Babcock International Group
Survival Equipment Technician
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Survival Equipment Technician
Survival Equipment Technician
Location: Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Compensation: £31,574.97 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF74584
About the Role
Keep aircraft crews safe where it matters most
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Survival Equipment Technician at RAF Valley, near Holyhead.
As a Survival Equipment Technician, you’ll play a vital role in supporting fast jet pilot training by ensuring critical survival and aircrew equipment is maintained to the highest standards. Your work will directly impact flight safety, operational readiness, and mission success.
This is a hands-on, highly responsible role where you’ll develop specialist skills within a collaborative team, while contributing to a function that is essential to aviation safety and national defence.
Daily Responsibilities
You will be:
- Carrying out preventative and corrective maintenance on aircrew and survival equipment
- Ensuring all work meets regulatory, safety, and quality standards
- Inspecting, testing, and certifying equipment for operational use
- Supporting continuous improvement in team performance and compliance
- Working collaboratively to deliver outputs safely and on time
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Note: The successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.
Role Information
- This role is full-time (36 hrs/week), based on-site at RAF Valley.
Essential Experience & Qualifications
Experience
- Previous experience in survival or life support equipment maintenance
- Working effectively within a small, close-knit team
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- High levels of personal responsibility and adaptability
- Knowledge of military engineering standards or equivalent procedures
Qualifications
- Formal engineering training (RAF Trade Group 13 or equivalent)
- Trade authorisations such as QSEAC or AVMEDSE (desirable)
- Experience in aircrew equipment fitting or specialist systems (preferred)
Security Clearance
- The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.
- National security clearance and Trade Control restrictions may affect eligibility based on factors such as place of birth, nationality, or residency.
- Full details: United Kingdom Security Vetting: Clearance Levels - GOV.UK
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Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations (Aviva DigiCare+)
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- 10 days special paid leave for active/reserve armed forces reservists
- ‘Holiday Trading’ benefit: UK Babcock employees can buy additional leave or sell up to one week of annual leave (February–March annually)
- ‘Be Kind Day’: One working day of paid leave annually for volunteering work
About Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger—contributing to products and services essential to national security and public infrastructure. Our mission: Lifetime Engineering.
We’re a disability confident employer and welcome adjustments during the application or interview process. For requests, email: careers@babcockinternational.com (subject: Reasonable adjustments requirement).
- Interested in flexible work? Let us know—we’re open to discussing alternative patterns.
- Closing date: 09/07/2026
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