Job Title: Survival Equipment Technician
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Compensation: £27, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
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
As a Survival Equipment Technician, you’ll follow a structured training programme combining classroom learning, practical instruction, and on‑the‑job experience. Over time, you’ll 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.
Day-to-day, you will be:
1. Carrying out maintenance inspections, repairs, and component changes on survival and aircrew equipment
2. Following approved airworthiness, air safety, and quality procedures in a safety‑critical environment
3. Completing documentation accurately to support compliance and traceability
4. Working closely with engineering colleagues, customers, and stakeholders
5. Progressing 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 of the Survival Equipment Technician:
6. Practical, hands‑on mindset with strong problem‑solving skills
7. Confidence communicating in different settings and with a range of stakeholders
8. Customer‑facing experience or teamwork in a service environment
9. High attention to detail and a commitment to working safely.
Qualifications for the Survival Equipment Technician:
10. GCSEs (Grade C/4 or above) in Maths and English, or equivalent
11. 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. 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 Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26, 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.
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