At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure aircraft safety through maintenance and repairs in a dynamic aviation environment.
- Company: Join Babcock, a leader in precision engineering and safety.
- Benefits: Enjoy generous holidays, pension schemes, and health consultations.
- Other info: Flexible working options and a commitment to inclusivity.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on aviation safety while growing your engineering skills.
- Qualifications: EASA Part 66 License required; experience in aviation maintenance preferred.
The predicted salary is between 49016 - 49016 £ per year.
Build a safer world through precision engineering. 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 RAF Cosford near Albrighton, Wolverhampton.
Location: Shropshire, England
Compensation: £49,016.78 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
The role:
As a Licensed Aircraft Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring aircraft are maintained to the highest safety and regulatory standards. This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex aviation platforms in a role that directly contributes to operational readiness and mission success, while supporting your own professional growth within a world‑class engineering environment.
Day‑to‑day, you will:
- Carry out scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance in line with regulatory requirements
- Certify work completed in accordance with Part 145 or equivalent approvals
- Diagnose faults and complete repairs efficiently to minimise downtime
- Ensure all maintenance activities are recorded accurately and in compliance with standards
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, quality, and performance
This is a full‑time role based on site at RAF Cosford. Shift patterns for this role are 40 hours per week including weekends. Travel to other Babcock and customer sites may be required.
Essential experience of the Licensed Aircraft Engineer:
- Demonstrating experience working in a regulated aviation maintenance environment
- Applying strong knowledge of aircraft systems and maintenance procedures
- Holding relevant type ratings or experience across similar aircraft platforms
- Working effectively within a team while maintaining high attention to detail
- Communicating clearly with stakeholders to ensure operational requirements are met
Qualifications for the Licensed Aircraft Engineer:
- EASA Part 66 License (or UK CAA equivalent) – essential
- Type rating(s) on relevant aircraft (desirable)
- Human Factors and EWIS training (desirable)
Security Clearance:
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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.
What We Offer:
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-day special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a 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
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 23/07/2026
Contact Details:
Babcock International Group Recruitment Team
