Survival Equipment Technician in Holyhead

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.

The role involves 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.

Day-to-day, 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

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role. This role is full-time, 36 hours per week, based on site at RAF Valley.

Essential 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
• Experience in aircrew equipment fitting or specialist systems (desirable)

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions.

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-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 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’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. 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 — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Join us and see how far we can go, together. 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: 09/07/2026