Licensed Aircraft Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 41,614 - 56,351; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP / Aviva DigiCare+

Employee shopping portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists leave (10 days)

Holiday Trading programme

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Nuclearinst is seeking a Licensed Aircraft Engineer to uphold safety and regulatory standards on on-site operations at RAF Cosford. You will perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on complex aircraft and certify work under Part 145 or equivalent approvals.

Working in a regulated environment, you will diagnose faults, record maintenance accurately, and contribute to safety, quality, and performance improvements while supporting continuous professional growth within a world-class

Qualifications

• Experience in a regulated aviation maintenance environment.
• Strong knowledge of aircraft systems and maintenance procedures.
• Holding relevant type ratings or experience across similar aircraft platforms.
• Teamwork with high attention to detail.
• Clear communication with stakeholders to ensure operational requirements are met.

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 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.

Skills

Regulated aviation maintenance

Aircraft systems knowledge

Teamwork

Stakeholder communication

Education

EASA Part 66 License

UK CAA equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Licensed Aircraft Engineer

Location: Shropshire, England

Compensation: £49,016.78 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

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 complete 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

• EASA Part 66 License (or UK CAA equivalent) – essential
• Type rating(s) on relevant aircraft (desirable)
• Human Factors and EWIS training (desirable)

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.

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.