Capability Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Capability Engineer in Plymouth, offering a full-time role with hybrid working arrangements. The position involves supporting engineering processes, driving improvements, and ensuring compliance. Candidates should have relevant engineering experience and an HNC in a STEM discipline.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for Reservists

Holiday Trading benefit

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in engineering with expertise in technical processes.
• Ability to achieve professional status as an Incorporated Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Support maintenance and development of engineering processes.
• Manage process feedback and lead local process improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance on engineering process applications.

Skills

Process Improvement

Technical Processes

Education

HNC in STEM discipline

Job description

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Job Title: Capability Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devonport + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £43,935 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63546

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 Capability Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Capability Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Join a dynamic and agile team with excellent career progression opportunities. This role offers a chance to drive meaningful change by implementing innovative global processes to modernise legacy engineering systems.

Day-to-day, you'll support the maintenance and development of Engineering processes, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and continuous improvement.

• Manage process feedback and update existing technical processes.
• Lead periodic reviews of design and technical processes.
• Facilitate and, when needed, lead local process improvement initiatives.
• Support internal and external audits to maintain ISO9001 compliance.
• Provide technical guidance on engineering process applications.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Capability Engineer

• Relevant experience in engineering, demonstrating expertise in technical processes, process improvement, and industry standards.

Qualifications for the Capability Engineer

• Must be educated to HNC level in a STEM discipline (or time served Engineering Apprenticeship)
• Registered as an Incorporated Engineer (or the ability to achieve professional status in the future) - Desirable.

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

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 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.