About the job

Job summary

At Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), we supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver a vast range of essential defence programmes, and strive for what's next. Because it helps keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe – for today, and tomorrow.

We offer 25+ days’ holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of around 27%, to help work, work for you.

Nationality, visas and vetting: For security reasons this role is open to sole UK nationals only. A ‘sole UK national’ refers to an individual who holds citizenship solely in the UK, without dual citizenship or nationality from another country. We’re unable to offer visa sponsorship.

This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you have been recruited for. If it isn’t obtained, or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn’t obtained within 12 months.

Job description

Are you from an Aeronautical/Aviation background and eager for a new challenge? Do you want to work in an environment where your skills will make a direct impact on protecting the country, whilst providing the flexibility to balance your work and home life? If so, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) have an excellent opportunity for an engineer with GOLDesp experience to join their diverse team at RNAS Yeovilton.

The engineering position will be within the Data Management Services (DMS) team, which is responsible for data integrity and in-service support activity for platforms utilising the Engineering Through Life Support (ETLS) application, GOLDesp. DMS delivers Data Services on behalf of various DE&S and Front-Line Command customers, enabling the effective use and analysis of the application we support.

Whilst on site, you will experience our impressive range of on-site facilities which include a restaurant and free on-site parking. You will have the opportunity to witness the daily routine of a working Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS). Our sports facilities also include a fully equipped gym and swimming pool.

At DE&S, we champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance is required to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role. Please note, part time hours can be considered in line with a minimum of 80% of the full-time working pattern.

What you’ll be doing

• Creation, maintenance and management of GOLDesp Reference Data, in order to maintain data integrity and assist the Airworthiness of all UK MOD platforms that use GOLDesp
• Support testing and release activities on behalf of Engineering Application Manager - Air (EAM(Air)) applications and associated safety cases
• Investigation and resolution of Pending Work Orders on behalf of our Platform customers
• Provide Subject Matter Expert advice and support to existing and new Platform customers through all stages of the acquisition cycle.
• Support, on request, incident resolution with respect to the industry partner, especially where there are Airworthiness or Operational Capability implications
• Support the Engineering Application Manager (Air) team in their representation of customer views to the industry partners and contractors on all matters regarding levels of service, managing customer expectation and providing a conflict resolution service where appropriate

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• You will hold a minimum of a Level 4 (e.g. HNC) qualification in an Engineering/Science related discipline or demonstrate the equivalent work experience
• You will have experience of the GOLDesp application (preferably at Boundary Cell or Aircraft Custodian level)
• Experience of Aircraft Maintenance Manuals and Publications, such as but not limited to, Interactive Electronic Technical Publications and Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals
• You will have experience of working in an engineering environment within the Aeronautical/Aviation, or a similar sector

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

• Technical Decision Making (Supervised Practitioner)
• Technical Risk Management (Supervised Practitioner)
• Communicating and influencing
• Making effective decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £36,100, Ministry of Defence contributes £9,747 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

Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:

1. Pre-sift - We will check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.
2. Sift - Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills

Please follow our guidance on CV writing for best chance of success.

1. Interview - If you're invited to interview, you'll be assessed against the Sift categories listed above, as well as the Technical Competences and Behaviours listed in the Person Specification section of this advert.

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

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Working for the Civil Service

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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.