Licensed Aircraft Engineer

Job Overview

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Licensed Aircraft Engineer at our site in RAF Wittering, supporting essential operations across our Aviation business.

As a Licensed Aircraft Engineer, you'll carry out aircraft engineering, line and depth maintenance, and all associated activities to ensure aircraft are safe, serviceable and ready to meet customer and contractual requirements. Working with a team of Mechanical and Avionic Engineers, you'll support the generation and release to service of aircraft in accordance with civilian regulations and Babcock approvals.

• Delivering aircraft maintenance in line with regulatory, safety and company requirements.
• Leading and supporting technicians and inspectors during maintenance activities.
• Conducting fault diagnosis and problem-solving within a technical engineering environment.
• Ensuring all engineering activities comply with legislation, procedures and customer expectations.
• Collaborating closely with colleagues, the Site Operations Manager and wider stakeholders to maintain operational output.

This role is full‑time, 40 hours per week, based on site at RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. You will be working on a 4‑on, 4‑off shift pattern, including weekends. Shifts typically run 07:30‑19:30, and patterns may vary depending on operational needs.

• Knowledge of MOD Engineering procedures and documentation.
• Supervisory experience within a civil or military aviation environment.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• CAA Part 66 B1.2 Licence (essential).
• B3 Licence (accepted).
• Human Factors qualification (desirable).
• Recognised SHE qualification (desirable).
• Defence industry experience (desirable).
• Type Rating on Grob 115E aircraft and Lycoming 360 engines (desirable).

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels.

We’re Babcock—a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts—through the impact we make and through meaningful careers that respect your work‑life balance.

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This window opens February through to March annually.
• '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.