Overview
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Job Title: Avionic Technician
Location: RAF Coningsby (Onsite)
Salary: £40,087+ depending on skills and experience. Shift Pay opportunities
The Typhoon Maintenance Facility (TMF) Team
As an Avionics Technician, you’ll work side by side with the Royal Air Force (RAF), playing a crucial part in the maintenance, repair, and upgrade of the UK’s state-of-the-art Typhoon fighter jet fleet. This is part of TyTAN (Typhoon Total Availability eNterprise), a collaboration between BAE Systems, DE&S, and the RAF, focused on delivering unmatched operational output for the Typhoon Force.
You’ll be immersed in hands-on work with cutting-edge aerospace technology, supporting one of the world’s most advanced Fast Jet platforms. You’ll collaborate with RAF personnel and industry professionals to keep the Typhoon flying at peak performance.
If you’re ready to make a real impact, contribute to UK national defence, and grow your career in a dynamic environment, we want to hear from you.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Conducting maintenance, from stripping through to installation, and inspections on aircraft avionic assemblies, components, and installations during scheduled servicing, repairs, and upgrades, while ensuring all tasks are performed in accordance with design specifications and applicable technical documentation
* Acting as a first or second signatory, enabling you to perform the duties of a qualified Technician
* Confidently following approved maintenance instructions and schedules to carry out both planned and unplanned tasks
* Reading and interpreting engineering drawings, completing necessary paperwork, and preparing work for inspection
* Following diagnostic procedures effectively and providing on-the-job training and guidance to team members
Essential
* Completion of a relevant industry or military-equivalent apprenticeship/qualification (e.g., City & Guilds 2675 or 2661 in Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance), or equivalent, with recent experience in Fast Jet aircraft maintenance within a technical aviation environment
* Proven knowledge and understanding of quality procedures, processes, specifications, and Approved Maintenance Organisation standards (MAOS MIL Pt145)
* Knowledge of Depth Maintenance documentation and resolving and raising system enquiries
Desirable
* Typhoon Aircraft “Q” qualification
* Experience in supervision and leadership
Benefits
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please note that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. All applicants must at minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Some roles require higher levels of National Security Vetting, typically with 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role.
Closing Date
Closing Date: 24th September 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. If you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
* Defense and Space Manufacturing
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