Avionics Engineer B2

Location:

Staverton, Gloucestershire

Compensation: £75,000 - £77,000 + Benefits

Role Type:
Full time / Permanent

Role

Keep Critical Aircraft Mission-Ready and Help Create a Safer World

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Avionics Engineer at Gloucestershire Airport, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Aviation business, supporting rotary aircraft operations that play a vital role in delivering essential services. Working within a highly skilled maintenance team, you'll help ensure aircraft remain safe, airworthy and available when needed. Every day brings new technical challenges, opportunities to develop your expertise, and the chance to contribute directly to operational excellence in a dynamic aviation environment.

As an Avionics Engineer, you'll be responsible for maintaining, repairing and troubleshooting advanced aircraft avionics and electrical systems, helping to ensure the safe flying of aircraft in line with customer expectations. Working closely with the Avionics Supervisor and Maintenance team, you'll play a key role in supporting maintenance plans, achieving operational milestones and maintaining the highest standards of aviation safety and compliance.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Carry out planned line and base maintenance activities on rotary aircraft and avionics systems.
• Rectify deferred and carry-forward defects in accordance with approved maintenance procedures and the Minimum Equipment List.
• Diagnose, troubleshooting and repairing avionics and electrical systems to maintain aircraft availability and airworthiness.
• Ensure serviceable tools, equipment, materials and airworthiness data are available to support maintenance activities.
• Liaise professionally with colleagues and customers while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and regulatory compliance.

This role is full time, 40 hours per week and is based on site at Staverton (Gloucestershire Airport).

• Experience maintaining and repairing aircraft avionics systems within a line or base maintenance environment.
• Proven fault-finding and rectification experience on avionics and electrical systems.
• Knowledge of aviation maintenance procedures, tooling control and ground support equipment.
• Understanding of Safety Management Systems and aviation flight safety principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to complete technical documentation accurately.

• Must hold a valid CAA part 66 B2 AML (preferred with EC- 135 and or H-145 type ratings).
• Basic IT Skills
• Valid UK driving license.
• Line/Base Avionic Maintenance experience
• Rotary experience

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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 -

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• 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 the majority of…