Aircraft Inspector in Salisbury

Help keep critical aircraft mission-ready. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Aircraft Inspector at MoD Boscombe Down, near Salisbury, Wiltshire.

The role:

As an Aircraft Inspector, you'll play a key role in supporting aircraft engineering, flight-line operations, scheduled servicing and maintenance activities across the aircraft fleet. Working alongside Licensed Aircraft Engineers and technical teams, you'll help ensure aircraft are maintained to the highest standards of safety, quality and airworthiness. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic aviation environment, supporting critical flying operations while developing your expertise across aircraft maintenance, inspection and ground operations.

Day-to-day, you will be:

• Carrying out scheduled and corrective maintenance activities across the aircraft fleet.
• Supporting aircraft handling, flight-line operations and daily aircraft preparation activities.
• Completing aircraft and equipment maintenance documentation in accordance with company procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Conducting pre-use checks and scheduled maintenance of ground support equipment.
• Providing technical support across other sites and participating in operational detachments when required.

This is a full-time, permanent role based onsite at MoD Boscombe Down. Working hours are 40 hours per week across a 4-day, 10-hour shift pattern.

Essential experience:

• Experience preparing aircraft for flight operations, including aircraft marshalling, fuel and oil replenishment activities.
• Experience working within a military or civilian Part 145 maintenance environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and customer-facing skills.
• Leadership, mentoring or supervisory experience.
• Good IT literacy and experience maintaining technical records.

Qualifications:

• Recognised Aircraft Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent qualification in an aerospace discipline.
• Demonstrable practical and theoretical aircraft engineering knowledge.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Military or civilian aircraft engineering experience.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) / 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.

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 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.
• ‘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.

Babcock is 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.

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: 05/08/2026