Senior Instrumentation Technician in Chalgrove

A career in aerospace with a British engineering firm that is saving lives worldwide. When you work at Martin‑Baker, you’re providing pilots with their last form of defence. Martin‑Baker is the world’s leading manufacturer of ejection seats, helping to protect aircrew in the world’s most advanced military aircraft. Our mission is simple - to save aircrew lives.

What you’ll be doing:

Join us on this mission as a Senior Instrumentation Technician. This is an exciting opportunity where you will be working as part of the wider seat test team achieving complex tests. You will be responsible for all aspects of instrumentation, data acquisition/reduction and overseeing less experienced Instrumentation Technicians, to carry out the wide variety of full system/component level tests conducted by the Seat Test Department as well as assisting with Instrumentation continual improvement projects and activities. You will be working with complex and fully instrumented Hybrid 3 test manikins to acquire accurate data to be analysed post‑test.

We are developing and delivering a product that is the last line of defence for pilots. The engineering you’ll be delivering to customers is world leading, and it saves lives. We want to learn from you. You’ll help us listen to customers; you’ll help them understand how they can best deploy our product, and you’ll be an expert voice who represents our business.

Characteristics & Skills:

• Knowledge of electronic systems and architecture.
• Health and safety experience relating to a test environment.
• Teamwork.
• Show concentration and focus – a high level of attention to detail.
• Practical problem‑solving skills.
• A passion for innovation, experimentation and design.
• Be curious, and have an interest and enthusiasm for engineering.
• Demonstrate ethics and integrity in your thinking.
• Share and demonstrate the Martin‑Baker Values.

At Martin‑Baker you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside experts who will help you to obtain a wide understanding of an engineering business, and you’ll develop new skills and gain a strong industry experience.

Highly competitive 9% non‑contributory pension scheme. 4x salary Life Assurance (18+). Personalised training and development plan. 25‑days annual leave plus bank holidays. Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave (following probation). Workplace Nursery Benefit Scheme. Cycle to work scheme, including e‑bikes (following probation). Subsidised canteen.

We believe in equal opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work. All candidates will be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their background, or any characteristic protected by law. Candidates will be selected entirely on their skills and competencies and in alignment with each role’s specifications and/or requirements. All published adverts will be aligned with the Company’s Diversity and Inclusion commitment.

For all successful candidates, Martin‑Baker will undertake background security checks. As part of this, we will need to confirm your identity, employment history and address history to cover the past five years as well as your nationality, immigration status and criminal record. For positions that require Security Clearance, the successful candidate must hold or be willing to obtain security clearance up to the relevant level for the role.