Job Title: Mechanical Technical Officer
Location: Telford, Shropshire
Compensation: £33,519 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF74597
The role
Support critical defence capability and make a real impact. As a Mechanical Technical Officer at our Donnington site you will take ownership of specialist equipment throughout its entire lifecycle, ensuring vital defence assets remain available, compliant and ready to support operations across the Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force.
As a Mechanical Technical Officer, you’ll provide through‑life technical support for Test and Measurement Equipment, working across engineering, maintenance, logistics, procurement, quality assurance and supplier management. You’ll join a specialist team responsible for delivering effective, value‑for‑money support solutions while maintaining the highest technical standards.
Day‑to‑day, you’ll:
- Manage the lifecycle support of Test and Measurement Equipment.
- Coordinate maintenance, calibration, inventory and logistics activities.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation and engineering records.
- Support procurement activities and supplier performance management.
- Monitor equipment compliance, availability and ongoing support requirements.
This is a full‑time, permanent role based onsite in Donnington, working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Essential experience of the Mechanical Technical Officer
- Experience working within a project‑based environment.
- Experience producing or managing technical documentation.
- Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience supporting engineering or technical equipment activities.Ability to work effectively across multiple workstreams and priorities.
Qualifications for the Mechanical Technical Officer
- Mechanical, Electrical or Electronics apprenticeship.
- Engineering qualification to ONC level or equivalent.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and trade control restrictions. This means that eligibility for certain roles may be affected by place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship and any residency held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels (https://www.gov.uk/uk-security-vetting).
What we offer
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
- Employee shopping savings portal.
- Payment of Professional Fees.
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave.
- Holiday Trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement. This window opens February through to March annually.
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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 talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 16/07/2026
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