Job Title: Principal Engineer Mechanical Systems
Location: Bristol or Portsmouth, UK – Hybrid – working from home options available
Compensation: Competitive salary + benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
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At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Engineer Mechanical Systems at our Bristol or Portsmouth sites.
As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers’ defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility.

Mission Systems

The Principal Engineer Mechanical Systems role is based within our Mission Systems business area.

Babcock is a trusted provider of integrated solutions for global defence and security. We have a wide portfolio of best-in-class intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance solutions, communications, and weapons launch and handling solutions across all domains, integrating the best of industry to meet our customers’ needs.

The role

The difference our new Principal Engineer Mechanical Systems will make
As a Principal Engineer Mechanical Systems you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be providing Systems Technical Authority for the Marine Engineering systems on both the Royal Navy’s T45 Destroyers and the QEC Aircraft Carriers, which are essential in supporting both front line operations and the through life sustainment of the systems.

Day to day, you’ll provide proactive technical support to our Customer, working collaboratively with other stakeholders across the MoD, Royal Navy and industry and provide authoritative recommendations for design intent maintenance and update, including but not limited to safety case, hazard, design baseline, obsolescence, maintenance and technical documentation management, performance improvement, training and design change. Through consideration of specifications, standards, legislation and knowledge, you’ll apply appropriate engineering governance to Mechanical Systems technical outputs. You’ll ensure engineering and safety risks are communicated and managed appropriately and also apply systems thinking to ensure integration with adjacent systems, processes, stakeholders, and overall platform capability.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you’ll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.

We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience

  • Degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline and a Chartered Engineer
  • Significant experience in the marine environment
  • Someone who has held an engineering position on a ship or similar, including oil and gas or other safety critical environments

    • What we offer

    Generous benefits including:

  • Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
  • Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
  • Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
  • Our Big Benefit Platform allows you to make your money go further, with discounts from over 850 retailers.
  • Employee Share Plan
  • Professional memberships, personal development training an opportunities
  • STEM ambassador training and volunteering opportunities
  • Working from home and flexible work patterns
  • Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
  • Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts and our Share Ownership Scheme
  • Trusted and empowered to be at your best

    • Babcock International
    For over 130 years, we have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

    Armed Forces Covenant

    We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments.

    Application Guidance

    All applications should be made online. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

    Closing date: 22/12/2022