Maintenance Technician

at  QinetiQ

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE OF THE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN:

Communication with internal and external partners and customers in high-pressure environments
Generating technical solutions in alignment with customer requirements to support wider business outputs
Guiding, developing and leading colleagues in line with QinetiQ Global Operating Framework and BUTEC Training Framework
Experience of ensuring all engineering activity is carried out to the highest of standards, in accordance with the QinetiQ Operating Framework and report any defect or resource issue that affects equipment availability or operational capability to your Line Management

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS OF THE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN:

HND/HNC in an engineering or technical capacity (or similar field) OR relevant technical experience in a role where skills are transferrable
ML5 or ENG1 Seafarer Medical qualification
Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum.
UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.
Our Benefits
Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
Generous holiday allowance
Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days of additional leave.
We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant.
Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and the local community.
Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
About QinetiQ
As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

ROLE TYPE:

Permanent Full Time
Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF17674
Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Maintenance Technician at our MoD BUTEC site in Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.
BUTEC is a world-class test facility and an expanding area of QinetiQ, delivering critical test and evaluation of UK defence and partner organisations naval platforms.
The British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) MOD BUTEC requires a highly motivated and flexible Maintenance Technician, with an Electrical or Electronic bias, as part of our team of multi-disciplinary technicians and engineers.
The Role
As a Maintenance Technician, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You will contribute the necessary skills and specialist technical support to deliver some of the most challenging surface and subsurface trials and projects in the world.
Day-to-day, you will assist in delivering safe and reliable engineering activities, sometimes while at sea; in support of our operational obligations to our customers in accordance with British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) and QinetiQ policies and regulations.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

Operating, repairing (sometimes at a component level), and maintaining electrical and electronic systems to meet BUTEC operational and business requirements
Drive personal and professional development and maintain a personal record of competence against the BUTEC Training Framework
Once competent, act as Project Technical Lead (PTL) in specific areas and should be able to deliver small-scale technical solutions to meet customer and project requirements. You may also be required to provide equipment training as a Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Maintain and complete engineering documentation for one or more systems; adhering to configuration control requirements to ensure the system is compliant with safety, assurance and engineering policy
Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with Health and Safety legislation, Security policy, and any associated policy which QinetiQ chooses to operate in accordance with the Operating Framework
This role is full-time, 37 hours per week and based at our MoD BUTEC site in Kyle of Lochalsh. Whilst routinely operating 0830-1700, Monday to Friday, the operational nature of the role will require significant weekend and night work (once competent) where trials and operational activity dictate. The trials and operational activities last a few days and are conducted at sea.