About the job

Job summary

DE&S Deca is a specialist part of Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) tasked with supporting a vast range of defence avionics, electronics and components to provide high-quality, cost-effective support to the UK Armed Forces. We have a rich heritage as the MOD’s in house repair, maintenance, overhaul and upgrade service provider by offering innovative solutions to guarantee best value for Defence.

Working within a UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) compliant laboratory environment, the purpose of this role is to calibrate, verify and adjust as required, the customers’ electronic or mechanical measuring equipment to a given engineering specification. The role also ensures traceability of the calibration using defined procedures and IT systems, and complies with legislative and organisational standards.

Being mindful of the scrutiny on Public Sector pay and in accordance with Civil Service Terms and Conditions, salary on appointment is normally at the minimum point of the salary range and this should therefore be the expectation. Existing Civil Servants will be appointed in line with the normal Civil Service pay rules.

Job description

The requirements of the role will involve:

• Performing calibration verification & certification of electronic or mechanical test and measuring equipment in accordance with the Approved Data.
• Completing all relevant paperwork and updates to IT systems/databases both during after calibration activities.
• Management of own time and work load to ensure deliveries meet the required schedule.
• Assisting colleagues/apprentices by sharing experience and knowledge.
• Working in accordance with the Maintenance Approved Organisation Scheme (MAOS) ensuring that the correct authorisations are held and kept current.
• Ensuring work area cleanliness and tool control is maintained in accordance with DE&S Deca process and standards.
• Analysing and interpreting test readings to make decisions on adherence to specification.
• Raising Technical Queries for problems with documentation or procedures.
• Suggesting possible solutions. Design and/or building suggested calibration aids.
• Assisting with development of tasks, documentation, etc.
• Problem solving with different departments within DE&S Deca Sealand – Material Handling, Engineering, Test Equipment Controller, IT, Facilities.
• Undertaking routine maintenance of DE&S Deca Electrical Equipment as required.
• Proof reading new or amended technical documents.
• Operating unsupervised as a Cat B stamp holder, with the associated legal liabilities, as stated within the MAOS authorisation procedures. 

Person specification

Essential criteria:

• Experience within the test / repair / calibration of electronic / mechanical equipment environment
• IT Literate
• BTEC ONC in Mechanical or Electronic Engineering or recognised relevant Mechanical or Electronic Engineering apprenticeship or similar accredited training. We would consider candidates qualified to a similar level as stated above through experience

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £27,245, DE&S Deca contributes £7,356 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

At application you will need to provide your CV and a personal statement of up to 500 words evidencing against the essential criteria, as well as your overall suitability for the role.

At interview you will need to provide specific competency examples against the following behaviours:

• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

All employees joining DE&S Deca who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period, which will be effective from the employment start date.

A smoke-free organisation As of 31st December 2022, we’re a completely smoke-free organisation, with the use of all tobacco products, e-cigarettes and vaping devices prohibited on DE&S Deca sites.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.