Babcock
Mechanical Technical Officer
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Mechanical Technical Officer
# Mechanical Technical Officer
## Location Telford, Shropshire
## Compensation & Role Type £33,519 + Benefits • Full time / Permanent
## Full job title Mechanical Technical Officer
# About the Role
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you’ll play a vital part as a Mechanical Technical Officer at our Donnington site, supporting critical defence capabilities and ensuring essential assets remain available, compliant, and operationally ready for the Royal Navy, Army, and RAF.
# The Role: An Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to take full ownership of specialist equipment across its entire lifecycle, working across engineering, maintenance, logistics, procurement, quality assurance, and supplier management. You’ll join a specialist team focused on delivering effective, cost-efficient support solutions while upholding the highest technical standards.
# Key Responsibilities
As a Mechanical Technical Officer, your role will include:
- Managing the lifecycle support of Test and Measurement Equipment (T&M)
- Coordinating maintenance, calibration, inventory, and logistics activities
- Producing and maintaining technical documentation and engineering records
- Supporting procurement activities and supplier performance management
- Monitoring equipment compliance, availability, and ongoing support needs
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The role is full-time, permanent, based on-site in Donnington (37 hours/week, Monday–Friday).
# Essential Criteria for This Role
Experience: ✅ Experience in a project-based environment ✅ Proven ability to produce or manage technical documentation ✅ Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills ✅ Experience supporting engineering or technical equipment activities ✅ Ability to work across multiple priorities and workstreams
Qualifications: ✅ Mechanical, Electrical, or Electronics apprenticeship ✅ ONC level qualification in Engineering or equivalent ✅ Full UK driving licence
# SecurityClearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain a Security Check (SC) clearance. This role is subject to UK security vetting requirements, which may extend to nationality, residency, or additional checks. For further information, visit UK Security Vetting.
# What We Offer
Practical Benefits:
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched-contribution pension scheme with life assurance
- Access to Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of professional fees
- Reservist paid leave: 10 days special leave for armed forces reservists
- Holiday Trading: Ability to buy/store/sell additional annual leave
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Cultural Perks:
- ‘Be Kind Day’: One paid working day annually for volunteering
- Inclusive culture and flexible working options (discuss at interview)
# About Babcock
We’re a global FTSE 100 organisation, with 26,000+ employees working to safeguard national security and critical infrastructure. At Babcock:
- Our engineers deliver long-lasting impact on projects from design to decommissioning.
- We value work-life balance and career progression.
- Every effort we make contributes to the future of prosperity and resilience.
This is lifetime engineering. Join us, and explore how we can grow together.
# Inclusion & Support
Babcock is a disability confident employer. If you require reasonable adjustments during the application or selection process, please email: careers@babcockinternational.com (Subject header: ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’)
We encourage conversations about accessible hiring and flexible work practices.
## Closing date for applications: 16 July 2026
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