Commissioning Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Commissioning Engineer to ensure the functionality and safety of complex systems on Royal Navy submarines. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technology in a challenging environment, applying both academic knowledge and practical skills. The ideal candidate will have a background in electrical, mechanical, or naval engineering and will be responsible for inspecting, testing, and integrating systems. With a strong focus on safety and regulatory standards, this position promises excellent development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package, making it an exciting prospect for engineering professionals.

Benefits

Matched Contribution Pension Scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee Share Scheme

Employee Shopping Savings Portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days Special Paid Leave for Reservists

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for Volunteering

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in technical system drawings and associated documentation.
• Ability to work to a high standard in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, test, and integrate systems and equipment for submarines.
• Compile technical documentation and supervise industrial staff.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Naval Architecture

Technical Documentation

Planning and Time Management

Education

Level 3 or 4 Engineering Apprenticeship

Degree in Relevant Engineering Discipline

Job description

Commissioning Engineer

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL2 2BG

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Commissioning Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £40,098 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF61432

At Babcock you can get hands-on with one of the most complex machines in the UK – Royal Navy submarines. With all the training you’ll need to start applying your engineering skills to submarines, there’s never been a better time to join us as a Commissioning Engineer in Plymouth.

The role

Submarines have some of the most rigorous safety and regulatory standards in the world - and it’s the purpose of our Commissioning Engineers to ensure that the systems used on them are installed and working correctly.

You’ll do this through the inspection, testing, set-to-work and integration of systems and equipment - carrying out diagnosis and proposing corrective solutions to faults. It also involves:

• The design and implementation of safe isolations
• Compiling technical documentation
• Providing direction and supervision to industrial staff.

You’ll use both academic knowledge and practical skills - whether that’s in electrical, mechanical, or naval architectural/constructive fields - which you’ll apply to complex systems in a challenging environment. And because we support the Navy 24/7 our engineers sometimes work in shifts to get the job done.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

What you need to be a Commissioning Engineer

A background in submarine engineering isn’t essential - we are looking for individuals with transferable skills from a wide range of engineering/technical backgrounds including Electrical, Mechanical, Constructive and Naval Architecture. You’ll need to have completed at least a Level 3 or 4 engineering apprenticeship or hold a degree in a relevant engineering discipline.

You’ll also need to have experience of technical system drawings and associated documentation, have good planning and time management skills, and have the ability to work to a consistently high standard in a dynamic environment.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What We Offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has 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.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. 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: 30/06/2025