Job Title: Maintenance Support Engineer
Location: Bordon, Hampshire
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Maintenance Support Engineer at our Oakhanger site.
The role
As a Maintenance Support Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be the primary support of all station equipment working on the Skynet contract.
Day-to-day, you’ll:
1. Work with your colleagues, the Operations Support Supervisor, the Station Manager and the Network Operations Centre (NOC) to ensure capacity across our network
2. Work with the installation and maintenance teams
3. Escalate failures in line with departmental reporting expectations
4. Deputise and cover for the Senior Maintenance and Support Engineer in their absence
5. Create/change written authorised procedures and manuals as directed by the Senior Maintenance and Support Engineer
6. This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time. Candidates must be able to work safely and perform tasks at varying heights.
The successful candidate will be expected to work a flexible schedule, including weekend shifts, as required.
This role is full time, working forty-four hours over an eight-day cycle and will be based onsite at Oakhanger.
Essential experience of the Maintenance Support Engineer
7. Networking experience
8. Serial Data Coms experience
9. Proficient in working with Microsoft Office software
10. Good awareness of fibre and copper cable management
11. Competent in the setting up, maintenance and fault diagnosis of equipment used in X, S, and Ku band satellite control and baseband data communication systems
Qualifications for the Maintenance Support Engineer
12. HNC or above in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or relevant evidence of experience
13. A full UK driving licence
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. Further details are available at
What we offer
14. Generous holiday allowance
15. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
16. Employee share scheme
17. Employee shopping savings portal
18. Payment of Professional Fees
19. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
20. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
21. ‘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