Product Technician

The Opportunity

RHEON Labs is an innovative, fast-growing materials technology business driven by patented technology developed over 15 years by a group of scientists, engineers and designers from Imperial College, London. We exist to remove the limits of human performance by developing ground-breaking products using novel materials and unique design methodologies. Whether it's best-in-class flexible body armour that enables riders to push their limits while staying comfortable or running apparel that stabilises muscles and enhances running economy, we are dedicated to RETHINK POSSIBLE. The trajectory of current growth makes RHEON want to attract the best talent to fuel and experience this exciting journey.

The Role

If you are a recent engineering graduate looking to grow in an innovative company, or an experienced production technician looking for a new career, then this may be the opportunity for you.

RHEON Labs is looking for someone passionate about driving product innovation through rigour and consistency. The role of Product Technician relies on an individual who can take highly complex designs off a computer and turn them into a physical product. This will require you to use different manufacturing techniques, such as injection moulding, CNC milling and laser cutting, to produce metamaterials used across a host of industries.

The main responsibilities of the Product Technician will be to operate within the workshop and testing area to create and validate parts made of our patented energy-absorbing super polymer at our convenient London-based workshop. This role has a clear vertical progression path set within the company, so you know how to continuously develop year on year.

Responsibilities:

Manufacture prototypes – creating product prototypes and manufacturing injection moulded components. This includes operating machinery within our expanding ‘maker space’ workshop and maintaining equipment to a high standard of quality. Treat the space as a small production facility using CNC machining, injection moulding and general workshop tooling.

Conduct testing – conduct mechanical characterization for both raw materials and end-user parts. This includes Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), mechanical tensile testing, impact testing and many more. This will require high levels of rigour as reproducibility in characterization methods is mandatory.

Health and safety – be able to deliver on health and safety auditing within the workshop on a weekly basis. This means ensuring equipment is properly calibrated and running as expected, consistently maintaining a clean and safe working environment for all user of workshop and empowering others to champion a culture of workplace safety for all.

Foster collaboration and innovation – work closely with cross-functional teams to drive the development of ground-breaking products by exchanging ideas, innovating and delivering solutions that allow us to rethink possible.

Deliver with rigour - maintain high quality and respect of safety standards and controls, ensuring every task needed is delivered on time. Ensure data is recorded carefully for future analysis and use. Bring a good knowledge of manufacturing techniques i.e. 5S, TPM, DFM, Error proofing etc.

Organization – work on numerous projects and keeping track of variations in sample parts, products, version control and material inventory. Knowledge of design of experiment is incredibly important to maximize efficiency.

The successful candidate will have:

Qualifications:

1 of these 3 pathways:

• A technical/scientific degree i.e. Engineering, Manufacturing or,
• Relevant BEng or HNC/HND qualification with proven practical experience or,
• Significant proven Manufacturing Management history in a technical product environment.

Experience:

The successful candidate should have a minimum of 0-3 years of experience in a relevant field, combining technical skills with manufacturing and material characterization experience.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• Knowledge of injection moulding, DLMS/SLS/FDM 3D printing and laser cutting
• Operating automatic and semi-automatic injection moulding machinery
• Metal tooling experience for CNC machining, milling, turning and drilling
• Conducting quality checks on prototype production parts to ensure consistency
• Maintaining machines and running calibrations to guarantee they are running optimally
• Maintaining a safe and clean workshop environment
• Diagnosing and replacing electrical components in broken machinery
• CAD skills are highly desired with experience in Solidworks, Fusion 360, Rhino Grasshopper
• Experience with Design of Experiment (DOE) and experimental testing
• Be passionate about innovation and idea generation
• Highly organized and can juggle multiple projects at once
• Good communication and good humoured under pressure
• LabVIEW and some coding knowledge is desirable, but not necessary

Our Offer to You

• At Rheon we recognize and reward talent. Your compensation package will reflect your experience, expertise, and offer the opportunity of working on ground-breaking projects.
• Be part of a purpose-driven business generating great impact through the creation of game-changing products and technologies.
• Play an important role in an organisation with great potential for expansion and growth.
• Directly work on exciting, game-changing technology developments with global sports brands and other sectors.
• Enjoy a great office atmosphere of collective endeavour, exploration, and mutual support.
• The chance to immerse yourself in a range of leading-edge prototyping and production solutions.
• Collaborate with highly capable people across product, science, finance, supply chain, marketing, and commercial backgrounds.
• Learning and Development support over a longer-term career horizon.
• 30 days holiday plus eight days bank holiday.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Life Insurance.
• Onsite gym.
• Weekly ‘Lab Lunches’.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Social and seasonal events.