Senior Submarine Technical Engineer

Babcock International; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Senior Submarine Technical Engineer to influence the design of systems for the Royal Navy’s submarines. This role involves collaborating with various teams to enhance efficiency and reliability in naval engineering. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in project delivery within submarine maintenance.
• Deep understanding of Nuclear fleet maintenance and product safety.

Responsibilities

• Support the Design team and engage SMEs for through-life queries.
• Collaborate across Integrated Product Support elements.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Teamwork

Education

HND/Foundation Degree

Job description

Job Title: Senior Submarine Technical Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devon or Stoke Gifford, Bristol or Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £59,110.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF64196

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 Senior Submarine Technical Engineer at one of our sites.

The role
As a Senior Submarine Technical Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. In this critical role, you'll make a real impact by influencing the design of systems, equipment, material selection and layout decisions. Your contributions will enhance efficiency, reliability, and innovation, ensuring the Royal Navy’s future submarines remain at the forefront of naval engineering.

Day-to-day, you’ll collaborate closely with Designers, Engineers, Build Operations, and Supply Chain Specialists, applying your expertise to drive technological advancements in next-generation underwater defence.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Support the Design team and engage SMEs for through-life queries.
• Collaborate across Integrated Product Support (IPS) elements to ensure efficient submarine development.
• Generate supportability evidence and by identifying availability risks.
• Conduct initial evaluations to optimise submarine capability.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Senior Submarine Technical Engineer

• Submarine Maintenance Expertise with experience in project delivery within a core waterfront setting including production planning, commissioning, and system set-to-work.
• Deep understanding of Nuclear fleet maintenance, product safety, and assurance.
• Strong stakeholder management experience and ability to communicate effectively to feed experience into re-shaping strategic design impact to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
• Skilled in multi-discipline teamwork, managing stakeholder demands across submarine lifecycle
• Industry Partner Experience and familiarity with Industrial Partner operations, ensuring seamless integration.

Qualifications for the Senior Submarine Technical Engineer

• Ideally HND/Foundation Degree or equivalent qualification supplemented by relevant experience in an appropriate engineering discipline.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• 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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘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: 30/05/2025

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