Training Instructor -Mechanical/Electronics

Job Description

Job Title: Training Instructor -Mechanical/Electronics

Job Location: Rochester, Kent UK -Working Onsite –Prepared to travel to deliver training UK and around the world

Salary: Circa £40,000

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow – shaping a safer future, for all of us.

Role Description:

As an Training instructor in the Customer Training Department, you will have the opportunity to work with leading, innovative and cutting-edge products, as a member of an experienced training team. The role reports to the Lead Training Instructor.

Core Duties:

• Understanding customer complex requirements to develop a bespoke training solution
• Coordinating training activities with internal and external stakeholders
• Collaborate with Integrated Project Teams and other functions
• Contributing proactively to continuous improvement initiatives

Essential Skills:

• A Degree or HNC/HND in an engineering discipline or equivalent by experience.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Demonstrate good communication and presentation skills.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and is confident
• Prepared to travel to deliver training to various internal and external customers at the Rochester Training Centre and locations around the world
• Degree in Electrical, Electronic or Mechanical Engineering would be really beneficial

The Customer Training team:

The Customer Training Team are based at Rochester and have been providing technical training courses to both External and Internal Customers for over 50 years. The Customer Training Department specialises in providing complete training solutions, often bespoke, for our customers. Our team of experienced and qualified instructors provide Training Needs Analysis, Course Design, Training Course Delivery and Assurance activities to ensure we meet the customers’ needs. The courses regularly involve theoretical and practical elements to achieve the goals of the customer.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work – this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family – support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 19th June 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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