Licensed Aircraft Engineer

Overview

As a Licensed Aircraft Engineer at RNAS Yeovilton, you ensure safe, airworthy, and mission-ready aircraft in a fast-paced environment. You lead maintenance activities, verify regulatory compliance, and release aircraft to service, working with a skilled aviation team. Your expertise supports current and future defence capability while maintaining high safety and quality standards. This role offers hands-on leadership in a critical national security context with cross-functional collaboration.

Pay / Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched pension scheme with life assurance
• Digital GP and health checks (Aviva DigiCare+)
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Be Kind Day

Responsibilities

• Lead aircraft maintenance activities and supervise technicians and inspectors
• Ensure all work complies with aviation regulations and company procedures
• Certify and release aircraft to service after maintenance
• Maintain high safety, quality and airworthiness across tasks
• Collaborate with customers, operational teams and engineering stakeholders to deliver serviceable aircraft

Key requirements

• Demonstrable aircraft engineering experience within a regulated aviation environment
• Proven ability to lead and support teams during maintenance activities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and adapt to changing priorities
• Excellent planning, organisation and decision-making capabilities
• CAA Part 66 B1.2 Aircraft Maintenance Licence
• Supervisory experience within an aviation environment
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Security clearance eligibility and ability to obtain required clearances

• leadership
• communication
• problem-solving
• regulatory compliance in aviation
• airworthiness management
• maintenance planning and execution

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