Engineering Technician

The Engineering Technician (ET) is responsible for the successful delivery of engineering support to Multimedia and secure communications equipment installed in Royal Naval ships, submarines and establishments to agreed timescales and budgets, while adhering to specified quality parameters. The ET will apply engineering, mechanical and electrical fitter skills for a customer facing role in fault finding, repairing and upgrading equipment, installing cabling and equipment, maintenance & testing of onsite reference systems and report writing. The ET will also ideally support IT and network related tasks.

• Providing off site support to the engineering team
• Fault finding and maintenance of equipment on board ships
• Provision of skilled installation of cabling and equipment
• Testing of equipment, spares and reference systems
• Deploying anywhere in the world inclusive of Contractor on Deployed Operations (CONDO)
• Completing work to time, cost and quality
• Ensuring that Health & Safety policy is adhered to
• Provision of written/verbal task progress updates
• Reviewing, updating and improving internal processes and user technical documents
• Assessment of hours and skills required for potential tasks and projects
• Leading Small teams of fitters on installation tasks
• Ability to deploy at short notice

• Proven experience and qualifications in electrical, IT and mechanical installation
• Proven experience and qualifications in equipment maintenance
• Strong interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
• An awareness of Health & Safety Act 1974
• The ability to work unsupervised, demonstrate initiative, and be comfortable in a team environment
• An in-date Passport and clean category B driving licence
• Experience of working with Multimedia systems
• Experience of working with secure communications systems
• Experience in IT and networking
• Ability to interface with related disciplines including systems engineering, mechanical engineering, Integrated Logistics Support, Safety, Product Data Management, and manufacturing areas
• Recognised UK electrical qualifications (NVQ Level 3, AM2, City & Guilds, or equivalent)
• Desirable -18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671)
• Desirable - Electrical Testing & Inspection qualification (2391 or equivalent)

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