Avionics Engineer

Location: Gloucestershire
Salary: £75,000 - £77,000 + Excellent Benefits
Type: Permanent | Full-Time (40 Hours per Week)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Avionics Engineer to join a leading aviation organisation supporting rotary aircraft operations that deliver essential services across the UK.

Working within a highly skilled maintenance environment, you'll play a key role in ensuring aircraft remain safe, compliant, airworthy and available for operational requirements. This position offers the chance to work on advanced avionics systems, tackle complex technical challenges and contribute directly to aviation safety and operational excellence.

The Role

As an Avionics Engineer, you will be responsible for the maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and certification of aircraft avionics and electrical systems, ensuring continued aircraft availability and regulatory compliance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Carrying out planned line and base maintenance activities on rotary-wing aircraft.
• Diagnosing and rectifying faults across avionics and electrical systems.
• Managing deferred defects and carry-forward items in accordance with approved maintenance procedures and MEL requirements.
• Supporting aircraft airworthiness through effective maintenance practices.
• Ensuring all tooling, equipment and technical documentation are available and correctly managed.
• Working closely with maintenance teams, supervisors and customers to achieve operational objectives.
• Maintaining the highest standards of aviation safety, compliance and quality.

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience

• Strong avionics maintenance experience within a line or base maintenance environment.
• Proven fault-finding and diagnostic experience on aircraft electrical and avionics systems.
• Knowledge of aviation maintenance procedures, tooling control and ground support equipment.
• Understanding of Safety Management Systems (SMS) and flight safety principles.
• Ability to accurately complete technical and regulatory documentation.

Essential Qualifications

• CAA Part-66 B2 Aircraft Maintenance Licence.
• Rotary-wing aircraft maintenance experience.
• Line and/or Base Maintenance experience.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Basic IT skills.

Highly Desirable

• EC135 and/or H145 type ratings.
• Experience supporting mission-critical rotary operations.

What's On Offer?

• Salary of £75,000 - £77,000
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Matched pension contributions
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare and wellbeing support
• Digital GP access and annual health checks
• Professional fee reimbursement
• Employee share scheme
• Flexible benefits package
• Additional holiday purchase scheme
• Paid volunteering day
• Flexible working options where operationally feasible
• Dynamic and highly respected aviation environment

Security Requirements

Successful applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain BPSS Security Clearance.