Licensed Aircraft Engineer

weServed; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP & health checks

Employee shopping portal

Professional fees paid

10 days reservist leave

Holiday trading

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Licensed Aircraft Engineer to join the team at RAF Cosford near Albrighton, Wolverhampton. You will maintain aircraft to tight safety and regulatory standards, contributing to operational readiness and mission success.

Role requires B1/B2/B3 type ratings and UK CAA qualifications, with on-site 40-hour weeks and potential travel to other sites. You will work under Part 145, with comprehensive benefits and a clear career path within a global engineering organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience in regulated aviation maintenance environments.
• Strong knowledge of aircraft systems and maintenance procedures.
• Holding relevant type ratings or experience across similar aircraft platforms.
• Teamwork with high attention to detail and clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Carry out scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance in line with regulatory requirements.
• Certify work completed in accordance with Part 145 or equivalent approvals.
• Diagnose faults and complete repairs to minimise downtime.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are recorded accurately and in compliance with standards.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, quality and performance.

Skills

Regulated aviation maintenance

Aircraft systems knowledge

Team collaboration

Clear stakeholder communication

Education

UK CAA qualification or equivalent

B1.1/B1.2/B3 licence

Job description

Job Title: Licensed Aircraft Engineer

Location: Shropshire, England

Compensation: £49,016.78 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF74307

Build a safer world through precision engineering

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as aLicensed Aircraft Engineer at RAF Cosford near Albrighton, Wolverhampton.

The role

As a Licensed Aircraft Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring aircraft are maintained to the highest safety and regulatory standards. This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex aviation platforms in a role that directly contributes to operational readiness and mission success—while supporting your own professional growth within a world-class engineering environment.

Day-to-day, you will:

• Carry out scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance in line with regulatory requirements
• Certify work completed in accordance with Part 145 or equivalent approvals
• Diagnose faults and completing repairs efficiently to minimise downtime
• Ensure all maintenance activities are recorded accurately and in compliance with standards
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, quality, and performance.

This is a full-time role based on site at RAF Cosford. Shift patterns for this role are 40 hours per week including weekends. Travel to other Babcock and customer sites may be required.

Essential experience of the Licensed Aircraft Engineer:

• Demonstrating experience working in a regulated aviation maintenance environment
• Applying strong knowledge of aircraft systems and maintenance procedures
• Holding relevant type ratings or experience across similar aircraft platforms
• Working effectively within a team while maintaining high attention to detail
• Communicating clearly with stakeholders to ensure operational requirements are met.

Qualifications for the Licensed Aircraft Engineer:

• UK CAA qualification or equivalent/similar
• Must hold a B1.1 or B.1.2 or B3 or equivalent/similar licence.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain (BPSS) 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 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.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 13/10/2026

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