Electrical Design Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services Espa?a SA.; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and engineering company is seeking an Electrical Designer in Plymouth. The role involves creating technical drawings, ensuring compliance with defense standards, and supporting electrical systems integration on naval vessels. This full-time position comes with hybrid working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package, including pension contributions and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Qualifications

• Experience in a regulated electrical engineering environment.
• Proficiency in 2D and 3D AutoCAD software is essential.
• Strong safety awareness and commitment to quality are required.

Responsibilities

• Create and develop 2D and 3D drawings for system integration.
• Design installation methods for new ship fits.
• Collaborate with MOD, ship staff, and installation contractors.

Skills

Electrical engineering experience

Knowledge of electrical systems installation

Proficiency in 2D and 3D AutoCAD software

Strong safety awareness

Proven reliability in engineering delivery

Education

ONC with appropriate apprenticeship

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

Onsite or Hybrid:

Job Title: Electrical Designer
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: GBP40,098 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Electrical Designer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard or Babcock Technology Centre sites.

The role

As an Electrical Designer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is a highly impactful role offering visible outcomes and real career progression.

Day–to–day, you'll apply your engineering modelling and design expertise to support the integration of electrical systems on submarines and surface ships. You'll work across hardware and software requirements, ensuring compliance with defence standards and contributing to the operational readiness of the Royal Navy.

• Creating and developing 2D and 3D drawings and models for system integration
• Designing installation methods for new ship fits, ensuring manufacturability and compliance
• Participating in onboard surveys and validation exercises
• Supporting the production of technical documentation, including design and safety materials
• Collaborating with MOD, ship staff, and installation contractors

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 Electrical Designer

• Experience in a regulated electrical engineering environment
• Knowledge of electrical systems installation and legislation
• Proficiency in 2D and 3D AutoCAD software
• Strong safety awareness and commitment to quality
• Proven reliability and productivity in engineering delivery

Qualifications for the Electrical Designer

• ONC with appropriate apprenticeship or equivalent experience

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 ().

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 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 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.