Engineering Technician and Trainer
Location: RAF Brize Norton
Salary: £34,588 plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Full time, Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week
Ready to impact a better future?
As an Engineering Technician and Trainer at RAF Brize Norton, you will make a real and visible impact on day‑to‑day operations by ensuring vital aviation equipment is maintained, ready, and fit for purpose. Your contribution helps support operational effectiveness and the systems that are critical to mission delivery and ongoing airworthiness.
In this role, you’ll balance hands-on technical delivery with knowledge sharing, helping to maintain high standards across calibration, altimeter maintenance and specialist training. It’s a role with real purpose, where precision, trust and care come together to create a positive impact on operational capability.
What you’ll do as an engineering technician and trainer
You’ll be entrusted to:
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Control, test and calibrate MOD test equipment in line with MOD Air publications and approved Manual of Military Air systems
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Maintain, service and manage altimeters, ensuring accurate records and full compliance with airworthiness requirements
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Deliver Precision Termination Tooling (PTT) and Electrical Wiring Interconnect Systems (EWIS) training and presentations as required
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Act as a focal point of expertise for EWIS training, supporting customers and colleagues with clear, accurate guidance
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Support across the Altimeter Bay and EWIS areas during periods of absence to ensure business continuity
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Ensure all work is correctly certified, recorded and retained to meet statutory, quality and audit requirements
Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:
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An engineering or aviation qualification such as BTEC, ONC, NVQ Level 3 or military equivalent
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Relevant experience within the aviation industry, with a strong understanding of air safety and airworthiness
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The ability to remain current and competent in risk management, human factors and error management
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Confidence using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word
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Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to deliver training and technical briefings
Vetting and checks:
This role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, which involves verifying your identity, employment history, nationality, and criminal record to meet government security standards. In addition, depending on the nature of the role, you may need to obtain formal Security Clearance (such as CTC or SC), which includes more detailed background checks on employment, criminal record, and financial history to ensure suitability for working in secure environments. Please note that UK residency requirements may apply for certain levels of clearance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.
Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What we offer
Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)-
Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
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Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
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Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
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Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
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Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
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Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans and people from all cultural backgrounds.
Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.
A little bit about us:
At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on. Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make meaningful impact, every single day.
Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, the Top Great British Employer of Veterans 2026, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
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Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).
For support with your application, please contact [email protected].
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