Survival Equipment Technician in Glasgow

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Compensation: £27,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Train to maintain life‑saving aviation equipment in a safety‑critical environment. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Survival Equipment Technician within our Aviation business. This is an exciting opportunity to build a long‑term technical career in aviation engineering. You’ll be fully trained to maintain and repair survival and aircrew equipment that is essential to the safety of pilots across the Army, Royal Navy, and Royal Air Force.

The role:

• Follow a structured training programme combining classroom learning, practical instruction, and on‑the‑job experience.
• Develop the skills and knowledge required to inspect, maintain, and repair a wide range of survival and aircrew equipment, working to strict airworthiness and safety standards.
• Carry out maintenance inspections, repairs, and component changes on survival and aircrew equipment.
• Follow approved airworthiness, air safety, and quality procedures in a safety‑critical environment.
• Complete documentation accurately to support compliance and traceability.
• Work closely with engineering colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
• Progress through structured training and on‑the‑job development to achieve technician competence.

This is a full‑time, onsite role, primarily based in Glasgow, with travel to other sites for training and tasking as required.

Essential experience:

• Practical, hands‑on mindset with strong problem‑solving skills.
• Confidence communicating in different settings and with a range of stakeholders.
• Customer‑facing experience or teamwork in a service environment.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to working safely.

Qualifications:

• GCSEs (Grade C/4 or above) in Maths and English, or equivalent.
• Basic IT literacy and confidence using computer systems.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (EDBS) / Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) / 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 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 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 call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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: 21/05/2026