Trainee Survival Equipment Technician

Babcock International; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK is seeking a Trainee Survival Equipment Technician to join their team in Salisbury. This full-time role offers comprehensive training to support the maintenance and repair of vital survival equipment for military pilots. The successful candidate will gain valuable hands-on experience while contributing to national defense and safety. This position features a salary of £27,000 plus additional benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension contribution

Access to health consultations

Employee share scheme

Flexible working options

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required; full training provided.
• Must pass medical questionnaire and examination.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain aircrew survival systems and equipment.
• Carry out routine maintenance on clothing and flotation devices.
• Manage stock checks and consumables.
• Assist with sizing and fitting equipment for cadets.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards.

Skills

Genuine interest in engineering and aviation

Ability to meet security requirements

Job description

Job Title: Trainee Survival Equipment Technician

Location: Amesbury, Salisbury

Compensation: £27,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68744

Start Your Career in Aviation Safety and Train for a Role That Saves Lives

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Trainee Survival Equipment Technician at Boscombe Down, near Salisbury, Wiltshire.

The role

As a Trainee Survival Equipment Technician, you’ll enter an exciting aviation Engineering environment where you’ll learn to maintain and repair survival equipment essential for the safety of pilots during flying training and beyond. It’s a unique opportunity to gain hands on experience, develop technical skills, and build a career that matters.

Day-to-day, you’ll support the future pilots of the Army, Royal Navy, and Royal Air Force making a real difference to national defence and aircrew safety.

• Repair and maintain aircrew survival systems and equipment
• Carry out routine maintenance on clothing, parachutes, emergency beacons, and flotation devices
• Manage stock checks, consumables, and tool control
• Assist with sizing and fitting helmets, parachutes, gloves, and boots for cadets
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and maintain accurate records

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

This role is full time, 40 hours per week and is based on site at Boscombe Down.

Essential experience of the Trainee Survival Equipment Technician

• A genuine interest in engineering and aviation
• Ability to meet Ministry of Defence security requirements, including Enhanced DBS and Child Barring Service checks

Qualifications for the Trainee Survival Equipment Technician

• No formal qualifications required — full training provided

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain an enhanced DBS and Child Barring Service 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 share scheme and shopping savings portal
• Payment of professional fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading – buy or sell up to one week of annual leave
• ‘Be Kind Day’ – one paid day a year for volunteering
• Flexible working options
• A dynamic working environment

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.

Closing date: 26/11/2025