Job Title:           Field Service Engineer

Salary:               up to £40,000 per annum dependent upon experience

Location:          remote (main site will be Portsmouth)

We currently have a vacancy to join one of the world’s leading, global defence, security and aerospace companies as a Field Service Engineer. The role will be remote based as there will be regular travel involved but the main base will be in Portsmouth.

They work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

As a Submarine Support Field Services Engineer you will be part of a small, dedicated, specialist engineering team providing field support to the Royal Navy’s subsurface fleet. The project base is at their site in Portsmouth. The role is a mobile position requiring extensive travel within the UK and International locations, often at short notice. The role entails deployments to Royal Navy platforms and subsequent report generation, as well as attending learning opportunities and providing test and calibration support at our Portsmouth facility.

Main Responsibilities:

• Deliver engineering field support for the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet in the UK and overseas
• Be prepared to travel to internal and external customer sites, in the UK and overseas, and work independently and as part of the Submarine Support mobile Field Engineering team
• Possess multi-discipline knowledge and experience in the fields of Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Adhere with legislation and company policy
• Raise risk assessments and method statements to cover work
• Generate technical reports detailing output of activities undertaken
• Support the wider Field Operations Team as required

Benefits:

• Enhanced Pension scheme- up to 14% combined
• Flexible working pattern including working from home/ flexible start and finish times
• 25 holiday days plus bank holidays- 26 days after 5 years’ service/ 27 days after 10 years’ service
• Shared Incentive Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance (you and your spouse/ partner)- 6 x salary
• Ill Health Income Protection/ Private Medical Insurance- 50% of salary

About You:

• Higher National Certificate (or equivalent) level qualification in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
• Broad Engineering knowledge
• Knowledge of Health & Safety processes
• Experience of fault-finding, repair and commissioning of complex mechanical and electronic systems

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Field Services environment

You must be eligible to apply for SC clearance and, therefore, must hold a British passport and have lived and worked in the UK for the past 5 years

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