Avionics Technician in Holyhead

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Avionics Technician at RAF Valley, near Holyhead, Anglesey.

The role

As an Avionics Technician, you'll play a vital role in supporting military aviation operations by carrying out detailed maintenance, inspections, diagnostics and repairs on aircraft systems and components. Working within a depth maintenance environment, you'll help ensure aircraft remain safe, compliant and ready to perform critical missions. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your technical expertise in a highly skilled engineering environment while contributing to work that directly supports national defence and security.

Day-to-day, you will:

• Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities on aircraft and aircraft components.
• Diagnose faults, carry out repairs, modifications and functional testing of avionics systems and equipment.
• Ensure maintenance tasks are completed safely, accurately and in line with required schedules and procedures.
• Support compliance activities including tooling control, equipment checks and maintenance documentation.
• Maintain technical competence through on-the-job training and continuous professional development.

This role is based on site at RAF Valley, Anglesey and is 37.5 hours per week.

Essential experience of the Avionics Technician

• Demonstrating engineering knowledge and the ability to apply practical technical skills.
• Contributing to the maintenance, operation, manufacture or development of engineering systems, equipment or services.
• Taking personal responsibility and accountability for delivering high‑quality work.
• Using computer systems confidently within an engineering or technical environment.
• Building effective relationships and engaging with a range of stakeholders.

Qualifications for the Avionics Technician

• Completion of an Engineering Apprenticeship, ideally in Aeronautical Engineering, or a military equivalent apprenticeship/qualification.
• Minimum City & Guilds 2675 Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance, or NVQ Level 3 in an aeronautical‑related discipline.

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. 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‑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 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: 20/07/2026