Electro Optic Infrared Imaging Systems Technician (Wescam Team Member)

Defence Electronics & Components Agency

Vacancy Reference Number: 2219184

Closing Date: 11:55 pm on Friday 15th July 2022

Salary: £25,826 – £31,569

Off-site allowance – £8.91 per day (circa £1,800 per year), Off-site overnight allowance – £25.42 per night (circa £2,000 per year), Overtime – indicative £2500 per year

Grade:  Executive Officer / DECA Pay Band 3 Level 1 (D)

Contract type:  Permanent

Business area:  Donnington

Working pattern:  Full-time

Number of posts:  1

Telford, West Midlands (England), TF2 8JT

About the job

Summary

The main tasks and responsibilities of the post are:-
Working as part of a team or alone in the field maintaining, repairing and modifying airborne surveillance systems for multiple international entities including UK MOD, NPAS, most European police/Coast guard agencies and multiple commercial companies (Babcock, CAE, Leonardo etc.)

Job description

1. Providing onsite support at short notice (24 hours) within the UK and Europe. This can involve pre and post telephone/email support ongoing.
2. Prepare estimates for customers and liaising with the OEM (L-3 Wescam) via a bi-weekly conference to discuss details and plan work schedules.
3. Responsible for maintaining all relevant paperwork and updating both DECA and the OEM ERPLN systems, creating NCR’s, Technical reports, expenses and spares management.
4. Responsible for the update and control of the OEM ‘Team Centre’ technical documentation system.
5. Testing, red lining and creating new procedures for the OEM to be rolled out subject to approval.
6. Carry out ad-hoc investigations for the OEM to determine fault trends, modifications and latest software revision testing.
7. Ensuring all work undertaken follows the relevant procedures, specified Approved Source Information (ASI) as well as DECA business systems. Ensure work complies with all statutory COSHH, health, safety and environmental protection instructions.
8. Work in accordance with Maintenance Approved Organisation Scheme (MAOS), ensuring that the correct authorisations are held and kept current Job Title: WESCAM EO/IR IMAGING SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN Department: L-3HARRIS (WESCAM)
9. Tool control; from basic tool management to the STTE supplied to us and owned by the OEM that require regular and scheduled maintenance.
10. GPC finance management (expenses), reconciliation and recording statements on a monthly basis.
11. Assisting colleagues/apprentices, sharing experience and knowledge and providing on the job training. Giving constructive feedback to colleagues about ensuring airworthiness and best practice.
12. Understanding and complying with statutory, quality and organisational requirements for aviation, including safety, documentation, occupational health and safety in an aviation environment.
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension
• 26.5 days holiday per annum rising to 31.5 days after 5 years’ service excluding Bank Holidays
• Cycle to work Scheme

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

See our vetting charter.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

Application
At application you will be assessed against the following:
• Technical
• Strengths
• AbilityBehaviours
• Delivering at Pace
• Communication and Influencing
• Working Together

Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Success Profiles Framework to assist you in the demonstration of your skills and experience.
Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profile elements that have been selected. Each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit.

Interview
If successful, you will be invited to interview; the interview will last between 45 – 60 minutes.

Application sifting is scheduled to take place on week commencing 18th July 2022
Interviews are planned for week commencing 25th July 2022. A minimum of 5 full working days’ notice will be provided for interviews. We endeavour to stick to these dates, but these are subject to change around business needs.

Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the interview process:-
• Managing a Quality Service
• Seeing the Bigger Picture
• Delivering at Pace
• Communication and Influencing
• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others

Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the interview process:
• Hand skills
• Fault Diagnosis

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles.

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.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name :Iain Dale
  • Email :Iain.Dale@deca.mod.uk

Recruitment team :

  • Email :John.Evans@deca.mod.uk

Attachments

134. WESCAM – Technician Opens in new window(pdf, 698kB)
Success_Profiles_Behaviours Opens in new window(pdf, 1043kB)
Success-Profiles-Candidate-Overview Opens in new window(pdf, 635kB)
Wescam Team Member Candidate Pack Opens in new window(pdf, 5459kB)

Skills and Experiences

Essential criteria:
• A recognised relevant engineering apprenticeship and electrical/electronic vocational qualification.
• A form of recognised ‘working with high pressure gas’ course or be willing to work towards.
• A laser safety or laser safety officer course is required or to work towards this qualification.

Desirable:
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. (Word, Excel etc.)
Contact: https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi John.Evans@deca.mod.uk