Workshop Engineer - Structures

Draken Europe; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Up to 12% matching pension contributions

Bonus incentives

Discounted PMI

Electric car scheme

Tech vouchers

Wellbeing programmes

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Bournemouth is seeking a Workshop Engineer to assist with aircraft component maintenance and repairs. The ideal candidate will have experience in aircraft maintenance, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work under pressure. This role offers competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including pension contributions and bonus incentives. Join our team and contribute to our mission success.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within aircraft maintenance Base/Workshops is desirable.
• Experience with aircraft maintenance is an advantage.
• Must be able to interpret technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Assemble aircraft components from kits following specifications.
• Manufacture metal components, ensuring quality documentation.
• Maintain and repair mechanical components per procedures.
• Ensure compliance with Company Policies and Procedures.
• Maintain cleanliness in work areas and manage tools.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good technical English

Basic mathematics

Proven history working to tight deadlines

Customer focused

Self-motivated and assertive

Medically fit for engineering duties

Willingness to work shift patterns

Security cleared for UK and ITAR requirements

Job description

Draken Europe offers exciting careers that matter.

We believe that mission success does not start with the mission itself. It begins with our people.

Draken also believes in fair reward and recognition for our employees. As such, we offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including up to 12% matching pension contributions, bonus incentives, discounted PMI, electric car scheme, tech vouchers, wellbeing programmes and much more.

The Role

We are currently recruiting for a Workshop Engineer to assist the Workshop Team Leader in being responsible to the Chief Engineer, for Part-145 C-rated mechanical and structural component maintenance/repair activities and Part-21 mechanical and structural component manufacturing tasks, essential to the effective delivery of customer contractual requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Assemble aircraft components from a kit in line with drawings and specifications using varying methods of assembly, including solid and blind riveting, bolting.
• Manufacture a range of metal detail components requiring some bending and detail fitting techniques, completing documentation as required and reporting any problems promptly.
• Understand and interpret technical drawings.
• Maintain/repair Draken & customer mechanical and structural components in accordance with the manufacturers and Draken’s maintenance procedures.
• Liaise with the necessary departments to complete the tasks allocated to them.
• Carry out tasks to the best of their ability and certify any work within the terms of their Company authorisation.
• Ensure compliance with published Company Procedures.
• Ensure all test equipment used in their work is currently calibrated and recorded.
• Assume direct control of documentation under their control to assure all required entries are correctly recorded.
• Ensure their areas of work are always kept clean and tidy and highlight any tooling requirements to the Team Leader; if required assist with preparation of business case to facilitate procurement.
• Ensure equipment, tooling and employee facilities are maintained within the working areas.

Previous experience within aircraft maintenance Base/Workshops are desirable. Further applicable aircraft maintenance experience would be an advantage.

Personal Skills/Abilities

• Excellent communication skills.
• Good technical English (written and spoken) & basic mathematics.
• Self‑starter who looks for lateral solutions rather than problems.
• Proven history working to tight deadlines and budgetary requirements.
• Customer focused with exceptional personal and communication skills.
• Self‑motivated, confident, and assertive.
• A demonstrated capability to work within, and adhere to, a defined set of organisational values.
• Medically fit to perform daily engineering duties including detachment working.
• Willingness to work shift patterns to suit the business needs.
• Security cleared to meet current UK and ITAR requirements in support of the business.
• Willingness to progress to Approved Workshop Engineer.

Our employee values

Draken is committed to eliminating unlawful and unfair discrimination and we celebrate the differences that a diverse workforce brings. A range of perspectives and talent supports our values and drives our success, with a mix of voices generating better discussions, business decisions and outcomes for all.

At all our sites internationally, every member of the Draken Europe team is accountable to ensure that we are all treated fairly and with respect.

We are also an Armed Forces friendly organisation, and as part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, welcome applications from veterans and services spouses and partners who met the criteria in our job specifications.

In line with our Disability Confident Commitments, we provide reasonable adjustments to facilitate our interview process, please liaise with us if any reasonable adjustments are required.

About You

About Us

Whether it is adversarial support, electronic attack or customised rotary‑wing training, we offer the most accurate and advanced readiness training in the industry. Our vast, differentiated fleet, cutting‑edge hardware and experienced instructors are engaged to help your mission take off.

Being ready is not only a matter of when. But where. We provide services in the UK, US and across the NATO countries. Making sure that our allies can manoeuvre around defeat and prepare to prevail.