Aircraft Technician Location: Belfast, GB, BT29 4BP Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite Job Title: Aircraft Technician Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland Compensation: £32,551.75 Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF72517 At Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Aircraft Technician at our RAF Aldergrove, Northern Ireland site. The role As an Aircraft Technician, youll have a role thats out of the ordinary. You will be supporting advanced aircraft engineering and maintenance operations, from scheduled servicing to Check A inspections, ensuring excellence across all technical services and exceeding both customer and contractual expectations. Day-to-day, youll have the following responsibilities: Perform scheduled and corrective maintenance on the LAFT aircraft fleet, including aircraft handling Conduct pre-use checks and scheduled maintenance on ground support equipment, ensuring full documentation compliance Carry out general duties as assigned, such as driving, stores support, and housekeeping Complete all maintenance records in line with current legislation and company procedures Provide technical support to other LAFT sites and participate in extended detachments during Easter and Summer camps. This role is full time working 40 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Aldergrove, Northern Ireland. Essential experience of the Aircraft Technician: Prepare aircraft for daily operations, including see-in, see-off, and fuel/oil replenishment Experienced in military or civilian Part 145 maintenance environments Skilled in aircraft handling within regulated aviation settings Proficient IT skills desirable Strong stakeholder engagement and customer-facing capabilities. Qualifications for the Aircraft Technician: Recognised Aircraft Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) Proven practical and theoretical engineering competence Valid UK driving licence Experience in military or civilian aircraft engineering environments. Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) / 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. 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ( 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. This Window opens February through to March annually. 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. Babcock Were Babcock a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, youll 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, were 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 with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement. Were committed to building an inclusive culture where everyones free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview. Closing date: 15/04/2026 AVIATION24 Job Segment: Technical Support, Technician, Engineer, Technology, Engineering