Engineering Technician and Trainer Location: RAF Brize Norton Salary: Competitive salary plus excellent benefits Schedule: Full time, Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week Ready to impact a better future? As an Engineering Technician and Trainer at RAF Brize Norton, you will make a real and visible impact on day‑to‑day operations by ensuring vital aviation equipment is maintained, ready, and fit for purpose. Your contribution helps support operational effectiveness and the systems that are critical to mission delivery and ongoing airworthiness. In this role, you’ll balance hands-on technical delivery with knowledge sharing, helping to maintain high standards across calibration, altimeter maintenance and specialist training. It’s a role with real purpose, where precision, trust and care come together to create a positive impact on operational capability. What you’ll do as an engineering technician and trainer You’ll be entrusted to: Control, test and calibrate MOD test equipment in line with MOD Air publications and approved Manual of Military Air systems Maintain, service and manage altimeters, ensuring accurate records and full compliance with airworthiness requirements Deliver Precision Termination Tooling (PTT) and Electrical Wiring Interconnect Systems (EWIS) training and presentations as required Act as a focal point of expertise for EWIS training, supporting customers and colleagues with clear, accurate guidance Support across the Altimeter Bay and EWIS areas during periods of absence to ensure business continuity Ensure all work is correctly certified, recorded and retained to meet statutory, quality and audit requirements Does this sound like you? You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have: An engineering or aviation qualification such as BTEC, ONC, NVQ Level 3 or military equivalent Relevant experience within the aviation industry, with a strong understanding of air safety and airworthiness The ability to remain current and competent in risk management, human factors and error management Confidence using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to deliver training and technical briefings Vetting and checks: 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. Discover all you need to keep growing We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them. What we offer Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year) Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and 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: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans and people from all cultural backgrounds. Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today. To discover more about our careers in Defence, meet our team, and to find out more about what we offer, please follow this Link. Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 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. 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