Engineering Technician

STS Defence Ltd; Gosport; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

STS Defence Ltd. is seeking an Engineering Technician to deliver engineering support for multimedia and secure communications equipment on Royal Naval ships, submarines and establishments.

The role covers fault finding, installation, maintenance and testing, with potential global deployments including CONDO, while ensuring quality and safety standards. You will apply electrical, IT, and mechanical fitter skills in a customer-facing environment and may support IT/network tasks as needed,

Qualifications

• Proven experience and qualifications in electrical, IT and mechanical installation.
• Proven experience and qualifications in equipment maintenance.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
• Awareness of Health & Safety Act 1974.
• Ability to work unsupervised, take initiative, and work in a team.
• In-date Passport and clean category B driving licence.
• Experience with Multimedia systems.
• Experience with secure communications systems.
• Experience in IT and networking.
• Ability to interface with systems engineering, mechanical engineering, ILS, Safety, PDM, and manufacturing.
• UK electrical qualifications (NVQ Level 3, AM2, City & Guilds, or equivalent).
• Desirable -18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671).
• Desirable – Electrical Testing & Inspection qualification (2391 or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Providing off site support to the engineering team.
• Fault finding and maintenance of equipment on board ships.
• Installation of cabling and equipment.
• Testing of equipment, spares and reference systems.
• Deploying anywhere in the world inclusive of CONDO.
• Completing work to time, cost and quality.
• Health & Safety policy adherence.
• Providing written/verbal task progress updates.
• Reviewing, updating and improving internal processes and user technical documents.
• Assessing hours and skills required for potential tasks and projects.
• Leading Small teams of fitters on installation tasks.
• Ability to deploy at short notice.

Skills

Electrical installation

IT installation

Mechanical installation

Equipment maintenance

Health & Safety

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Passport

Clean driving licence

Multimedia systems

Secure communications

IT & networking

Systems interface

Education

NVQ Level 3 / AM2 / City & Guilds

Tools

Multimedia systems

Secure communications

IT networking

Job description

The Engineering Technician (ET) is responsible for the successful delivery of engineering support to Multimedia and secure communications equipment installed in Royal Naval ships, submarines and establishments to agreed timescales and budgets, while adhering to specified quality parameters. The ET will apply engineering, mechanical and electrical fitter skills for a customer facing role in fault finding, repairing and upgrading equipment, installing cabling and equipment, maintenance & testing of onsite reference systems and report writing. The ET will also ideally support IT and network related tasks.

Duties

• Providing off site support to the engineering team
• Fault finding and maintenance of equipment on board ships
• Provision of skilled installation of cabling and equipment
• Testing of equipment, spares and reference systems
• Deploying anywhere in the world inclusive of Contractor on Deployed Operations (CONDO)
• Completing work to time, cost and quality
• Ensuring that Health & Safety policy is adhered to
• Provision of written/verbal task progress updates
• Reviewing, updating and improving internal processes and user technical documents
• Assessment of hours and skills required for potential tasks and projects
• Leading Small teams of fitters on installation tasks
• Ability to deploy at short notice

Skills/Qualifications

• Proven experience and qualifications in electrical, IT and mechanical installation
• Proven experience and qualifications in equipment maintenance
• Strong interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
• An awareness of Health & Safety Act 1974
• The ability to work unsupervised, demonstrate initiative, and be comfortable in a team environment
• An in-date Passport and clean category B driving licence
• Experience of working with Multimedia systems
• Experience of working with secure communications systems
• Experience in IT and networking
• Ability to interface with related disciplines including systems engineering, mechanical engineering, Integrated Logistics Support, Safety, Product Data Management, and manufacturing areas
• Recognised UK electrical qualifications (NVQ Level 3, AM2, City & Guilds, or equivalent)
• Desirable -18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671)
• Desirable – Electrical Testing & Inspection qualification (2391 or equivalent)

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