Propulsion Technician

Location: RAF Coningsby Lincoln, LN4 4SY

Salary: £35,923.95 raising to £37,617 on qualifying as supervisor

Schedule: Monday – Thursday 7am-4pm, Friday 7am-1pm, Evening shift Monday – Thursday 3pm-12am

Ready to impact a better future? As a Propulsion Technician in our Typhoon Propulsion Support Facilities team, you’ll help keep the RAF Typhoon platform mission‑ready by ensuring EJ200 engines and accessories are expertly maintained and fully serviceable. Working at the forward–depth interface, you’ll play a key role in delivering maintenance solutions that directly support national defence capability. Your work has purpose — creating impactful solutions that help protect communities, support the future of aviation, and ensure our colleagues can trust in the equipment they rely on every day.

What you’ll do as a Propulsion Technician

• Safely move all assets throughout the TPSF, including using forklifts and cranes
• Unpack and re‑pack engines and line‑replaceable items (LRIs) as required
• Conduct visual and boroscope inspections on engines and associated hardware
• Perform EJ200 engine repairs
• Remove, install, and repair engine modules and accessories
• Embody outstanding engineering instructions and modifications
• Complete data tasks on engine and aircraft electronic systems, including raising and recording work orders
• Maintain a tidy, well‑equipped workshop using 5S principles
• Improve processes to ensure compliance with Military Aviation Authority (MAA) regulations
• Maintain competency and currency on EJ200 engines, across both practical and data processes
• Complete any additional duties as directed by the Propulsion Operations Lead or DE&S Management Team

Does this sound like you? You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:

• SC cleared or have no issues obtaining
• Experience of engine maintenance within an operational environment
• The ability to work effectively in a changing environment
• Attention to detail and a proactive, positive work ethic
• Good communication skills and the confidence to work with initiative in line with technical documentation
• IT literacy and the ability to learn new systems

This role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, which involves verifying your identity, employment history, nationality, and criminal record to meet government security standards. In addition, depending on the nature of the role, you may need to obtain formal Security Clearance (such as CTC or SC), which includes more detailed background checks on employment, criminal record, and financial history to ensure suitability for working in secure environments. Please note that UK residency requirements may apply for certain levels of clearance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

What we offer

• Holidays: Competitive holiday package
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco‑managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts: Savings with around 1,000 retailers – from clothing and food to travel and entertainment
• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving, and the option to donate spare salary pennies to the Serco People Fund
• Employee networks: Colleague‑led spaces for connection, learning and belonging across a wide range of communities including LGBTQIA+, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and more

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. As a proud Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.