Licensed Avionics Engineer

Job Title:                Licensed Avionics Engineer
Location:                Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Compensation:      £46,905.95
Role Type:              Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                  SF62446

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Licensed Avionics Engineer at our RAF Wittering site.

The role
As a Licensed Avionics Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. ensuring aircraft engineering, line and depth maintenance and all other engineering related activities and services are provided as required to always meet and exceed customer expectations and LAFT2 contractual needs.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities: 

• Analyse complex engineering problems and devise effective solutions. And diagnose and address technical issues to improve system performance.
• Lead and mentor a team of technicians and inspectors during maintenance activities. Whilst fostering a collaborative team environment and develop team members' skills.
• Engage with staff and customers effectively, ensuring clear communication.
• Communicate technical information clearly to various stakeholders.
• Manage multiple tasks, priorities, and deadlines efficiently.

This role is full time and based onsite at RAF Wittering. This role is a mobile role and occasional visits to other sites is required.

Essential experience of the Licensed Avionics Engineer:

• Supervisory experience in a Civil/Military Aviation environment
• Knowledge of Engineering procedures/ documentation

Qualifications for the Licensed Avionics Engineer:

• CAA Part 66 B2 licence
• Driving Licence

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) and DBS security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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