Overview
We’re looking for a Marine Systems Technician Engineer to help us make a difference to our planet.
Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, based in Southampton. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.
World changing work
From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.
* We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
* We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
* We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision making
* We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
* We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers
Your world of expertise
You will work with the Marine Systems Engineering Team, which is a small team of 7 specialist engineers who have responsibility for ensuring our systems continue to supply the high-quality data required to produce our weather forecasts, products and services.
Our Marine Observing Network collects environmental observations from a range of moored buoys, lightships and islands. You will be involved in maintaining the systems to keep the network running, with time in the office and offshore. You will help us to keep transforming our systems to ensure we continue to deliver high-quality data across the marine network.
On joining MSE you will be given all the training required to work on new and existing systems, as well as having the opportunity to use and develop your existing skills and knowledge. We have a clear framework for development within the Met Office's Engineering Profession so you'll have the opportunity to grow your skills and make a real difference.
* Maintain Automatic Marine Observation Systems across our Marine Network, including systems on Met Ocean Data Buoys, Light Vessels and Voluntary Observation Ships. Maintenance work is predominantly based at our facility at Southampton's National Oceanography Centre.
* Assemble, test and repair advanced weather observation instrumentation, data logging systems and satellite communication systems.
* Opportunities for UK and International Travel to undertake servicing visits. This includes visiting offshore sites on a chartered buoy-laying vessel for periods of 1–10 days several times a year, predominantly in the summer. This work requires ENG1 Seafarers and Working at Height Medicals, plus Working at Height and Personal Survival Techniques training, all provided by the Met Office.
* Work within established Health and Safety Systems including Working at Height up to 10 meters.
Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is a Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023 and 2024 lists, as well as their ’54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list.
As our Marine Systems Technician Engineer, your total reward package will be up to £39,780 annually, which includes:
* An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
* Recruitment Retention Allowance (RRA) you will be paid £1,500 per annum as a market supplement to reflect the demand for your skills. While in post, you will be paid this market-driven allowance from April 2024 until March 2026 in your monthly pay.
* On-Call and Overtime Allowances, if and when applicable.
* Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave.
Essential Criteria, skills and experience
* You hold a Level 3 Qualification in a technical subject area or have equivalent experience working with electronic instrumentation.
* You have experience working with digital and analogue electronics and are keen to keep evolving your skills with our Automatic Marine Observation Systems.
* You're an effective communicator and have experience working better together in a team and supporting others to achieve a common goal.
* You're a force for good with an interest in ocean or environmental monitoring, including working in the offshore marine environment. You are willing to deploy on buoy-laying vessels and work at heights of up to 10m on our deep ocean buoys and Trinity House light vessels.
* You have a full UK driving licence, or ability and willingness to attain one.
How to apply
If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills.
Closing date 01/10/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 13/10/2025. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.
Using AI in your application
We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment.
How we can help
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at careers@metoffice.gov.uk.
If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.
We understand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.
We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.
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