Job Title: Avionic Technician

Location: RAF Coningsby - Shift Work

Salary: £37,356 depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• Carrying out maintenance and inspections on aircraft avionic assemblies, components and avionics installations during scheduled servicing, maintenance, and upgrade
• Ensuring that all maintenance complies with design specifications and meets the requirements laid down in the applicable technical publications
• First and second signatories enabling you to carry out the role of a Technician
• Post holder(s) will perform a range of maintenance tasks, including: strip, repair, modification and maintenance work ie removal, installation and functional test with appropriate levels of supervision
• Competent to work with approved data in the form of maintenance instruction and schedules for planned and un-planned tasks. Requires knowledge of approved data, able to read basic engineering drawings, clear own paperwork and deliver work ready for inspection. Demonstrates ability to follow diagnostic procedures and provide guidance to team members through O-J-T. May be authorised to self certify a specified range of complex tasks

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Completion of an Engineering Apprenticeship, ideally in Aeronautical Engineering, or Military equivalent apprenticeship/qualifications
• Aircraft platform type training (on A/C requirement) - educated to ONC level or equivalent military training
• Maintenance experience working on typhoon or Fast jet
• Knowledge of quality procedures, processes and specifications. MIL Depth Maintenance (MAOS MIL Pt145) experience

Desirable:

• Typhoon Q
• Experience of Depth Maintenance documentation (ESS/IMS and associated toolsets)

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Typhoon Maintenance Facility Team:

The role will be based within TMF and involve working in conjunction with the RAF in performing the Maintenance, Repair, and Upgrade activities to meet the requirements of the UK Typhoon fleet as part of the TyTAN Managed Maintenance contracted service.

You will be working on cutting edge technology supporting the typhoon fleet around the world and working directly on the Aircraft alongside RAF.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 15th August 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.