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Job Title: Technical Services Specialist

Location: RAF Coningsby - Onsite - Shifts

Salary: £38,899

• The provision of On-Aircraft technical support and knowledge as part of the JAS (Joint Avionic Service) in order to achieve the Typhoon Total Availability enterprise (TyTAN) commitments, increasing Aircraft/Asset availability and reducing LRI No Fault Found Rates (NFF)
• Daily liaison with ML1/2 engineering communities to ensure that the Technical support resource is prioritised in order to meet the deliverable timescales on current issues to expedite the recovery of aircraft to maximise the availability of Typhoon aircraft
• Identification of potential end user training opportunities/deficiencies - liaising with the relevant department (Training Cell/Typhoon Training Flight). Provide knowledge transfer via OJT (On job training) and 'Industry Best Practice and support to In-depth System knowledge briefs as required
• Support the JAS project to reduce No Fault Found (NFFs) LRI's(Line replaceable Item) returning to OEM(Originating equipment manufacturer) . Evaluating technical data to highlight potential root cause such as deficiencies with Approved data, training and or test equipment
• Working closely with operators, supervision, system design engineers, equipment suppliers, quality controllers and management, both Industry and MOD
• Pilot de-briefs technical investigation and the provision of effective resolution of system faults

Essential:

• The ability to monitor and interpret system performance to identify trends, investigate root cause and drive improvement
• Have excellent system fault diagnosis skills; provide interpretation of test results
• Be able to give sound technical advice to the product end user and depth maintenance environments at all levels
• Typhoon specific system course/modular typhoon course (avionic/fuel/etc)
• Experience with Avionics Biased experience (Ideally at Supervisor Level) on the Typhoon platform
• HNC (or equivalent experience) in Aerospace Engineering

Desirable:

• Experience and understanding of Engineering systems such as; trilogy View, ESS, Resolve
• Knowledge of the working practices of the RAF and UK MoD

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 Technical Support Engineering Team provides deep technical knowledge to help the military maintenance community diagnose and resolve issues across the Typhoon platform. Working collaboratively across BAE Systems and Leonardo, the team delivers advanced fault diagnostics, shares industry best practice, provides specialist data interpretation, and supports investigations to reduce No Fault Found (NFF) events.

With engineers based at RAF Coningsby and RAF Lossiemouth, the team supports RAF deployments and works closely with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. They offer good opportunities for career and personal development, along with both local and international travel as part of an integrated, high-impact engineering support enterprise.

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.

5th 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.

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