Technical Documentation Controller

BAE Systems; East Lindsey; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the United Kingdom is searching for a Technical Documentation Controller to manage and coordinate technical documentation for aircraft airworthiness. The role demands a recognized engineering qualification, strong data analytic skills, and familiarity with IT tools like Microsoft applications. This position involves interacting with key industry staff and ensuring documentation meets stringent aviation regulations. The job offers competitive benefits including health plans and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Have a recognised Engineering Apprenticeship and/or Further Engineering qualifications or relevant authorisations.
• Experience with IT Based toolsets including Microsoft applications.
• Knowledge of aircraft maintenance regulations and/or Royal Air Force experience.

Responsibilities

• Review maintenance track status for outstanding technical issues.
• Support data management and correction activities of aircraft system components.
• Ensure timely completion of work tasked in the Part M Statement of Work.

Skills

Data analytic skills

Experience with IT Based toolsets

Aircraft maintenance knowledge

Aircraft systems knowledge

Education

Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship or Further Engineering qualifications (e.g. HNC, HND)

Tools

Microsoft applications

ESS

Maintenix

Job description

Job Description - Technical Documentation Controller (00132309)

Technical Documentation Controller - 00132309

Job Title: Technical Documentation Controller

Location: RAF Coningsby

What you’ll be doing:

• Reviewing the status of each maintenance track, for outstanding technical issues, configurating checks of the data on Industry and Customer data toolsets, compliance to processes and compliance to the Military Aviation Regulations
• Supporting Data management and correction activities of the aircraft system components on the aircraft and ensuring the aircraft components on the aircraft have their lifing accounts correctly captured and co-ordinated for delivery back to the customer
• Providing feedback to the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation
• Ensuring that all work tasked in the Part M Statement of Work is completed and co-ordinated in a timely manner
• Making sure all Technical enquiries are carried out and fed back to the key stakeholders
• Assisting in all Configuration Audit and Electronic Document Safety and Quality Audits
• Supervising the quality of all Typhoon Maintenance Facility (TMF) Engineering documentation including electronic certification of aircraft maintenance on Both the Military system of airworthiness records and the company’s maintenance toolset.
• Supporting the Airworthiness Team Lead in managing output as defined by the TMF Depth Maintenance Plan and providing information, statistics and data as required for TMF Maintenance Support analysis

Your skills and experiences:

• Have a recognised Engineering Apprenticeship and/or Further Engineering qualifications (e.g. HNC, HND) or relevant authorisations and aircraft experience
• Data analytic skills
• Experience with IT Based toolsets (including Microsoft applications, ESS and Maintenix)
• Aircraft maintenance knowledge of regulation and/or Royal Air force experience or knowledge
• Aircraft systems knowledge

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Typhoon Aircraft Maintenance Team:

As a Technical documentation Controller, you will be part of the team that capture and co-ordinate Technical Documentation, to support configuration control of the Typhoon Aircraft Airworthiness Records.

You will be part of a multi award winning team that are proud to offer the maintenance services to the Royal Air Forces Typhoon aircraft fleet in order to allow the continual operations of the Typhoon aircraft across the globe.

You will be interacting with key customer and Industry Engineering and support staff to ensure that the service they provide is fit for purpose.

You will also be part of an enterprise organisation ensuring the business meets its contractual obligations.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc .) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role , to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 17th December 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role . Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.