Engineering Specialist

Engineering Specialist

Full‑time role, 37.5 hours a week on a term‑time only basis.

HMS Sultan, Portsmouth.

Due to the nature of this role, you must be eligible for UK Security Clearance at SC level.

Help get better trained personnel to the front line faster – This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced engineering professional to make a lasting impact by mentoring the next generation of Royal Navy engineers—leveraging your career expertise without the need for prior teaching experience!

Engineering Specialist

• Delivering training to groups of up to 24 trainees in Electrical or Electronic engineering and machine principles.
• Conducting practical lab sessions, demonstrating key principles and supervising trainee experiments.
• Marking and check‑marking assessments to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Maintaining and updating training materials with Training Design staff.

• You will have at least a Foundation Degree in Electronic or Electrical Engineering (or a related engineering discipline), or an HND/FdSc in Electronic or Electric Engineering or proven teaching/practical experience in Electronic or Electrical Engineering.

• Classroom experience in teaching technical subjects in an adult education environment.
• Level 4 teaching qualification.
• Experience of the Defence Systems Approach to Training (or equivalent).

Selborne is a bold, £1 billion, 12‑year transformation of Royal Navy training, led by Capita and a powerhouse consortium known as Team Fisher — including Raytheon UK, Fujitsu, and the University of Lincoln. Together, we’re modernising military education with cutting‑edge tech like simulators and data analytics, all under a collaborative "one team" approach with the Royal Navy. It’s a shared mission to deliver smarter, more effective training for sailors and marines across the naval enterprise.

To learn more please visit Royal Navy education & training Selborne | Careers at Capita.

• Enjoy flexible benefits including extra leave purchase, paid volunteering days, enhanced family leave, lifestyle discounts, and access to inclusive employee networks — all designed to support your wellbeing and personal growth.
• Onsite, secure parking.
• Catering facilities, Gym and shops onsite.
• Rewarding role making a real difference to those joining and progressing within the Royal Navy.
• Ability to gain further qualifications.

This role is offered on a term‑time basis working 45 weeks per year, with non‑working weeks taken 2 weeks at Christmas and Easter and 3 weeks in August. The salary will therefore be pro‑rata and calculated to include contractual annual leave entitlement and bank holidays.

At Capita, your career can take you wherever your ambition leads. You’ll become part of a diverse network of talented, forward‑thinking professionals working across a wide range of disciplines and sectors. We’re committed to your growth — offering exciting opportunities to expand your skills, explore new paths, and advance your career. Join us and discover a career with purpose. #Careers With Purpose

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• Fearless innovation
• Achieve together
• Everyone is valued

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Gosport, United Kingdom

Full time

Permanent