We are supporting a highly respected engineering organisation delivering specialist communications and electronic systems into the UK Defence sector. Their technology supports critical military capability and operates within highly regulated and technically demanding programmes. They now have a requirement for a Defence Communications Technician to join their team in Gateshead. This is a hands on engineering role focused on the fault finding, testing, installation and ongoing maintenance of complex communications and electronic systems. The successful candidate will support systems throughout assembly, integration and in service support phases, working within the engineering facility and on Defence customer sites across the UK and occasionally overseas. Due to the nature of the role, there will be an expectation to travel and stay away from home within the UK and overseas when project requirements dictate. This opportunity is ideally suited to candidates from a military communications or electronics background who are accustomed to working in structured, standards driven environments and are comfortable supporting operationally critical equipment. Defence Communications Technician Responsibilities: * Fault find, repair and maintain communications and electronic systems. * Carry out high precision testing and calibration using specialist test equipment. * Assemble and integrate equipment in accordance with engineering drawi...