Survival Equipment Technician in Shrewsbury

Maintain critical survival and aircrew equipment in a safety‑critical aviation environment. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. We’re looking for a Survival Equipment Technician to join our Aviation business, based on site at RAF Shawbury, supporting the HADES contract and Rotary Flying Training operations. This is a hands‑on technical role where you’ll be responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and rectification of survival equipment and aircrew equipment assemblies that directly support flying operations.

As a Survival Equipment Technician, you’ll be part of a specialist Survival Equipment team, delivering preventative and corrective maintenance on all items of Survival Equipment (SE) and Aircrew Equipment Assemblies (AEA). You’ll work to approved standards, publications, and procedures, ensuring equipment is safe, serviceable, and available to meet the flying programme.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities:

• Carry out maintenance, inspection, and repair of SE and AEA.
• Ensure all work is completed in line with approved technical publications, standards, and procedures.
• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture, including hazard, near‑miss, and incident reporting.
• Support quality, security, environmental, and health & safety standards across the team.
• Contribute to investigations and continuous improvement activities where required.

This is a full‑time, permanent role, working Monday to Friday (08:00–17:00), with flexibility required to support the flying programme. The role is fully onsite at RAF Shawbury. 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.

Essential experience:

• A safety‑focused technician with experience maintaining survival or aircrew equipment.
• Strong understanding of technical documentation, engineering publications, and procedures.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team environment.
• A professional approach when working in a regulated, operational setting.

Qualifications:

• Recognised technical or engineering qualification within survival equipment or aircrew equipment maintenance.
• Selective sizing and fitting of aircrew equipment assemblies and NVG maintenance experience is desirable.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 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.

Disability Adjustments:

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: 04/06/2026