Electronics Maintenance Engineer Review

I plan out maintenance tasks involving the use of printed circuit boards (PCB's), printed out the boards on an LPKF printer, then solder components into the board to produce a working device.

Plenty, I feel that everyday I am here, I am developing a new skill or working on an old one. My skills in the first few months being here were drastically different to what they are now.

I fully enjoy it, I can't see what else I could be doing at this present this can propel my career like it is now and I make each moment matter.

Could be improved, the managers here do their best to give us the best education we can get, but their budget is short so there are many tools missing that would have benefited from by having them.

More than I asked for; the managers here try their best to impart their knowledge onto us which has helped me develop my circuit theory. They currently are short-staffed but do what they can to spread their attention to everyone who needs it.

As before, the managers and training providers both try to make as much time for us and our learning despite that we dramatically outnumber the managers. You can see the managers pride when one of us begins to excel, yet try to provide support to those in need.

Given my education background, I have had years of learning my trade, yet I showed no fruits of being competent at it. A few months here and I was able to exceed everything I learnt from College and actually practice my theory.

There are, but many have been closed due to the pandemic. I have not taken part in any of the following so I don't know.

Yes

If they cannot handle the security, probably not. But if they can; AWE provides a safe space for learning, provided by qualified instructors and the promised placements in locations across site that can offer a wide array of skills to suit the engineer.

Be presentable and make a good first impression (the usual, I know), you may likely meet people who would make great connections for you to propel your career if you can appear as a dedicated worker. But do accept that it is not a School to play in.