Trainee Survival Equipment Technician

Apply for the Trainee Survival Equipment Technician role at Babcock International Group
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At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Trainee Survival Equipment Technician at our Benson, Oxfordshire site.

As a Trainee Survival Equipment Technician, you’ll receive specialist training to maintain and repair critical survival equipment that safeguards pilots throughout their flying training and operational missions.

• Repair and rectify all aircrew air systems
• Perform routine maintenance on clothing, parachutes, ELTs, and flotation devices
• Conduct stock checks and manage consumable supplies
• Carry out weekly and monthly tool checks and maintain tool control standards
• Manage sensitive data, asset allocation, and maintenance control systems

This is a full‑time role (40 hours per week) based on site at Benson, Oxfordshire.

A strong passion for engineering and aviation, with a keen interest in technical innovation and aircraft systems.

We value a diverse background and do not have a fixed idea when it comes to education. Provided you show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn, we would like to hear from you.

Successful candidates must meet Ministry of Defence security clearance requirements, including at minimum a Baseline Security Check and Enhanced DBS. Many positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions.

• 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‑day special paid leave
• Holiday Trading: allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement (available February through March annually)
• ‘Be Kind Day’: enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave per year to volunteer with a chosen organisation or charity
• Excellent development opportunities and an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

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 car 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 discuss flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 13/01/2026