellence including, Analogue and Digital Design, Voice and Music (Hardware, Software, OEM Support, Innovation).
Cambridge is our largest office in the UK, with more than 600 team members including engineers, business strategists and support staff.
Equal Opportunities & Equal Pay
We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.
Employees in Cambridge have a strong sense of community. We are encouraged through the philanthropic endeavours of the Qualcomm Foundation to support causes that matter to us.
Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:
Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more
The CPU design team deliver high performance cores to the industry ; these cores are used in a number of end applications such as data centres, mobile phones , lap top , industrial , robotics and automotive. Key to the success of this team is the ability to deliver high performance, energy efficient cores and this can only be achieved with a clear understanding of the power and performance of the platforms.
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, and reliable individual to join our team in Cambridge to work in a variety of operational aspects.
The successful candidate will be required to modify PCBs to enable detailed power measurements to be made. Typically, this will mean adding current sense resistors to PCBs; this requires a high level of board rework experience. In addition, the successful candidate will be responsible for running some workloads to exercise the system while monitoring the power and performance.
The technician roles are central to the success of the performance analysis team and finding a candidate whose attitude, technical interests and personal qualities are a good fit with the team is essential. Applications are therefore invited from all candidates with 5 + * years of relevant experience, with no upper limit implied.
Day-to-day responsibilities will typically include:
Essential Technical Experience:
Desirable Technical Experience
Attitude and Personal Qualities
A leader by example who inspires and re-enforces a good attitude and strong work ethic in their colleagues
HNC or equivalent qualification preferred or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline.
5 + * years basic electrical/ electronic engineering, electronics or RF testing, or related experience , working in a lab environment.
*References to a particular number of years’ experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfil the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.
Minimum Qualifications:
OR
Associate's degree and 1+ year of Engineering Technician or related work experience.
OR
High School Diploma or equivalent and 2+ years of Engineering Technician or related work experience.
Physical Requirements:
- Frequently transports and installs equipment weighing at least 25 lbs.
*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.
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