Master Technician

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Blunsdon St Andrew; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense training provider is seeking a Master Technician in Lyneham, Wiltshire. In this role, you'll design, develop, and maintain comprehensive automotive training courses. Successful candidates will have a Level 3 qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and must secure Security Check (SC) clearance. The position offers a full-time schedule with various employee benefits including a pension scheme and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP services

Employee share scheme

Career growth opportunities

Holiday Trading

Responsibilities

• Design and update course materials, assessments, and training packages.
• Collaborate with instructors to deliver pilot courses.
• Review existing training for improvements.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and quality standards.
• Support continuous improvement through new subject research.

Skills

Researching new subjects

Designing training materials

Continuous personal development

Education

Level 3 Qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Location: Lyneham, Swindon, GB, SN15 4PZ

Job Title: Master Technician

Location: Lyneham, Wiltshire

Compensation: £42,092.36 - £45,881.55 dependent on experience + benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68784

Design training that shapes the future of defence technical education.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Master Technician at our site in MOD Lyneham, near Wiltshire.

Ready to take your career in a new direction?

At Babcock, we value the deep expertise that comes from hands‑on experience—and we offer a unique opportunity to channel that knowledge into a rewarding new path. As a Master Technician, you’ll step away from the tools and into a role where you’ll create, develop, and maintain high‑quality automotive training courses that meet Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) standards. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact while growing your own career, this could be the perfect next step.

Day-to-day you’ll be required to:

• Design and update course materials, assessments, and training packages in line with client objectives
• Collaborate with instructors to deliver pilot courses and refine content
• Review existing training for improvements and integrate modern learning technologies
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and quality standards in training environments
• Support continuous improvement by researching new subjects and developing innovative training aids

The role is based onsite at MOD Lyneham. The set working times are Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week.

Essential experience of the Master Technician:

• Ability to research new subjects and design new materials for précis, assessments, and projects
• Capability to carry out personal development to keep abreast of changes in technology

Qualifications for the Master Technician:

• Level 3 Qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• 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
• Growth opportunities

Babcock International. For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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.